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census look up please

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Carter

Carter Report 19 Sep 2007 19:40

hi i am looking for a family on the 1841/51/61/ cenus

JAMES HOUGH C 1811 WIGAN LANCASHIRE
ANN HOUGH WIFE C1813 WIGAN LANCSHIRE DIED C1857
SAMUEL HOUGH SON C1837 WIGAN DIED C1837 WIGAN
JAMES HOUGH SON C1841 WIGAN
HANNAH HOUGH DAUGHTER C1844 WIGAN
JANE HOUGH DAUGHTER C1847 WIGAN

any help would be great
many thanks linda

Linda

Linda Report 19 Sep 2007 20:03

Hi Linda, here's James and his sister Hannah in 1861. James is a coal miner, Hannah is a ????? by steam power. Hannah Brag is listed as a boarder.

Name: James Hough
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Aspull
Ecclesiastical parish: Aspull and Haigh
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Wigan
Sub-registration district: Aspull
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 46
Household Members: Name Age
Hannah Brag 17
Hannah Hough 16
James Hough 20

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 19 Sep 2007 20:05

Son James and daughter Hannah in 1861:
Gullet, Aspull, Lancashire
James Hough, head, 20, coal miner, born Wigan
Hannah Hough, sister, 16, stitches? by steam power, born Wigan
Hannah Brag, boarder, 17, rover by steam power, born Aspull

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 19 Sep 2007 20:19

1851 census (transcribed Hugh)
Birchalls Row, Aspull, Lancashire
James Hugh, head, 45, colliery lab, born Wigan
Ann, wife, 44
William, son, 19, drawer in coal pit
Charles, son, 17, drwer in coal pit
Samuel, son, 12, drawer in coal pit
James, son, 10, drawer in coal pit
Hannah, dau, 6, scholar
Alice Elinson, visitor, married, 24, rover in factory
Thomas Elinson, visitor, 5, scholar
James Elinson, visitor, 2, at home

The Hughs all born Wigan.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 19 Sep 2007 20:29

1841 transcribed Hugh but this time original reads Hough:
Wigan, Lancashire
James Hough, 35, rover
Ann, 30
Alice, 10
John, 10
William, 10
Charles, 5
Samuel, 3
James, 1 month
Looks like the census taker has made the mistake of rounding down the children's ages. It was only supposed to be done over the age 15, but looks like he has rounded down some of them to 10. I'm sure they weren't triplets.
Margaret

Carter

Carter Report 19 Sep 2007 20:58

thank you all so much and margaret you are a star and from these census i can see other siblings i didnt have
thanks so much
linda x

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 19 Sep 2007 21:08

IGI has the births of some of the children. They give parents names as James Hough and Ann Layland. Unfotunately they're submitted records and I never put any faith in them.
Margaret

Carter

Carter Report 19 Sep 2007 22:22

thanks again i have found out the same about submitted records i take them with a pinch of salt
thanks linda