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Household of John Hughes (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbourne, Sussex, 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.

John Hughes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hughes, born in 1847 in Westdean, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Hughes, born in 1847 in Chichester, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1870 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Stephen (born 1872 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Herbert (born 1874 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Edith (born 1876 in Westdean, Sussex, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Westdean, Sussex, England) and Rebecka (born 1880 in Westdean, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, John May, born in 1862 in Farnham, Surrey, England.


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John Hughes's household

Male

John

Hughes

Head
Female

Caroline

Hughes

Wife
Male

Harry

Hughes

Son
Male

Stephen

Hughes

Son
Male

Herbert

Hughes

Son
Female

Edith

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Rebecka

Hughes

Daughter
Male

John

May

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Westdean, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hughes

Head

Married

34

1847

Westdean, Sussex, England

Caroline

Hughes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chichester, Sussex, England

Harry

Hughes

Son

Single

11

1870

Chichester, Sussex, England

Stephen

Hughes

Son

Single

9

1872

Chichester, Sussex, England

Herbert

Hughes

Son

Single

7

1874

Chichester, Sussex, England

Edith

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westdean, Sussex, England

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westdean, Sussex, England

Rebecka

Hughes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westdean, Sussex, England

John

May

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Farnham, Surrey, England

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