John Hughes

Brief Life History of John

When John Hughes was born on 18 November 1710, in Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John Hughes, was 46 and his mother, Jane Davies, was 36.

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Family Time Line

John Hughes
1664–
Jane Davies
1675–
Mary Hughes
1706–
Thomas Hughes
1708–
Chantas Hughes
1709–1709
John Hughes
1710–
Kenrick Hughes
1713–

Sources (2)

  • Johannes Hughes, "Wales, Flintshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Hughes - christening: 26 November 1710; Cilcain, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom

World Events (2)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

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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