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Household of John Hughes (born 1834, Brecknockshire)

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 1834 in Brecknockshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elenor Hughes, born in 1832 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 5 children; John (born 1860 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1862 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen Jane (born 1872 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joan (born 1876 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Hughes's household

Male

John

Hughes

Head
Female

Elenor

Hughes

Wife
Male

John

Hughes

Son
Male

William

Hughes

Son
Male

Thomas

Hughes

Son
Female

Ellen Jane

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Joan

Hughes

Daughter
Male

John

Hughes

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hughes

Head

Married

47

1834

Brecknockshire, Wales

Elenor

Hughes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John

Hughes

Son

Single

21

1860

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Hughes

Son

Single

19

1862

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Hughes

Son

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen Jane

Hughes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joan

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Hughes

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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