Not a problem Michael - all suggestions are valid. It's always difficult to furnish everyone with all the facts without boring everyone silly!! But brick walls are sooo frustrating:-) all the best, Anne > From: mcallisterfamily@btinternet.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:19:49 +0100 > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Hugh Hughes > > 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 > > ****************************** > 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 All I am grateful for all sugestions in my search. I may never resolve the query, but that dosen't stop me burning the midnight oil. Thankyou everyone for your input. Jane