James George Hughes

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• Occupation: Insurance Broker
• Occupation: 1916, 49 Rushton Street, Shoreditch, London, England; Sergeant 21st London Regiment Optician

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Grandpa (always called George). I have assumed the 1901 census household indicated is correct because:
- Birth place and date are correct.
- Sarah is given as married but same name as parents
- George would be a VERY late child for Sarah's mother.
- I remember some family talk of a Kent connection.
- At her later marriage to Thomas Muse Sarah gives her father's name as Noah (though she crossed out Hughes and put Norris.

James married Gladys Ruby Boyton on 4 Nov 1916 in West Ham, London, England. Gladys (daughter of David Boyton and Florence Maud King) was born on 10 Aug 1895 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England; died on 5 Jan 1980 in 42 Collier Row Lane, Romford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Roy Hughes says they both belonged to cycling clubs (women's and men's) and met in the Wake Arms south of Epping on the A11.

1. Roy George Hughes was born on 26 Sep 1919 in 58 Norfolk House Rd, Streatham, Surrey, England; died on 7 Dec 2013 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England.
2. Edwin J Hughes was born in 1922 in Romford, Essex, England; died on 09 Sept 2007 in Hornchurch, Essex, England.
3. Pamela G Hughes was born in 1926 in Romford, Essex, England; died on 22 Apr 2016 in East Wittering, West Sussex, England.
4. Clifford David Hughes was born on 17 May 1936 in Romford, Essex, England; died in Feb 2021 in East Wittering, West Sussex, England.

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Impossible to get further here, since they were unmarried, and we don't know his name. Dad thought he was James George but...

Unknown married Sarah Anne Hughes. Sarah (daughter of Noah Hughes and Ellen Norris) was born on 27 Mar 1863 in Marylebone, London, England; was christened on 31 May 1863 in Christ Church, St Marylebone, London, England; died on 25 Mar 1927 in 6 Oakbury Rd, South Fulham, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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I have assumed the 1901 census household indicated is correct because:
-Birth place and date are approximately correct - she may not have known she was born in Marylebone and guessed at Bethnal Green like her sister.
-Sarah is given as married but same name as parents
-George would be a VERY late child for Sarah's mother.
-I remember some family talk of a Kent connection.
-At her later marriage to Thomas Muse Sarah gives her father's name as Noah (though she crossed out Hughes and put Norris.

Her son (James) George was my Grandfather. His father was said to be a deceased theatrical artiste on Grandpa's marriage certificate. Grandpa was vehemently against him according to Dad.
Grandpa's mother later married Thomas Muse who had a house in Suffolk. An A Muse was a witness at Grandpa's marriage, along with Grandma's parents. Almost all the Muse's in the 1901 census are in the north of England.
Dad remembers a Fox, known as 'uncle' who had a lot of property in Stoke Newington. He used to ride around on his bicycle repairing and taking rents. Grandpa joked that he would inherit the property since he was the only living relative.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Ag, Labourer, then Groom, finally Fishmonger

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In the 1911 census he said he was married for 52 years, had 11 children of which 2 died.
The census was filled in by A E Thompson(?) because he was blind - but is alone in the household. Ellen had only just died.

Noah married Ellen Norris on 1 Nov 1858 (Church, Banns) in Canterbury, Kent, England. Ellen (daughter of William Norris and Eliza Pope) was born on 7 Feb 1838 in Canterbury, Kent, England; died on 29 Mar 1911 in 16, Newton St, Shoreditch, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
The certificate gives her time of birth - half past three o'clock in the morning. Her father is given as a horsekeeper. Mother Eliza, formerly Pope, made her mark. She lived in St Radigunds St, St Mary Northgate.

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Married:
Ellen Norris and the witnesses William Norris and Sarah Ann Norris made their mark - ie could not write, but Noah signed. Interesting that the witnesses were both Norris - no relative of Noah.

They were both 'of full age' and not previously married. He was a coachman and lived in Lamb Lane, father Stephen who was a labourer. She lived in All Saints Lane, father William who was a hostler (ostler maybe?). They were married in the parish church of All Saints in Canterbury.

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There's a long gap between the first two children and the other three. Possibly Stephen and James were children of a previous marriage.

Stephen married Sarah Carden. Sarah was born about 1796 in Chislett, Kent, England; was christened on 19 Nov 1797 in Chislett, Kent, England; died on 2 Mar 1876 in Saint Lawrence, Isle of Thanet, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The 1861 and 1871 census entries are speculative until Stephen's death is established. He doesn't appear himself in 1861, and there are two possible deaths in Thanet between 1851 and 1861. The 1871 census entry is especially uncertain since Ancestry doesn't show if it was St Laurence parish in Thanet or some other one.

Other Events:

• Occupation: Horsekeeper

William married Eliza Pope. Eliza was born about 1806 in Canterbury, Kent, England; died on 14 Mar 1868 in All Saints Lane, Canterbury, Kent, England.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Chairwoman

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In 1841 William and Eliza Norris, had two children, William and Ellen. In 1851 census Eliza was head of family, neither father William nor son William were there. Her surname was Norris and she had children called Norris and a daughter and grandchildren called Pope. In the 1861 census father William was back, and the Popes are shown as daughter- and sons-in-law. But son William is still missing.
I have assumed that Elizabeth Pope was a natural daughter of Eliza's before her marriage. I have also assumed that Elizabeth's son William (6 in 1851) is the same as son Henry (17 in 1861).


Occupation:
The occupations in 1851 definitely read 'chairwoman', but possibly they actually meant charwoman.