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Household of William J Hughes (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 J Hughes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Hughes, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Hughes, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William S (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth W (born 1877 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Ethel Jane (born 1878 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Edmund P (born 1879 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and Ella Louisa (born 1881 in Formby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Esther (born 1849 in Ireland), William J's Servant, Martha (born 1848 in Shropshire, England) and William J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Burley, Shropshire, England).


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William J Hughes's household

Male

William J

Hughes

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Hughes

Wife
Male

William S

Hughes

Son
Female

Elizabeth W

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Ethel Jane

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Edmund P

Hughes

Son
Female

Ella Louisa

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Esther

Greene

Servant
Female

Martha

Garbutt

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lane

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Hughes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Hughes

Head

Married

45

1836

Wales

Elizabeth S

Hughes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William S

Hughes

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth W

Hughes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Formby, Lancashire, England

Ethel Jane

Hughes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Formby, Lancashire, England

Edmund P

Hughes

Son

Single

2

1879

Formby, Lancashire, England

Ella Louisa

Hughes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Formby, Lancashire, England

Esther

Greene

Servant

Single

32

1849

Ireland

Martha

Garbutt

Servant

Single

33

1848

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Lane

Servant

Single

14

1867

Burley, Shropshire, England

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