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Household of William Hughes (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

William Hughes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hughes, born in 1839 in Hulme, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hughes, born in 1830 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Orphan, Jane Braithwaite, born in 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Hughes's household

Male

William

Hughes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Wife
Female

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Braithwaite

Orphan
First name(s) William
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hulme, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hughes

Head

Married

42

1839

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Ellen

Hughes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Braithwaite

Orphan

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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