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Household of Joshua Hughes (born 1834, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

Joshua Hughes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Hughes, born in 1834 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hughes, born in 1838 in Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Raymond, born 1874 in Old Park, Shropshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Bertha, born 1881 in Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Hughes's household

Male

Joshua

Hughes

Head
Female

Sarah

Hughes

Wife
Male

Raymond

Hughes

Son
Female

Bertha

Hughes

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Parker

Boarder
Male

John

Atersley

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Hughes

Head

Married

47

1834

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Hughes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shropshire, England

Raymond

Hughes

Son

Single

7

1874

Old Park, Shropshire, England

Bertha

Hughes

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

William

Parker

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

John

Atersley

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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