Thomas Hughes Marriage

[mudmonster]

Hello again,searching for a marriage for Thomas Hughes b 1867(Mold) I have found him up to 1881 welsh cencus his father was William Hughes cattle dealer from Mold.I believe he married between 1885-1895 his bride was from Mold and they emigrated to South Africa.His wife and child perished in the Drummond Castle  sinking of 16th June 1896 ,they were coming home to visit relatives in Mold  Would just like to find out what his wife's name was
ThanKs for any info
Mud

[CaroleW]

Have you checked the passenger list for the Drummond Castle - not helpful is it?

https://molegenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/02/passengers-on-drummond-castle-1896.html

[CaroleW]

Mold came under the Holywell RD

19 marriages for a Thomas Hughes in that RD between 1885-1893.  If they emigrated after marriage and she was returning home with a child in 1896 I suspect any marriage was earlier than 1895

www.freebmd.org.uk

Wonder whether there was any report in one of the Mold newspapers at that time?

[mudmonster]

Thanks for the info so far,yes I have seen the list,I have also looked at Mold papers,strange nothing there, unless it is in welsh

[RunKitty]

Hi,

I wonder if there might be a memorial in the local cemetery? 

I found an article in the North Wales Times, June 20 1896, page 8.  It talks about the tragedy that has befallen the household of Mr William Hughes, cattle dealer.   The gist of it is....The wife and only son (6 months old) of William's eldest son Thomas Hughes of Cape Town, died on the Drummond Castle.   Thomas Hughes emigrated to the Cape about 6 years ago and got married some time afterwards.  Mrs Hughes came from Northampton and had emigrated to Cape Town where she supervised the dressmaking department of a large establishment.  She intended on returning to the Cape and had booked her passage. 

It sounds from this that the marriage took place in South Africa. 

RK

[mudmonster]

Thanks Kitty for the info ,this  looks like my family and the info I was looking for I will look up the article and take it from there
thanks again

[Chris Doran]

More about the sinking (including newspaper articles I haven't read) here:

https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?84949

[wilcoxon]

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3602895/3602903/105/

Alternative details on here

[mudmonster]

update.I may of found Thomas Hughes  died March 18th 1919 in Denbigh ,he is buried in Mold cemetery on the grave it states from Mold & Cape Town probate granted to his widow, now  I need to  find this wedding,still looking for his first wife