Hughes Family Tree

Joan Hughes' Great Grandparents were William & Jane Rebecca Hughes (Son Arthur John Hughes)

Braid Manufacturers

William & Jane Rebecca Hughes' Family

The family moved from Bethnal Green to the Buckhurst Hill area. There was an involvement in braid manufacture:

William Hughes (Senior)

1851-1891 Braid Manufacturer

1861 Employs 8 persons

Son, Arthur John Hughes

1901-1911 Braid Manufacturer

1939 Braid Manufacturer (Retired)

Son, William Hughes (Joan's Grandfather)

1881 Trimming Manufacturer

1891-1901 Braid Manufacturer

1911 Trimming/Braid Manufacturer

(Own Son Arthur Edward Hughes, Silk Mohair Braid Manufacturer 1911)

It would be useful to have details of the entries in the 1841 and 1921 Censuses.

Information gathered to date

1851 Census

9 Cross Street, Bethnal Green

William Hughes (24) Braid Manfacturer
Jane Rebecca Hughes (23)
William Hughes (1)
James Hughes (5 Months)
Mary Ann Johnson (17) Servant

All born Bethnal Green

1861 Census

42 Sewardstone Road, Bethnal Green

William Hughes (34) Braid Manufacturer Employs 8 persons
Jane Rebecca Hughes (33)
William Hughes (11) Scholar
James Hughes (10) Scholar

All born Bethnal Green

Louisa Hughes (5) born Pentonville
Sarah Ann Hughes(3) born Shoreditch
Elizabeth Hughes (11 months) born Bethnal Green

1871 Census

1 Church Terrace, Bonner Road, Bethnal Green (see Note below)

William Hughes (41) Braid Maker born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Jane R Hughes (43) (?)Fending 7 Girls, 2 Boys born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
James Hughes (20) Assist born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Louisa Hughes (15) born Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Sarah A Hughes(13) Scholar born Shoreditch, Middlesex
Elizabeth Hughes (11) Scholar born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Alice Hughes (9) Scholar born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Agnes Hughes (7) Scholar, Born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Emily B. Hughes (4) Scholar, Born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Arthur J. Hughes (1) born Bethnal Green, Middlesex

Note 1: The property was next to the Congregational Chuch (originally Victoria Park Weslyan Church now Bethnal Green Methodist Church)

Note 2: Their son William had married and lived elsewhere in Bethnal Green

1881 Census

74 Bonner Road, Bethnal Green

William Hughes (56) Braid Manufacturer born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Jane R Hughes (54) born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Sarah M Hughes(21) born Shoreditch, Middlesex
Elizabeth Hughes (18) born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Agnes Hughes (10) Scholar, Born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Emily R. Hughes (8) Scholar, Born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Arthur J. Hughes (6) born Bethnal Green, Middlesex
Harriet North (21) Servant born Bethnal Green, Middlesex

1891 Census

Newbury House, Buckhurst Hill, Chigwell

William Hughes (64) Braid Manufacturer born Bethnal Green, London
Jane R Hughes (63) born Bethnal Green, London
Elizabeth Hughes (30) born Bethnal Green, London
Agnes (27) Born Bethnal Green, London
Emily Beatrice Hughes (24) Born Bethnal Green, London
Arthur Jno. Hughes (21) Clerk born Bethnal Green, London
Alice Jane (?) Burkett (25) Servant (Cook) born Chingford, Essex Mary Cousins (77) Servant (Housemaid) born Woodside, Essex

1901 Census

Rose Mount, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill

Wm Hughes (74) Head Retired Braid Manufacturer born Bethnal Green, London
Jane Rebecca Hughes (73) born Bethnal Green, London
Elizabeth Hughes (40) born Bethnal Green, London
Emily Wilkinson (22) Servant born Stepney, London
(?)Massie (?)Porterus(29) Sick Nurse born Whitby, Yorks

Nelson, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill

Henry Tilder Head (35) Merchant's Clerk born Bow, London
Agnes Tilder Wife (37) born Bethnal Green, London
Art. John Hughes (31) Brother in Law, Braid Manufacturer born Bethnal Green, London
(?)Isabel Pratt (22) Servant born Burlingham, Norfolk

1911 Census

Hayburn, Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex

Arthur John Hughes (41) Braid Manufacturer born Bethnal Green, London
Alice Gertrude Hughes (32) born Leeds, Yorkshire
Barbara Louise Hughes (7) born Victoria Park, London
Arthur Robert Hughes (10 months) born Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Ethel (?)Gussiu (21) Servant born Loughton, Essex

1939 Register of England & Wales

11 Russell Road, Chigwell

Arthur J Hughes Married Braid Manufacturer Retired born 8.7.1869
Mary C. Hughes Married Unpaid Domestic Duties born 28.10.1899
John W. Bennett Single Clerk in Holy Orders, Church of England born 31.5.1909

Colin Bower
1 December 2022

Joan Hughes Index

William & Arthur Edward Hughes