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Household of William Hughes (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

William Hughes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hughes, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hughes, born in 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Edith (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Bessy (born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1859 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Lodger, George (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Hughes's household

Male

William

Hughes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Wife
Female

Fanny

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Edith

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hughes

Son
Female

Bessy

Hughes

Daughter
Male

James

Stowe

Lodger
Male

George

Stowe

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hughes

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny

Hughes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edith

Hughes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Hughes

Son

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Bessy

Hughes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Stowe

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Stowe

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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