I am hoping that someone will one day be part of the Hughes family that is mine. It is likely that the father was Joseph Hughes, probably born in the very late 1700's. It is possible the family came from Middletown in Tynan parish. James Hughes, born c1815, emigrated to Stockport, England. Some of the children may have been named for the mother's family. The children (in chronological order) were Mary, Joseph, Eliza (mother's name), Ann, Alice, James, George and Peter. All were born in Stockport, England. There is no indication that any of James's siblings were in the area. Jan janfortado@comcast.net