I saw your posting on Maughan and it sparked an interest as I have Maughan's in my tree at Bellingham.
I searched the national index of the 1881 Census for Robert Maughan, born 1835, and suprisingly it came up with only 1 .
Dwelling: 2 School St
Census Place: Brandon & Byshottles, Durham, England
Source: FHL Film 1342190 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4952 Folio 39 Page 36
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Robert MAUGHAN M 46 M Etherley, Durham, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Coal Miner
Jane MAUGHAN M 50 F Philadelphia, Durham, England
Rel: Wife
George MAUGHAN U 19 M Etherley, Durham, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Ralph MAUGHAN U 22 M Sherburn, Durham, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Even MAUGHAN U 20 M Sherburn, Durham, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Coal Miner
Hannah MAUGHAN U 19 F Sherburn, Durham, England
Rel: Daur
If you have a copy of his birth certificate, the next step would be check out the parish registers. You can normally find parents, siblings listed and these are available on microfiche at a reasonable price. Try :
[
www.jwillans.freeserve.co.uk]
Other web pages you may find useful are :
[
website.lineone.net]
[
website.lineone.net]
[
www.familysearch.org]
[
groups.yahoo.com]
Hope this helps
Good luck with your quest
Denise