James George Hughes

1890 - 1972  (81 years)

• Name	James George Hughes
  Born	6 May 1890	17 Holyoak Rd Newington, London, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Insurance Broker
  Occupation	1916	49 Rushton Street, Shoreditch, London, England
  	Sergeant 21st London Regiment Optician
  Died	3 Mar 1972	42 Collier Row Lane, Romford, England   [3]
  Person ID	I297	Family
  Last Modified	15 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Unknown
  Mother	Sarah Anne Hughes,   b. 27 Mar 1863, Marylebone, London, England ,   d. 25 Mar 1927, 6 Oakbury Rd, South Fulham, London, England  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys Ruby Boyton,   b. 10 Aug 1895, Sudbury, Suffolk, England ,   d. 5 Jan 1980, 42 Collier Row Lane, Romford, England  (Age 84 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1916	West Ham, London, England   [4, 5]
  Notes	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.
  Children	1. Roy George Hughes,   b. 26 Sep 1919, 58 Norfolk House Rd, Streatham, Surrey, England ,   d. 7 Dec 2013, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England  (Age 94 years)   2. Edwin J Hughes,   b. 1922, Romford, Essex, England ,   d. 09 Sept 2007, Hornchurch, Essex, England  (Age 85 years)   3. Pamela G Hughes,   b. 1926, Romford, Essex, England ,   d. 22 Apr 2016, East Wittering, West Sussex, England  (Age 90 years)   4. Clifford David Hughes,   b. 17 May 1936, Romford, Essex, England ,   d. Feb 2021, East Wittering, West Sussex, England  (Age 84 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Kirby Backwaters c1954
  		George Hughes and Family c1928
  		Masonic Dance c1961
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2005
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		My father's father (James) George Hughes
  		James George Hughes

  
  

  Documents

  Memoirs of (James) George Hughes Life in London's East End in the early 20th Century

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Certificate. Birth Certificate, father details blank, mother maiden name Hughes. [S5] BMD - FindMyPast, BMD vol 1D p172. [S1] Certificate. Death registered by his son Roy of 40 Collier Row Lane at Havering, subdivision Romford. He lived at 42 Collier Row Lane, a retired Insurance Agent. He died of congestive heart failure, myocardial degeneration, and cancer of the lung. Doctor certifying was A Biro (lived at 38 Collier Row Lane I remember) [S1] Certificate, Entry 4, West Ham District. Marriage. George (James) was 26 and lived at 49 Rushton Street, New North Road. He was a sergeant in 21st London Regiment (optician at Negretti and Zambra, optical specialists) His father was J G Hughes (deceased) theatrical artist. Gladys was 21 and lived at 78 Chandos Road, Stratford. Her father was a munitions worker. A Muse, D Boyton and F M Boyton were the witnesses. [S4] BMD - Family Records Centre, Vol 4A p591. Already have certificate.

  
  

• Censuses

  [230]   British Census - 1891, 27 North Street, Wandsworth, England - George Hughes, aged 11m [84]   British Census - 1901, 38 Stanhope Street, St Clement Danes, England - George Hughes, aged 10 [210]   British Census - 1911, 49 Rushton Street, Hoxton, Shoreditch, England - James George Hughes, aged 20