The son of Charles Hughes of Bristol, potter (F).
| 1774 | 20 Oct. He became a free potter as he was the son of Charles Hughes, potter (F, G). |
| 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1780 | Mary, wife of Benjamin Hughes of Temple parish, potter, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1781 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1783/4 | Mary, the wife of Benjamin Hughes of Redcliff Street, potter, received £1 from Ann Thurston’s Charity for the Relief of Poor Women in Child Bed (BRO 04191). |
| 1784 | Potter, Temple parish (P). |
| 1812 | Redcliff Back, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| Children: Mary, bapt 9 Mar 1778 (RPR), Benjamin (born 30 Nov 1778), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Ann (born 18 Nov 1780), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Elizabeth (born 22 Oct 1783), bapt 28 Dec 1784 (RPR), Joannah, bapt 27 Dec 1785 (RPR) |