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Hughes
« on: Friday 26 June 15 13:15 BST (UK) »
I have hit a brick wall in my family tree & was hoping someone might be able to help. I'm trying to find out who the parents of my 2nd great grandmother, Roseann Hughes were. She was born abt 1837 in Paisley, Renfrew. On Roseanns marriage to William Gray in 1860, her parents are recorded as John Hughes & Margaret Robertson but on her death certificate in 1890 they are recorded as John Hughes & Ellen McCormick. I've been unable to find a marriage for John to either of the woman & Roseann doesn't appear on any census before her marriage in 1860. Appearing as Rosina, Rosean & Rosanna on other censuses, I've tried every search I can think of at Scotlands people centre & have tried searching for other siblings but have found nothing. Any ideas of what else I can try?

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Re: Hughes
« Reply #1 on: Friday 26 June 15 13:43 BST (UK) »
One possibility which I can think of, based on one of my searches at a similar date.       Could one of the parents died relatively young?   and then the widowed person then re-marries again.

Or alternatively, the mother dies  in childbirth.

Am I right in thinking that  sometimes young widows would sometimes marry their  brothers-in-law?

Life expectancy in those days  tended to be less than it is now.
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Re: Hughes
« Reply #2 on: Friday 26 June 15 13:51 BST (UK) »
Is this roseann on the 1851 census as Ann
Address 9.School Wynd Paisley
John Hughes b 1811 Ireland railway porter
Margaret Hughes b 1823 Ireland
Ann Hughes b 1836 Paisley
Mary Hughes b 1844 Paisley
Agnes Hughes b 1847 Paisley
James Hughes b 1849 Paisley


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Maybe her parent's were married in Ireland

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Re: Hughes
« Reply #3 on: Friday 26 June 15 14:28 BST (UK) »
What was her address on her marriage certificate was it 24,Douglas Street Govan Partick as I think the same family are there in the 1861 census


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Re: Hughes
« Reply #4 on: Friday 26 June 15 14:36 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

Marriage showing in Lanarkshire 1876:

John Hughes & Helen McCORMICK

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Re: Hughes
« Reply #5 on: Friday 26 June 15 14:38 BST (UK) »
You could try for a death for her father John Hughes to see if he has been married before maybe Ellen was the first wife ? or maybe the informant just got the information wrong when registering the death  :)

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Re: Hughes
« Reply #6 on: Friday 26 June 15 14:39 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

Marriage showing in Lanarkshire 1876:

John Hughes & Helen McCORMICK

Well done Br1gau  ;D ;D

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Re: Hughes
« Reply #7 on: Friday 26 June 15 14:41 BST (UK) »
Death showing in Lanarkshire 1875

Margaret Hughes, other name Robertson

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Re: Hughes
« Reply #8 on: Friday 26 June 15 18:17 BST (UK) »
Thanks for all your replies. Rosie17 I have looked at that 1851 census before and have tried to verify the siblings but no luck..... maybe I'll need to have another look. Roseanns address in 1860 was Rumford Street so not sure if its the same family. I have a possible death for John in 1869 living at 136 High St, Glasgow but records no parents & no spouses name - only that he was married. As for the marriage & death Br1gau, I'm afraid I already have those certificates & they are both wrong. The age of John on the marriage makes his birth after his daughter & the death records Margarets husband as Patrick Hughes. I've spent so much time looking for this family, maybe I should just call it a day. Strange theres no 1841 or 1851 for the family. Thanks again everyone  :)