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Household of Peter Hughes (born 1844, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Peter Hughes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Hughes, born in 1844 in Mayo, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hughes, born in 1845 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 7 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1871 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Julia (born 1875 in Horwich, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1876 in Horwich, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Horwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Hugh (born 1809 in Nottinghamshire, England) and Peter's Boarder, Patrick (born 1855 in Sligo, Ireland).


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Peter Hughes's household

Male

Peter

Hughes

Head
Female

Sarah

Hughes

Wife
Female

Catherine

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Julia

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Peter

Hughes

Son
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Magrevey

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Gallaugher

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Hughes

Head

Married

37

1844

Mayo, Ireland

Sarah

Hughes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Mayo, Ireland

Catherine

Hughes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Hughes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hughes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Julia

Hughes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Peter

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Magrevey

Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Nottinghamshire, England

Patrick

Gallaugher

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Sligo, Ireland

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