Hi Mick, It is a poosibility but he would have been at least 34 by 1898 and had never been in the forces as far as we know. He would have been home by Nov 1902. We also know that my ggrandmother was 'lodging' with another man in 1901 - and both children born without a named father had this man's surname as their third name. This man died before my grandmother was born (she was the one born 1902) but she and her mother had continued to live in the same house where she was 'lodging' in 1901 after his death. Both children had my ggrandmother's married surname. Incidentally the man she was lodging with was also described as 'married' but I also cannot find his wife anywhere after 1891. Thanks for the suggestion but we have a fair idea what went on here!! cheers, Anne > From: mcallisterfamily@btinternet.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:31:42 +0100 > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes > > Hi Anne et al, the reason father was absent could have been the Boer War, > 1898-1901. Father needed to be present at the registration for his name to > go onto the birth certificate of a child. > HTH, Michael > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Anne Capewell" <alc_goytre@hotmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:12 PM > To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes > > > > > Hi Jane, My g grandmother married in 1888 - I have the cert. There are 3 > > children born to the couple before this date (the first in 1883) - all > > name the man she married as the father on the certs. They had (at least) 2 > > more children where he was named as the father. She then had 2 further > > children (in 1899 and 1902) where the name of the father was left blank on > > the cert. I have never found a death cert for her husband but she > > described herself as 'married' in 1901 (although hubby was absent). Your > > couple could have married at any time (if at all) and possibly not in > > Staffs - and possibly not with their real/full names. Good luck with this > > one! cheers, Anne > > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:02:30 +0100 > >> From: hippojah@googlemail.com > >> To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > >> Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes > >> > >> Hi Lin, Christine, > >> > >> Thanks for your thoughts on this. I haven't found a definite death for > >> Joseph yet, I was working on the gap between the change in children's > >> names > >> and as noted there are a few choices. Goodness only knows where he was > >> when > >> the census was taken. I have tried to search, but with so little > >> information and you have no idea how many Hugh HUGHES, I may never sort > >> it > >> out. > >> > >> Never mind I will try, it took me two years to find my grandfather so I > >> won't give up just yet. > >> > >> Thank you so much for your ideas, I'll keep searching and see what comes > >> up. > >> > >> Many Thanks > >> > >> Jane > >> ****************************** > >> ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > >> apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of > >> ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > >> ------------------------------- > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ****************************** > > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > > MATERIALS. > > ------------------------------- > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Anne, sorry for my ten-pen'uth, only came to the thread half way through. Regards, Michael -------------------------------------------------- From: "Anne Capewell" <alc_goytre@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:50 PM To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes > > Hi Mick, It is a poosibility but he would have been at least 34 by 1898 > and had never been in the forces as far as we know. He would have been > home by Nov 1902. We also know that my ggrandmother was 'lodging' with > another man in 1901 - and both children born without a named father had > this man's surname as their third name. This man died before my > grandmother was born (she was the one born 1902) but she and her mother > had continued to live in the same house where she was 'lodging' in 1901 > after his death. Both children had my ggrandmother's married surname. > Incidentally the man she was lodging with was also described as 'married' > but I also cannot find his wife anywhere after 1891. Thanks for the > suggestion but we have a fair idea what went on here!! cheers, Anne > > From: mcallisterfamily@btinternet.com >> To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com >> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:31:42 +0100 >> Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes >> >> Hi Anne et al, the reason father was absent could have been the Boer War, >> 1898-1901. Father needed to be present at the registration for his name >> to >> go onto the birth certificate of a child. >> HTH, Michael >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Anne Capewell" <alc_goytre@hotmail.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 7:12 PM >> To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> >> Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes >> >> > >> > Hi Jane, My g grandmother married in 1888 - I have the cert. There are >> > 3 >> > children born to the couple before this date (the first in 1883) - all >> > name the man she married as the father on the certs. They had (at >> > least) 2 >> > more children where he was named as the father. She then had 2 further >> > children (in 1899 and 1902) where the name of the father was left blank >> > on >> > the cert. I have never found a death cert for her husband but she >> > described herself as 'married' in 1901 (although hubby was absent). >> > Your >> > couple could have married at any time (if at all) and possibly not in >> > Staffs - and possibly not with their real/full names. Good luck with >> > this >> > one! cheers, Anne >> > > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:02:30 +0100 >> >> From: hippojah@googlemail.com >> >> To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com >> >> Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes >> >> >> >> Hi Lin, Christine, >> >> >> >> Thanks for your thoughts on this. I haven't found a definite death for >> >> Joseph yet, I was working on the gap between the change in children's >> >> names >> >> and as noted there are a few choices. Goodness only knows where he was >> >> when >> >> the census was taken. I have tried to search, but with so little >> >> information and you have no idea how many Hugh HUGHES, I may never >> >> sort >> >> it >> >> out. >> >> >> >> Never mind I will try, it took me two years to find my grandfather so >> >> I >> >> won't give up just yet. >> >> >> >> Thank you so much for your ideas, I'll keep searching and see what >> >> comes >> >> up. >> >> >> >> Many Thanks >> >> >> >> Jane >> >> ****************************** >> >> ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >> >> apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of >> >> ARCHIVED MATERIALS. >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > ****************************** >> > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >> > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of >> > ARCHIVED >> > MATERIALS. >> > ------------------------------- >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ****************************** >> ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >> apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of >> ARCHIVED MATERIALS. >> ------------------------------- >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message