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James Ellis Hughes 1846 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1846

Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire

Death Date: 13 May 1923

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: Ellis Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Lister

Spouse(s): Mary Rowan

Children(s): Edith Hughes

The story of James Ellis Hughes began in 1846 in West Derby, Lancashire. James Ellis Hughes married Mary Ellen Rowan, and had children including Edith Hughes. James Ellis Hughes passed away in 1923 in Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ellis Hughes began in 1846 in West Derby, Lancashire.
  • James Ellis Hughes married Mary Ellen Rowan, and had children including Edith Hughes.
  • James Ellis Hughes passed away in 1923 in Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ellis Hughes
1809 – 1878
Birth Location: Liverpool St Thomas, Lancashire
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Elizabeth Lister
1816 – 1861
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Rowan
1854 – 1924
Birth Location: 8 Liverpool Street, Monks Coppenhall, Cheshire
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Children(s)

Edith Hughes
1887 – 1952
Birth Location: Liverpool
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James Hughes's Ancestors

Self
James Hughes
1846 – 1923
Birth Place: West Derby, Lancashire
Parents
Ellis Hughes
1809 – 1878
Liverpool St Thomas, Lancashire
Elizabeth Lister
1816 – 1861
Whitehaven, Cumberland
Grandparents
Henry Hughes
1772 – 1823
Liverpool
Catherine Williams
1780 – 1861
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
James Lister
1791 – 1864
Whitehaven, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Margaret mann
1790 – 1862
Whitehaven, Cumberland
Great-Grandparents
John Lister
1758 – 1817
Elizabeth Mossop
1767 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lister
1730 – 1790
Jane Furness
1733 – 1803
Clement MOSSOP
1730 – 1814
Eleanor Walker
1742 – 1820

James Hughes's Descendants

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James (Ellis) Hughes (5 May 1846 – 13 May 1923) m. Mary (Ellen) Rowan (11 MAY 1854 – 10 MAY 1924)
  1. 1. Edith Hughes (26 Jan 1887 – 18 Feb 1952) m. Edwin Cookson (29 Jun 1878 – 22 Jun 1953)
    1. 1. Sylvia (Henrietta) Cookson (29 Aug 1912 – 17 Oct 2002) m. Alec Moir
      1. 1. Stuart (Neville) Moir (Jan 1943 – )
        1. 1. Katharyne Moir (Jan 1969 – ) m. Mark Smith
        2. 2. James (Stuart William) Moir (14 Apr 1972 – ) m. Joanne Keeble (07 Mar 1974 – )
        3. 3. Andrew (Patrick) Moir (Jul 1974 – ) m. Caroline (J) Taggart m. Jennifer Chu

James Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1846
5 May 1846
Birth of James Ellis Hughes in West Derby, Lancashire
West Derby, Lancashire
1923
13 May 1923
Age 77
Death of James Ellis Hughes in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1846
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1923
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
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