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Household of Robert Hughes (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Hughes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hughes, born in 1842 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Hughes, born in 1846 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1870 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1872 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1876 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister, Margaret Stephenson, born in 1837 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Hughes's household

Male

Robert

Hughes

Head
Female

Alice

Hughes

Wife
Male

Peter

Hughes

Son
Male

John Wm

Hughes

Son
Female

Margaret A

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hughes

Son
Female

Margaret

Stephenson

Sister
First name(s) Robert
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Hughes

Head

Married

39

1842

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hughes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Peter

Hughes

Son

Single

11

1870

Padiham, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Hughes

Son

Single

9

1872

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Robert

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Stephenson

Sister

Widow

44

1837

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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