Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Hughes was born in 1840, in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Hughes, was 19 and his mother, Harriet Hughes, was 18. He married Sarah Nicklin on 25 December 1858, in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Dodderhill, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. In 1881, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as saltmaker.
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- Henry Hughes in household of George Hughes, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Henry Hughes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Henry Hughes, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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