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Household of John Hughes (born 1854, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hughes, born in 1854 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Hughes, born in 1855 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; William Thomas (born 1875 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1877 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1878 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ann Jane (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jane (born 1857 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Ann Burn, born in 1814 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Hughes's household

Male

John

Hughes

Head
Female

Ann

Hughes

Wife
Male

William Thomas

Hughes

Son
Male

John

Hughes

Son
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ann Jane

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ann

Burn

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Burn

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hughes

Head

Married

27

1854

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Hughes

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William Thomas

Hughes

Son

Single

6

1875

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Hughes

Son

Single

4

1877

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann Jane

Hughes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Burn

Lodger Head

Widow

67

1814

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Burn

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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