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Household of John Hughes (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1839 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Hughes, born in 1843 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales), Edwin (born 1873 in Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales), Caroline (born 1875 in Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales), George (born 1880 in Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Sarah A (born 1877 in Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Seth (born 1861 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England) and John's Visitor, Caroline (born 1820 in Pembrokeshire, Wales).


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John Hughes's household

Male

John

Hughes

Head
Female

Catherine

Hughes

Wife
Male

John

Hughes

Son
Male

Edwin

Hughes

Son
Female

Caroline

Hughes

Daughter
Male

George

Hughes

Son
Female

Sarah A

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Seth

Shepherd

Lodger
Female

Caroline

Roberts

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hughes

Head

Married

42

1839

Shropshire, England

Catherine

Hughes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Hughes

Son

Single

14

1867

Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales

Edwin

Hughes

Son

Single

8

1873

Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales

Caroline

Hughes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Hughes

Son

Single

1

1880

Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah A

Hughes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Llwynypia, Glamorganshire, Wales

Seth

Shepherd

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Caroline

Roberts

Visitor

Widow

61

1820

Pembrokeshire, Wales

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