Agnes Hughes Gillan

4 March 1914–3 March 1989 (Age 75)
Harpurhay cum Moston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Agnes Hughes

When Agnes Hughes Gillan was born on 4 March 1914, in Harpurhay cum Moston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Gillan, was 34 and her mother, Mary Hughes, was 34. She married Leonard Smith in 1940, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 3 March 1989, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Leonard Smith
1911–1974
Agnes Hughes Gillan
1914–1989
Marriage: 1940
David Smith
1943–2017

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1940
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
children

(1)

    David Smith

    Male1943–2017Male

Parents and Siblings

    James Gillan

    Male1880–Male

    Mary Hughes

    Female1880–1953Female

siblings

(7)

    Agnes Hughes Gillan

    Female1914–1989Female

    Albert Gillan

    Male–Male

    Jim Gillan

    Male–Male

    John Gillan

    Male–Male

    May Gillan

    Female–Female

+2 More Children

World Events (8)

1918

Age 4

WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

Age 7

British unemployment reached a post-war high in July 1921 of 2.5 million people.
1939 · Operation Pied Piper Began

Age 25

On September 1, 1939, Operation Pied Piper started in Manchester. In an attempt to keep children safe from air raids during WWII, millions of children were removed from their homes and placed with otehr people in the countryside for their safety.

Name Meaning

Irish:1. reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Giolláin , from a diminutive of giolla ‘lad’. 2. reduced form of Gilliland .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Agnes H Gillan, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Gillan, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Agnes Hughes Gillan - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Agnes Hughes Gillan

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