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Household of John Hughes (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hughes, born in 1838 in Hopwood, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hughes, born in 1838 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John Edward (born 1861 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1864 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1869 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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John Hughes's household

Male

John

Hughes

Head
Female

Sarah

Hughes

Wife
Male

John Edward

Hughes

Son
Male

Samuel

Hughes

Son
Male

Ernest

Hughes

Son
Female

Mary

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ada

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Amy

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Hughes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hughes

Head

Married

43

1838

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Hughes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

John Edward

Hughes

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Hughes

Son

Single

17

1864

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Hughes

Son

Single

12

1869

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hughes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Ada

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Amy

Hughes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Hughes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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