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Household of Thomas Hughes (born 1854, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hughes, born in 1854 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Betsy Hughes, born in 1857 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Maud (born 1879 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1816 in Standish, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary A (born 1844 in Standish, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Hughes's household

Male

Thomas

Hughes

Head
Female

Betsy

Hughes

Wife
Female

Maud

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bailey

Mother In Law
Female

Mary A

Bailey

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hughes

Head

Married

27

1854

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Betsy

Hughes

Wife

Married

24

1857

Standish, Lancashire, England

Maud

Hughes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Bailey

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Standish, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bailey

Sister In Law

Single

37

1844

Standish, Lancashire, England

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