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Title: HUGHES
Post by: nelliep on Sunday 27 March 05 12:28 BST (UK)

My great grandparents Robert and Mary Hughes worshipped at the Strand (2nd) Presp. Church in 1901 - can't find burials for either at church or at city cemetery.  Anyone got information?
They lived at Spencer Road at time of 1901 census

Title: HUGHES
Post by: maryderry on Thursday 07 July 05 19:42 BST (UK)

hello there, saw your message,i was wondering if they could be buried in ardmore cemetery in the waterside.

                                      mary.

Title: HUGHES
Post by: nelliep on Sunday 10 July 05 10:00 BST (UK)

Mary - I appeciate this and will look into this.
Regards
Helen

Title: HUGHES
Post by: Annmarie on Thursday 14 July 05 13:00 BST (UK)

HI there...

Have u also tried the Altnagelvin cemetry? or maybe the cityside one cos there are lots of old graves over there.

Hope u find wht ur lookin for good luck

Title: HUGHES
Post by: nelliep on Sunday 17 July 05 14:45 BST (UK)

thank you for your help.
kind regards
Nellie

Title: HUGHES
Post by: rob elliott on Saturday 23 July 05 22:03 BST (UK)

Nellie, found your Robert Hughes on the Ulster Covenant web-site with the address as Olive Terrace as mentioned in your other posting. You say they attended Strand road Presbyterian Church,i wondered what you based this information on. The reason i ask is Robert signed the covenant at Glendermott Presbyterian church which is some way from Olive Terrace [but so is Strand road] and i wondered if they had started attending another church as there were closer sites to Spencer Road/Olive Tce to sign. If so there are two or three graveyards in the vacinity of Glendermott. In addition as other replies have stated they may have been buried further from the City,perhaps where they originally came from. Do you have the 1901/1911 census for them as it may give details of their place of birth.
My Great-grand Father was John Young McConnell [Young was his Mothers Maiden name]. His wife[nee Cowan] was buried in Leckpatrick burial ground which is in County Tyrone but close to where she was born,although they had lived in Londonderry for at least 30 Years.
Rob

Title: HUGHES
Post by: nelliep on Sunday 24 July 05 18:02 BST (UK)

Rob, thank you for this information.  You are probably right in that they moved church. At the time of the 1901 census the family were at spencer road.  I did trace the church records re the births of the children which were all for the Strand.  They had moved to Olive Terrace before 1908. I just cannot trace marriage or birth cert for either Robert or Mary (Young) but will keep going. I know that Mary died in the Waterside area in 1925 and that her daughter Sarah signed the death cert - but no other details.  I did visit the Glendermott graveyards when I visited Derry last year
and have also got strands that may link to Strabane.  Need more visits to Ireland!
Genealogy is both frustrating and fascinating!
Good luck with your searches
Nellie

Title: HUGHES
Post by: scotmum on Tuesday 26 July 05 00:20 BST (UK)

Just a thought prompted by Rob's post. I assume the children born in Londonderry were in late 1870's / early 1880's. IGI have a Margaret Hughes born in County Tyrone in 1872 to a Robert Hughes and Mary Young. May not be connected, but is probably in right timescale for the other children.  Could your Robert and Mary have moved to Londonderry from Tyrone as one of Rob's relatives did? Did they have a daughter Margaret?

Title: HUGHES
Post by: nelliep on Tuesday 26 July 05 18:17 BST (UK)

I have come across this Robert hughes married to a Mary Young in strabane I believe and a daughter Margaret but at the time of the 1901 census there is no mention of a Margaret (who could have left home of course by then) all the other children where 1878 onwards in quick succession and have never been able to find a link so think they may be separate families

Title: HUGHES
Post by: maryderry on Wednesday 16 April 08 23:43 BST (UK)

i know its a while since you posted your message, did you find your hughes.found these i thought i would put them on anyway.

marriage. ROBERT HUGHES TO MARY YOUNG 13-10-1871 @ DONAGHEADY 2ND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DONAGHEADY, STRABANE, TYRONE.

births.MARGARET 31-10-1872 TYRONE IRE. CATHERINE 12-9-1877. THOMAS 8-6-1879.CATHERINE 25-12-1880 ALL BORN DERRY (maybe the first catherine died).parents. ROBERT HUGHES & MARY YOUNG.

                                 regards mary.

Title: Re: HUGHES
Post by: bigfellow98 on Friday 10 April 09 14:42 BST (UK)

Hi some info, So far I have not located Olive Ter. in the 1911 Census. But in the Derry almanac in 1908 Robert Hughes live at 4 Olive Ter. But not in 1905 or 1909 (No. 3 Olive Ter was vacant in 1909) Will keep looking in the 1911 Census for Olive Ter.  Olive Ter is located on Fountain Hill, off Spencer Rd.
Regards
BF

Title: Re: HUGHES
Post by: bigfellow98 on Saturday 30 May 09 13:25 BST (UK)

Hi Have sent you a PM  on 1901 census
BF

Title: Re: HUGHES
Post by: rob elliott on Sunday 07 June 09 00:07 BST (UK)

BF

From 1914 at least to the late 20's there is a Robert Leake at 4 Olive Terrace.

Rob