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Household of William Hughes (born 1846, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1846 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Tabitha Hughes, born in 1849 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriet (born 1876 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret A (born 1879 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Lydia (born 1881 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Hughes, born in 1866 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Hughes's household

Male

William

Hughes

Head
Female

Tabitha

Hughes

Wife
Female

Mary

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hughes

Head

Married

35

1846

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Tabitha

Hughes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Hughes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Hughes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriet

Hughes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret A

Hughes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lydia

Hughes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Hughes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

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