The Descendants of William Hughes and Ann Richards


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The Descendants of William Hughes and Ann Richards

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 HUGHES was born 1752 in England, and died March 13, 1813 in Halifax, NS. He married ANN RICHARDS in England. She was born 1750 in England, and died January 20, 1812 in Halifax, NS.

Children of WILLIAM HUGHES and ANN RICHARDS are:

2. i. MARY ANN2 HUGHES, b. November 24, 1773, Deptford, Kent, England; d. September 1860, Halifax, NS.

ii. PETER HUGHES, b. August 20, 1775, Deptford, Kent, England.

More About PETER HUGHES:

Occ.: Royal Navy

iii. ANN HUGHES, b. June 01, 1780, Halifax, NS; m. UNKNOWN KINSMAN.

More About UNKNOWN KINSMAN:

Occ.: Captain Royal Navy

iv. JANE HUGHES, b. January 29, 1782, Halifax, NS; m. UNKNOWN BEZAN.

More About JANE HUGHES:

Bapt.: February 26, 1783, St. Pauls Church, Halifax, NS

More About UNKNOWN BEZAN:

Occ.: Captain Royal Navy

v. WILLIAM JAMES HUGHES, b. August 15, 1783, Halifax, NS.

More About WILLIAM JAMES HUGHES:

Bapt.: August 22, 1783, St. Pauls Church, Halifax, NS

Occ.: Royal Navy

3. vi. GEORGE ANDREWS HUGHES, b. February 08, 1786, Halifax, NS; d. September 26, 1850, Charlottetown, PEI.

vii. PROVO FEATHERSTONE HUGHES, b. May 08, 1786, Halifax, NS.

More About PROVO FEATHERSTONE HUGHES:

Occ.: Lieutenant Royal Navy

viii. UNITY SOPHIA MARTHA HUGHES, b. November 29, 1788, Halifax, NS.

More About UNITY SOPHIA MARTHA HUGHES:

Bapt.: St. Pauls Church, Halifax, NS

4. ix. THOMAS HUGHES, b. April 10, 1791, Halifax, NS.

x. UNITY HUGHES, b. 1793, Halifax, NS; m. UNKNOWN HARRIES.

More About UNKNOWN HARRIES:

Occ.: Lieutenant Royal Navy

Generation No. 2

2. MARY ANN2 HUGHES (WILLIAM1) was born November 24, 1773 in Deptford, Kent, England, and died September 1860 in Halifax, NS. She married BENJAMIN MARSHALL.

Children of MARY HUGHES and BENJAMIN MARSHALL are:

i. WILLIAM JAMES3 MARSHALL.

More About WILLIAM JAMES MARSHALL:

Occ.: Royal Navy

ii. LOUISA MARSHALL.

iii. MARIA ELIZABETH MARSHALL, m. (1) F. BURTON; m. (2) FREDERICK MAJOR.

iv. CAROLINE ANDREWS MARSHALL, m. JOHN STOREY.

v. JOHN HILTON MARSHALL.

vi. MARY J. K. MARSHALL.

vii. DOUGLAS MARSHALL.

3. GEORGE ANDREWS2 HUGHES (WILLIAM1) was born February 08, 1786 in Halifax, NS, and died September 26, 1850 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married MARY ANN MAJOR in Halifax, NS. She was born Abt. 1800 in Halifax, NS, and died November 30, 1879 in son's res, King Sq., Charlottetown, PEI.

More About GEORGE ANDREWS HUGHES:

Bur.: September 1850, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: Treasury Clerk, HM Commisariat, Halifax

Children of GEORGE HUGHES and MARY MAJOR are:

5. i. FREDERICK WILLIAM3 HUGHES, b. July 25, 1826, Halifax, NS; d. December 02, 1914, Charlottetown, PEI.

6. ii. MARY MAJOR HUGHES, b. Abt. 1821, Halifax, NS; d. Charlottetown, PEI.

7. iii. UNITY KINSMAN HUGHES, b. 1827, Halifax, NS; d. 1891.

8. iv. ADELAIDE GEORGINA HUGHES, b. Abt. 1831, Halifax, NS; d. September 27, 1858, Charlottetown, PEI.

9. v. GEORGE ANDREWS HUGHES, b. January 13, 1832, Nova Scotia; d. 1907.

4. THOMAS2 HUGHES (WILLIAM1) was born April 10, 1791 in Halifax, NS. He married SARAH MAJOR.

Child of THOMAS HUGHES and SARAH MAJOR is:

i. SARAH3 HUGHES, m. B. W. SALTER.

Generation No. 3

5. FREDERICK WILLIAM3 HUGHES (GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born July 25, 1826 in Halifax, NS, and died December 02, 1914 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married MARGARET BRADDOCK BINNS July 01, 1852 in Charlottetown, PEI, daughter of CHARLES BINNS and ELIZABETH CLARKE. She was born August 02, 1829 in Charlottetown, PEI, and died August 04, 1906 in Charlottetown, PEI.

More About FREDERICK WILLIAM HUGHES:

Bur.: December 1914, Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Fact 1: obit: Patriot 3 Dec., 1914

Occ.: book keeper

Rel.: Baptist

More About MARGARET BRADDOCK BINNS:

Bapt.: December 25, 1829, St. Paul's Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: August 06, 1906, Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Fact 1: obit: Examiner 6 Aug., 1906

Res.: Charlottetown, PEI

Children of FREDERICK HUGHES and MARGARET BINNS are:

10. i. GEORGE EDWARD4 HUGHES, b. April 05, 1853, Charlottetown, PEI; d. November 04, 1937, Charlottetown, PEI.

ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM HUGHES, b. May 1856, Charlottetown, PEI; d. September 04, 1856, Charlottetown, PEI.

More About FREDERICK WILLIAM HUGHES:

Bur.: September 1856, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

iii. CHARLES MAJOR HUGHES, b. August 06, 1864, Charlottetown, PEI; d. February 15, 1865, Charlottetown, PEI.

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Bapt.: September 15, 1864, St. Paul's Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Res.: Alberta

11. iv. BESSIE MAUD HUGHES, b. February 09, 1863, Charlottetown, PEI.

v. FLORENCE MAY HUGHES, b. 1868, Charlottetown, PEI; d. May 20, 1869, Charlottetown, PEI.

More About FLORENCE MAY HUGHES:

Bur.: May 1869, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

vi. ANNIE HUGHES, b. Abt. 1872, Charlottetown, PEI; m. W. A. HAWLEY.

More About ANNIE HUGHES:

Res.: Calgary, Alberta

vii. CLEAVER HUGHES, b. Abt. 1872, Charlottetown, PEI.

6. MARY MAJOR3 HUGHES (GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1821 in Halifax, NS, and died in Charlottetown, PEI. She married EDWARD WHELAN October 21, 1850 in Charlottetown, PEI, son of UNKNOWN WHELAN and UNKNOWN ARKISSON. He was born 1824 in Ballina, Mayo, Ireland, and died December 10, 1867 in Charlottetown, PEI.

More About EDWARD WHELAN:

Bur.: December 1867, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: politician; journalist

Rel.: Roman Catholic

Res.: Charlottetown, PEI

Children of MARY HUGHES and EDWARD WHELAN are:

i. ADELAIDE4 WHELAN, b. 1852, Charlottetown, PEI.

More About ADELAIDE WHELAN:

Bapt.: May 05, 1852, St. Dunstan's Church, Charlottetown, PEI

ii. MARY ANNE ARKISSON WHELAN, b. Abt. 1853, Charlottetown, PEI; d. March 23, 1863, Charlottetown, PEI.

More About MARY ANNE ARKISSON WHELAN:

Bur.: March 25, 1863, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

iii. EDWARD FREDERICK WHELAN, b. March 1855, Charlottetown, PEI; d. July 1875, PEI.

More About EDWARD FREDERICK WHELAN:

Bapt.: May 20, 1855, St. Dunstan's Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: July 1875, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Cause of Death: drowned

Fact 1: obit: Argus 6 July, 1875

7. UNITY KINSMAN3 HUGHES (GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born 1827 in Halifax, NS, and died 1891. She married WILLIAM DAVIS TANTON October 31, 1850 in Charlottetown, PEI. He was born February 07, 1826 in PEI, and died February 03, 1918 in Halifax, NS.

More About WILLIAM DAVIS TANTON:

Bur.: February 1918, Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: saddler

Rel.: Methodist

Res.: Halifax, NS; Charlottetown, PEI

Children of UNITY HUGHES and WILLIAM TANTON are:

i. MARY ANNE4 TANTON, b. October 23, 1851, Charlottetown, PEI; m. WILLIAM W. CAMERON, June 09, 1884, Charlottetown, PEI; d. February 19, 1919, Cambridge, Mass., USA.

More About MARY ANNE TANTON:

Bapt.: June 17, 1852, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

ii. GEORGE HUGHES TANTON, b. August 16, 1853, Charlottetown, PEI; m. EMELINE MARTIN, November 29, 1881, Charleston, Mass., USA.

More About GEORGE HUGHES TANTON:

Bapt.: August 20, 1853, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: printer

Res.: Mass., USA

iii. JOHN PHILKINS TANTON, b. August 16, 1853, Charlottetown, PEI; d. March 29, 1884, Charleston, Mass., USA.

More About JOHN PHILKINS TANTON:

Bapt.: August 20, 1853, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

iv. FREDERICK TANTON, b. August 09, 1855, Charlottetown, PEI; d. August 23, 1855, Charlottetown, PEI.

More About FREDERICK TANTON:

Bapt.: August 13, 1855, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: August 25, 1855, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

12. v. ADELAIDE GEORGIANA TANTON, b. April 04, 1860, Charlottetown, PEI; d. July 03, 1931, Vancouver, BC.

8. ADELAIDE GEORGINA3 HUGHES (GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1831 in Halifax, NS, and died September 27, 1858 in Charlottetown, PEI. She married JAMES S. RICHARDSON in Charlottetown, PEI.

More About ADELAIDE GEORGINA HUGHES:

Bur.: September 29, 1858, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Child of ADELAIDE HUGHES and JAMES RICHARDSON is:

i. EDWARD ANDREW JAMES4 RICHARDSON, b. January 1854; d. February 19, 1854.

More About EDWARD ANDREW JAMES RICHARDSON:

Bur.: February 19, 1854, Protestant Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

9. GEORGE ANDREWS3 HUGHES (GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born January 13, 1832 in Nova Scotia, and died 1907. He married (1) MARGARET DEWAR August 14, 1855 in Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, PEI, daughter of DONALD DEWAR and JULIA DUFF. She was born 1823 in Georgetown, PEI, and died December 31, 1873 in Georgetown, PEI. He married (2) JANE GODKIN May 05, 1874 in PEI, daughter of WILLIAM GODKIN and ANNE NEEDHAM. She was born April 27, 1832 in Charlottetown, PEI, and died Aft. 1891.

More About GEORGE ANDREWS HUGHES:

Bapt.: February 23, 1851, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: 1907, Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Rel.: Methodist

Res.: Georgetown, PEI

More About MARGARET DEWAR:

Bur.: January 1874, Georgetown Cemetery, PEI

Res.: Georgetown, PEI

More About JANE GODKIN:

Bapt.: June 20, 1832, St. Paul's Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Children of GEORGE HUGHES and MARGARET DEWAR are:

i. FLORENCE ADELAIDE4 HUGHES, b. December 1860, Georgetown, PEI; d. February 01, 1862, Georgetown, PEI.

More About FLORENCE ADELAIDE HUGHES:

Bur.: February 03, 1862, Georgetown Cemetery, PEI

Fact 1: obit: Examiner 10 Feb, 1862

ii. JOHN FREDERICK HUGHES, b. October 27, 1862, Georgetown, PEI.

More About JOHN FREDERICK HUGHES:

Bapt.: March 29, 1870, St. Davids Church, Georgetown

iii. HENRY JAMES HUGHES, b. October 07, 1864, Georgetown, PEI; d. Aft. 1953, Ottawa, Ontario.

More About HENRY JAMES HUGHES:

Bapt.: March 29, 1870, St. Davids Church, Georgetown

Occ.: railroad conductor; superintendant CPR

Rel.: Methodist

Res.: Ottawa, Ontario

13. iv. GEORGE ANDREWS HUGHES, b. January 26, 1856, Georgetown, PEI; d. May 04, 1953, PEI Hosp., Charlottetown, PEI.

v. MARY MATILDA JANE HUGHES, b. September 25, 1858, Georgetown, PEI; d. January 19, 1859, Georgetown, PEI.

More About MARY MATILDA JANE HUGHES:

Bapt.: April 08, 1859, Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, PEI

Bur.: January 21, 1859, Georgetown Cemetery, PEI

Child of GEORGE HUGHES and JANE GODKIN is:

vi. EDWARD4 HUGHES, b. Abt. 1877.

Generation No. 4

10. GEORGE EDWARD4 HUGHES (FREDERICK WILLIAM3, GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born April 05, 1853 in Charlottetown, PEI, and died November 04, 1937 in Charlottetown, PEI. He married ANNA GORDON BOYLE January 13, 1878 in Methodist Church, Charlottetown, daughter of WILLIAM BOYLE. She was born December 24, 1853 in PEI, and died November 22, 1931 in PEI.

More About GEORGE EDWARD HUGHES:

Bur.: Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Occ.: Druggist; MLA

Rel.: Methodist

Res.: Charlottetown, PEI

More About ANNA GORDON BOYLE:

Rel.: Methodist

Res.: Charlottetown, PEI

Children of GEORGE HUGHES and ANNA BOYLE are:

i. GEORGE "GORDON"5 HUGHES, b. August 11, 1884, Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1967, PEI; m. EDNA GRACE UNKNOWN; b. 1884, PEI; d. 1948, PEI.

More About GEORGE "GORDON" HUGHES:

Bapt.: June 24, 1885, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

ii. FRANK MAJOR HUGHES, b. April 22, 1895, Charlottetown, PEI; d. September 28, 1918, Cambrai, France.

More About FRANK MAJOR HUGHES:

Bapt.: June 27, 1898, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Cause of Death: killed in action

iii. MAMIE HUGHES, b. Charlottetown, PEI.

iv. ANNA "HAZEL" HUGHES, b. January 22, 1887, Charlottetown, PEI; d. February 08, 1968; m. JAMES ALLAN MACMILLAN; b. March 01, 1883; d. March 14, 1941.

More About ANNA "HAZEL" HUGHES:

Bur.: February 1968, Sherwood Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

14. v. HELEN A. HUGHES, b. February 01, 1892, Charlottetown, PEI; d. Charlottetown, PEI.

vi. LAURA MAY HUGHES, b. May 21, 1881, Charlottetown, PEI; d. May 13, 1961.

More About LAURA MAY HUGHES:

Occ.: Nurse

vii. MARGARET ELLA HUGHES.

viii. SOPHIA LOUISE HUGHES.

ix. MARY ETHEL HUGHES, b. Abt. 1883.

11. BESSIE MAUD4 HUGHES (FREDERICK WILLIAM3, GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born February 09, 1863 in Charlottetown, PEI. She married ELMER ELLSWORTH SHAW January 21, 1885 in Charlottetown, PEI. He was born May 1862 in Charlottetown, PEI.

More About BESSIE MAUD HUGHES:

Res.: Mount Edward Rd., Charlottetown

More About ELMER ELLSWORTH SHAW:

Occ.: baker

Rel.: Baptist

Res.: Mount Edward Rd., Charlottetown

Children of BESSIE HUGHES and ELMER SHAW are:

i. MARY5 SHAW.

ii. GERTRUDE SHAW, b. May 07, 1888.

iii. EDWARD FREDERICK SHAW, b. March 26, 1890.

iv. EDITH SHAW, b. August 26, 1892.

v. HILDA SHAW, b. January 03, 1894.

vi. PEARL H. SHAW, b. October 10, 1896.

vii. LUCY SHAW, b. August 26, 1898.

viii. ELMER SHAW, b. March 03, 1901.

ix. R. LORNE SHAW, b. August 1903.

12. ADELAIDE GEORGIANA4 TANTON (UNITY KINSMAN3 HUGHES, GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born April 04, 1860 in Charlottetown, PEI, and died July 03, 1931 in Vancouver, BC. She married WILLIAM SMALL September 18, 1883 in Charlottetown, PEI. He was born July 13, 1863 in Nova Scotia, and died in British Columbia.

Children of ADELAIDE TANTON and WILLIAM SMALL are:

i. GORDON5 SMALL, b. February 21, 1885, Charlottetown, PEI.

ii. GEORGIA LYALL SMALL, b. June 10, 1887, Charlottetown, PEI.

iii. FREDERICK SMALL, b. August 17, 1888, Charlottetown, PEI.

iv. SYDNEY SMALL, b. May 21, 1891, Charlottetown, PEI.

v. EVA SMALL, b. June 25, 1897, Charlottetown, PEI.

13. GEORGE ANDREWS4 HUGHES (GEORGE ANDREWS3, GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born January 26, 1856 in Georgetown, PEI, and died May 04, 1953 in PEI Hosp., Charlottetown, PEI. He married LUCY ROBINSON GARRETT August 07, 1878 in PEI, daughter of GEORGE GARRETT and HANNAH HODGSON. She was born October 17, 1863 in PEI, and died November 25, 1940 in PEI.

More About GEORGE ANDREWS HUGHES:

Bapt.: April 08, 1859, Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, PEI

Bur.: May 07, 1963, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Fact 1: obit: Patriot 5 May, 1963

Occ.: telegrapher

Rel.: Methodist; United

Res.: 148 Prince St., Charlottetown

More About LUCY ROBINSON GARRETT:

Bapt.: May 09, 1864, St. Mark's Church, Kensington, PEI

Bur.: November 28, 1963, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

Res.: Charlottetown, PEI

Children of GEORGE HUGHES and LUCY GARRETT are:

i. LUCY BLANCHE5 HUGHES, b. 1881, Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1954, PEI.

More About LUCY BLANCHE HUGHES:

Bur.: 1954, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

ii. MURIEL GARRETT HUGHES, b. 1884, Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1960.

More About MURIEL GARRETT HUGHES:

Bur.: 1960, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

iii. VIVIAN HANNAH HUGHES, b. December 13, 1886, PEI; d. 1977; m. C. H. MOORE.

More About VIVIAN HANNAH HUGHES:

Bapt.: August 09, 1887, Methodist Church, Margate, PEI

Bur.: 1977, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

iv. HAROLD SIDNEY HUGHES, b. September 04, 1895, Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1897, Charlottetown, PEI.

More About HAROLD SIDNEY HUGHES:

Bapt.: August 10, 1897, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: 1897, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

v. LESLIE ECCLESTONE HUGHES, b. November 25, 1898, Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1964, PEI.

More About LESLIE ECCLESTONE HUGHES:

Bapt.: October 16, 1902, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Bur.: 1964, Peoples Cemetery, Charlottetown, PEI

vi. ENID BERNICE HUGHES, b. August 22, 1904, Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1961; m. CYRIL BRAGG.

More About ENID BERNICE HUGHES:

Bapt.: August 03, 1910, Methodist Church, Charlottetown, PEI

Res.: Toronto, Ontario

vii. ROY HUGHES, b. Abt. 1889.

viii. CYRIL HUGHES.

Generation No. 5

14. HELEN A.5 HUGHES (GEORGE EDWARD4, FREDERICK WILLIAM3, GEORGE ANDREWS2, WILLIAM1) was born February 01, 1892 in Charlottetown, PEI, and died in Charlottetown, PEI. She married JOHN A. LAWSON. He was born January 20, 1896 in PEI, and died in Charlottetown, PEI.

More About HELEN A. HUGHES:

Occ.: teacher

Res.: Euston St., Charlottetown

Children of HELEN HUGHES and JOHN LAWSON are:

i. JOHN A.6 LAWSON, b. Abt. 1919, Charlottetown, PEI; d. March 18, 1985, Charlottetown, PEI.

ii. HELEN LAWSON, b. Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1979; m. UNKNOWN HONSBERGER.

iii. MARGARET LAWSON, b. Charlottetown, PEI; d. 1978.


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