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William Hughes 1856 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUL 1856

Birth Location: Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Mar 1941

Death Location: Tollcross, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Hughes

Mother: Grizzel Donaldson

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William Hughes was born in 1856 in Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Hughes and Grizzel Grace Donaldson. In 1861, William Hughes resided in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1871, William Hughes resided in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. William Hughes passed away in 1941 in Tollcross, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Hughes was born in 1856 in Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Hughes and Grizzel Grace Donaldson.
  • In 1861, William Hughes resided in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1871, William Hughes resided in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • William Hughes passed away in 1941 in Tollcross, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William Hughes's Ancestors

Self
William Hughes
1856 – 1941
Birth Place: Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Hughes
1828 – 1875
Ireland
Grizzel (Grace) Donaldson
1831 – 1883
Boness, Linlithgow
Grandparents
William Donaldson
1787 – 1868
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grizzle (Grace) Lowe
1802 – 1877
Boness, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS DONALDSON
1755 – 1828
Janet White
1753 – 1803
William Lowe
1780 –
Annie Sneddon
1781 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Donaldson
1721 –
Agnes Sword
1730 –
Robert White
1725 –
Elizabeth Robison
1725 – 1780

William Hughes's Timeline

4 Records

1856
21 JUL 1856
Birth of William Hughes in Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 5
William Hughes resided here in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 15
William Hughes resided here in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
1941
6 Mar 1941
Age 85
Death of William Hughes in Tollcross, Midlothian, Scotland
Tollcross, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1856
    Event Place: Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Tollcross, Midlothian, Scotland

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