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Hi Guys, I THINK I may have traced a death for Charles Hughes in Sommerville USA he is listed as gardener (the occupation he was in 1881) he has died in 1887 aged 81. Darn record lists his parents, not his wife which would have confirmed this was the correct Charles...Does anyone have any idea how I can go about this?? :-S

No I checked the Warren Weston family in 1891 1901 and no sign of her there.. father has died sometime between 1881-1898, mother Mary sometime between 1897-1915, but they could have been in Canada via their sons Charles and William...Only a guess.. :-(

I don't see any sign of the parents anywhere after 1881, unfortunately.

A missing family in 1891 are Mary Frances, her husband Charles Warren Weston, and family. They were also living in Edinburgh in 1881, before turning up in Liverpool in 1901.
I wonder if Mary (mother) was with them in 1891, wherever they were?
We're assuming her husband Charles died before 1889.

Aha!! I see Charles Hughes was on the same ship as his brother William Hughes.. This is getting better

Wow, you guys are good!!! well done argyllgran for all your input...I would never have found him in Canada. His brother William Mccreadie migrated to Canada with his wife and two children the same year...Going to see if it was on the same trip.. Wish I could find the parents as easily..Wonder if they went to Canada ??? :-D

Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 about Elizabeth Hughes
Name: Elizabeth Hughes
Death Date: 1929
Death Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 69
Page Number: 47

Image gives ms Mansfield

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Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 about Charles J Hughes
Name: Charles J Hughes
Death Date: 1920
Death Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 93
Page Number: 266

Yes! It's him!

Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birth Place: Scotland
Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1871
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Marriage: 23
Father: Charles
Mother: Mary
Spouse: Elizabeth Mansfield
Spouse Birth Place: St John NB
Spouse Age at Marriage: 23
Spouse Father: Patrick
Spouse Mother: Catherine

1920 United States Federal Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1920: Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1869
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hughes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 70 - blacksmith
Elizabeth Hughes 70 - no occupation
Katherine Hughes 45 - no occupation
Elizabeth Hughes 43 - no occupation
Laura Hughes 34 - book-keeper
Frank Hughes 31 - letter carrier, city


Per this census, wife Elizabeth was born in New Brunswick, Canada, and her parents were both born in Ireland.

1910 United States Federal Census about Charles J Hughes
Name: Charles J Hughes
Age in 1910: 64
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1910: Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1869
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hughes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles J Hughes 64 - machinist / tool maker
Elizabeth Hughes 62 - born Canada
Charles A Hughes 38 - PO clerk
Catherine C Hughes 36 - no occupation
Elizabeth H Hughes 34 - no occupation
Mary E Hughes 27 - salelady, millinery store
Lora M Hughes 25 - book-keeper, wholesale hardware
Frank M Hughes 23 - clerk, PO

1900 United States Federal Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 54
Birth Date: Jan 1846
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1900: Somerville Ward 1, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1870
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hughes
Marriage Year: 1871
Years Married: 29
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 54 - blacksmith
Elizabeth Hughes 54 - born Canada
Charles E Hughes 28 - PO clerk
Catherine Hughes 26 - clerk
Lizzie Hughes 24 - no occupation listed
Mary Hughes 18 - school
Laura Hughes 16 - school
Frank Hughes 14 - school

1880 United States Federal Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1880: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Hughes
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Blacksmith
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:

View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 33 - blacksmith
Elizabeth Hughes 33 - born Canada - keeping house
Charles Hughes 8 - at school
Kate C Hughes 6 - at school
Elizabeth E Hughes 4

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Date of Arrival: 9 Jun 1870
Vessel: Ottawa
Search Ship Database: View the 'Ottawa' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Quebec and Montreal, Quebec
Port of Departure: Dublin, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; Kingstown, Ireland; Liverpool, England
Roll: C-4525

You said, " The only child I cant trace is Charles Hughes."

Here's Charles junior in 1861:

1861 Scotland Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relationship: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Penningham, wigtonshire
Registration number: 895
Registration District: Penninghame
Civil Parish: Penninghame
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Barsalloch
Occupation: Labrour
ED: 7
Household Schedule Number: 30
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1861_148
Household Members:
Name Age
John McGill 43
Hariot McGill 32
Jeannie S McGill 2
Andrew McGill 1
William Kennedy 23
Charles Hughes 14
Mers Ferguson 25
Jane Moor 24
Jane Bryde 22
Hannah Miligan 15

Yes! ArgyllGran, that's the family... there one minute gone the next...Charles has died sometime after the 1881 census but before 1889... Mary is still around, but has since died by 1915.. :-0 :-0

I agree with you there Potty, it has always been the tradition for scots to name sons and daughters after the paternal/maternal grandparents.. I'm still looking for that connection. Charles has died pre 1889 but still around in 1881. Mary Hughes Mckie isn't listed as dec in 1889 but both are dec by the time of Robert Murray Hughes death in 1915. On Roberts death cert it says his father is a farmer, and on daughters death it says he is a cow feeder and mothers surname is now spelt Kay?? Its no wonder I'm not getting anywhere fast. On previous census Charles has been a labourer and on the 1881 a "gardener" I have traced all of the childrens marriages hoping I might see mother Mary on the 1891 1901 or the 1911 census perhaps living with her children, but no sign of her. The only child I cant trace is Charles Hughes. And I think I see William Mccreadie Hughes(another son of Charles and Mary Mckie) who has married Mary Douglas Edgar boarding at Glasgow heading for Canada in 1870 with son Charles and daughter Helen. Another daughter is Mary Francis Hughes who has married George Warren Weston, and they are living in Liverpool where their daughter Honora Weston was born in 1886...


:-S :-

It does look like the same people in 1881:


1881 Scotland Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 74
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary Hughes
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkcowan, Wighbtonshire
Registration number: 692/2
Registration District: Leith South
Civil Parish: Leith South
County: Midlothian
Address: Restalrig Road
Occupation: Gardner (Domestic Sarve)
ED: 2A
Household Schedule Number: 19
Line: 23
Roll: cssct1881_299
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 74
Mary Hughes 73 - born Penninghame

1871 Scotland Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary Hughes
Gender: Male
Where born: Stanzaer, Wigtownshire
Registration number: 895
Registration District: Penninghame
Civil Parish: Penninghame
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Challoch Cottage
Occupation: Agr Labourer
ED: 10
Household Schedule Number: 14
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1871_190
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 65
Mary Hughes 64 - born Penninghame

1861 Scotland Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary Hughes
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkcowan, wigtonshire
Registration number: 895
Registration District: Penninghame
Civil Parish: Penninghame
County: Wigtownshire
Address: House On Chilloch
Occupation: Labourar
ED: 9
Household Schedule Number: 45
Line: 8
Roll: CSSCT1861_148
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 55
Mary Hughes 54
Elizabeth Hughes 29
Isabella Hughes 20
Mary Hughes 13
Charles H Anderson 2

For our ref:


1851 Scotland Census about Charles Hughes
Name: Charles Hughes
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Hughes
Gender: Male
Where born: Stranraer, wigtonshire
Parish Number: 895
Civil Parish: Penninghame
County: Wigtownshire
Address: Challoch
Occupation: Farm Labourer
ED: 10
Page: 3 (click to see others on page)
Household Schedule Number: 7
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1851_216
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Hughes 44
Mary Hughes 44
Elizabeth Hughes 19
H Douglas Hughes 12
Isabella Mchughes 9
William Mchughes 7
Charles Hughes 5
Mary Hughes 2