John Hughes was born in about 1850 in Parr, Lancashire. He was the son of Joseph Hughes and Mary (Burrows) Hughes.
Sources
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGY2-1LY : 11 September 2019), Mary Hughes in household of John Atherton, Holy Trinity Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England; citing Holy Trinity Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7BN-YD2 : 24 October 2019), Mary Hughes in household of Joseph Hughes, Parr, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.