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Household of Joseph Hughes (born 1831, 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.

Joseph Hughes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hughes, born in 1831 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hughes, born in 1841 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1865 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Maggie (born 1871 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph (born 1873 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edward John (born 1876 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Grand-Daughter, Katy (born 1877 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joseph's Grand-Daughter, Maggie (born 1879 in Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Hughes's household

Male

Joseph

Hughes

Head
Female

Margaret

Hughes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hughes

Son
Female

Mary

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hughes

Son
Male

Edward John

Hughes

Son
Female

Katy

Lewis

Grand-Daughter
Female

Maggie

Lewis

Grand-Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hughes

Head

Married

50

1831

Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Hughes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Thomas

Hughes

Son

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Hughes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Hughes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maggie

Hughes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Hughes

Son

Single

8

1873

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward John

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Katy

Lewis

Grand-Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maggie

Lewis

Grand-Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

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