Royal Irish Regiment - Dudley HUSSEY

[sihuss]

Hi folks,

can anyone suggest any avenues of attack I should take for the following WW1 Medal Card owner?

Pte. Dudley Hussey 23238 1st Royal Irish Regiment, and 35935 Company of Hussars.

There doesn't appear to be any 'pension' or service records on Ancestry/NA for him.

I've no idea who he is, but he is almost certainly related to me as Dudley is name traditionally used in our Hussey family.

Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated.

Simon
Ireland

[corisande]

The only "Dudley Hussey" on a GenesReunited tree is one born Wexford in 1800.

The Royal Irish recruited in Wexford, so it is possibly a descendant of this chap.

Try contacting the owner of that tree.

[corisande]

The 1901 census in Ireland has only 1 Dudley Hussey - and he was 29 and born England, so unlikely to be the Royal Irish chap

The 1911 Irish census only has 2 Dudley Hussey and they are too young


And

The only 2 Dudley Hussey in Griffiths circa 1850 are in Dublin, but about 25% of the 1000 Husseys in Ireland then were in Wexford


And

There are only 5 birth records on Irish State registers for a Dudley Hussey, and none of those could have been your man here. Free BMD only shows 1 Dudley Hussey born in England, and he could not be your man either!

[sihuss]

Thanks Corrisande,

it's a teaser, isn't it!  As you say none of the census or BMD Dudley's seem to fit the bill as regards age.  The only one that is even possible is the father of one of those listed on 1911 Ireland Census (incorrectly indexed as Dually Hussey - my g grandfather).  But he would have been in his 40's so again, not really likely.  And I'm not aware of him having gone to war.

Many thanks for the genes-reunited link - I have a nasty feeling I may have given that person their information but I'm chasing it up anyway!

Thanks!
Simon

The 1901 census in Ireland has only 1 Dudley Hussey - and he was 29 and born England, so unlikely to be the Royal Irish chap

The 1911 Irish census only has 2 Dudley Hussey and they are too young


And

The only 2 Dudley Hussey in Griffiths circa 1850 are in Dublin, but about 25% of the 1000 Husseys in Ireland then were in Wexford


And

There are only 5 birth records on Irish State registers for a Dudley Hussey, and none of those could have been your man here. Free BMD only shows 1 Dudley Hussey born in England, and he could not be your man either!

[johnny_doyle]

there is a Dudley Hussey commemorated as having served during the Great War on a scroll in Rathmullan, Co Donegal

http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/html/showMemorial.php?show=670

[sihuss]

Great stuff,

Many thanks Johnny_Doyle!  Looks like my man!

Only remains to chase him down now.

Thanks,
Simon

there is a Dudley Hussey commemorated as having served during the Great War on a scroll in Rathmullan, Co Donegal

http://www.irishwarmemorials.ie/html/showMemorial.php?show=670

[sihuss]

The Rathmullan link was enough.  His name was Dudley De Vere Hawthorne Hussey!  He married a local girl named Laura Adelaide Anderson in 1912.  I suspect the Anderson's on the Honor Roll are probably brothers/cousins of Laura.

Strange that I can't find the guy in either 1901 or 1911 census though...

Thanks again,

Simon.

[johnny_doyle]

LDS has a marriage ref in the Milford District

Name: Dudley De V H Hussey
Registration District: Milford
Event Type: MARRIAGES
Registration Quarter and Year: Apr - Jun 1912
Estimated Birth Year:
Age (at Death):
Mother's Maiden Name:
Film Number: 101262
Volume Number: 2
Page Number: 249
Digital Folder Number: 4199364
Image Number: 00344
Collection: Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958


I wasn't able to find him in the census either; tried variations but blank.

[sihuss]

Hi Johnny_Doyle,

yes, I twigged that alright.  I don't have the marriage cert, but I do have the birth of his son (of the same name) a year or 2 later, elsewhere.  The mother's name was Laura Adelaide Anderson - and she is visible in Rathmullan in both census!

Many thanks again for your efforts.     Very much appreciated!

Simon