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Household of William Hughes (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Hughes, born in 1852 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1872 in Deptford, Durham, England), Edith Evels (born 1873 in Durham, England), Frederick W (born 1875 in Pallion, Durham, England), Florence (born 1879 in Pallion, Durham, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Pallion, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Leighten, born in 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Hughes's household

Male

William

Hughes

Head
Female

Mary

Hughes

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Edith Evels

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Hughes

Son
Female

Florence

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Leighten

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hughes

Head

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Hughes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Hughes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Durham, England

Edith Evels

Hughes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Frederick W

Hughes

Son

Single

6

1875

Pallion, Durham, England

Florence

Hughes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pallion, Durham, England

Ethel

Hughes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pallion, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Leighten

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

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