Henry Hughes

Male1 October 1820–1 January 1833

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Hughes was born on 1 October 1820, in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Hughes, was 25 and his mother, Mary Stephens, was 25. He died on 1 January 1833, at the age of 12.

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Family Time Line

John Hughes
1795–1853
Mary Stephens
1795–1835
David Hughes
1817–1817
Joseph Hughes
1826–1844
Sarah Melsome Hughes
1818–1857
Henry Hughes
1820–1833
John Melsome Hughes
1821–1881
Ann Melsome Hughes
1823–1887
James Hughes
1823–1823
Thomas Hughes
1826–1833

Sources (1)

  • Family Bible of Henry Wallace Hughes (Hughes, Henry)

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (8)

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World Events (3)

1823

Age 3

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Age 10

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 13

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

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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