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Household of James Hughes (born 1820, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Hughes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hughes, born in 1820 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cartwright Hughes, born in 1830 in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur James, born 1873 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Smithson, born in 1855 in Seaham Harbour, Durham, England.


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James Hughes's household

Male

James

Hughes

Head
Female

Sarah Cartwright

Hughes

Wife
Male

Arthur James

Hughes

Son
Female

Mary

Smithson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hughes

Head

Married

61

1820

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Sarah Cartwright

Hughes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur James

Hughes

Son

Single

8

1873

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smithson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Seaham Harbour, Durham, England

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