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Household of Nicholas Hughes (born 1829, 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.

Nicholas Hughes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Hughes, born in 1829 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Mary Hughes, born in 1837 in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1865 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Nicholas (born 1870 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charlotte (born 1874 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Catherine (born 1876 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Visitor, Charlotte Davis, born in 1802 in Cardiganshire, Wales.


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Nicholas Hughes's household

Male

Nicholas

Hughes

Head
Female

Mary

Hughes

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Davis

Visitor
Male

William

Hughes

Son
Male

John

Hughes

Son
Male

Nicholas

Hughes

Son
Female

Charlotte

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hughes

Daughter
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Hughes

Head

Married

52

1829

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Hughes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Charlotte

Davis

Visitor

Widow

79

1802

Cardiganshire, Wales

William

Hughes

Son

Single

20

1861

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Hughes

Son

Single

16

1865

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Nicholas

Hughes

Son

Single

11

1870

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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