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Household of William Hughes (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hughes, born in 1847 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Hughes, born in 1851 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith Mary (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Norman (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Gustave F (born 1847 in France), William's Boarder, Lily (born 1864 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), William's Boarder, John J (born 1851 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Margaretta F (born 1867 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).


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William Hughes's household

Male

William

Hughes

Head
Female

Mary E

Hughes

Wife
Female

Edith Mary

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Norman

Hughes

Son
Male

Gustave F

Cox

Boarder
Female

Lily

Davies

Boarder
Male

John J

Delaney

Boarder
Female

Margaretta F

Snelson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hughes

Head

Married

34

1847

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Hughes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edith Mary

Hughes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Norman

Hughes

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Gustave F

Cox

Boarder

Married

34

1847

France

Lily

Davies

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

John J

Delaney

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Ireland

Margaretta F

Snelson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Sutton, Cheshire, England

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