Lawrence Hughes

Brief Life History of Lawrence

When Lawrence Hughes was born on 21 October 1891, in England, United Kingdom, his father, James Hughes, was 45 and his mother, Mercy Ellen, was 24. He married Blanch Humphrey on 18 January 1915, in Elmton with Cresswell, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Clowne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Hughes
1891–
Blanch Humphrey
1893–1940
Marriage: 18 January 1915
Gordon Lennox
1916–

Sources (6)

  • Lawrence Hughes in household of James Hughes, "England and Wales, Census, 1911"
  • Laurence Hughes, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1995"
  • Lawrence Hughes, "England and Wales, Census, 1901"

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World Events (8)

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1924

First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

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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