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Household of Thomas Hughes (born 1845, Ayrshire)

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.

Thomas Hughes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hughes, born in 1845 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Ellen (born 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Niece, Annie (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Niece, Jessie (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Niece, Lizzie (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Niece, Martha (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Nephew, John (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Nephew, Richard (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Hughes's household

Male

Thomas

Hughes

Head
Male

Robert

Hughes

Son
Male

John T

Hughes

Son
Male

William

Hughes

Son
Female

Ellen

Wilson

Sister
Female

Annie

Wilson

Niece
Female

Jessie

Wilson

Niece
Female

Lizzie

Wilson

Niece
Female

Martha

Wilson

Niece
Male

John

Wilson

Nephew
Male

Richard

Wilson

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hughes

Head

Widower

36

1845

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Hughes

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John T

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Hughes

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wilson

Sister

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Wilson

Niece

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wilson

Niece

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Wilson

Niece

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Wilson

Niece

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wilson

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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