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Household of John Hughes (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hughes, born in 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hughes, born in 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, John Senr (born 1814 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1817 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1843 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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John Hughes's household

Male

John

Hughes

Head
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Wife
Female

Ann

Hughes

Daughter
Male

William

Hughes

Son
Male

John Senr

Hughes

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Mother
Female

Mary A

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hughes

Head

Married

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hughes

Wife

Married

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Hughes

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John Senr

Hughes

Father

Married

67

1814

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Mother

Married

64

1817

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Hughes

Servant

Single

38

1843

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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