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Household of William Hughes (born 1822, Lancashire)

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.

William Hughes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hughes, born in 1822 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Hughes, born in 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary B (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edgar (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Hilda (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, George (born 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Ann (born 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Martha (born 1845 in Great Lever, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Cadishead, Cheshire, England).


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William Hughes's household

Male

William

Hughes

Head
Female

Mary

Hughes

Wife
Male

Charles

Hughes

Son
Female

Lilian

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Walter

Hughes

Son
Female

Mary B

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Hughes

Son
Female

Hilda

Hughes

Daughter
Male

George

Broadfield

Brother In Law
Female

Ann

Sharples

Servant
Female

Martha

Pennington

Servant
Female

Ellen

Brooks

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hughes

Head

Married

59

1822

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hughes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Hughes

Son

Single

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Hughes

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Walter

Hughes

Son

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary B

Hughes

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edgar

Hughes

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hilda

Hughes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Broadfield

Brother In Law

Single

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sharples

Servant

Single

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Pennington

Servant

Single

36

1845

Great Lever, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Brooks

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cadishead, Cheshire, England

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