The son of Charles Hughes of Bristol, farrier, he was the father of Benjamin Hughes.
| 1739 | 31 Oct. He became a free potter as he was the son of Charles Hughes, a farrier (F, G). |
| 1739 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1749 | 26 Mar. Mary, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Hughes, baptised (RPR). |
| 1750 | Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Hughes of St Mary Redcliffe parish, potter, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1752 | Elizabeth, the wife of Charles Hughes of St Mary Redcliffe parish, received £1 from John Whitson’s Charity for poor women in child bed (JW). |
| 1754 & 1774 | Potter, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1774 | 20 Oct. He was described as a potter when his son, Benjamin, became a free potter (F, G). |