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Title: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Doylekelly on Friday 29 June 12 14:55 BST (UK)
I'm trying to find any information on my great grandparents, but i dont really have much to go on.

Richard Hughes and Christina Hughes ''Maiden name was CLINTON'', 47 Eden Villa's Dun Laoghaire. I'm trying to find out about his family and where he was from and same info about Christina Clinton. I cant seem to find any records on them, not in the 1901 or 1911 census.

I have no dates of births for them, but I can tell you their eldest daughter Theresa/Teresa was born in 1921. They had about 12 kids, two sons died in the house as the result of a tragic gas accident in 1944. Richard was always away in the Merchant Navy. They moved to the UK in 1955

Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: shanew147 on Friday 29 June 12 15:10 BST (UK)
possible marriage from the BMD Index... worth checking to see if it fit's, especially since the bride's name is quite rare, and the district is correct for Dún Laoghaire..

  Name: Christina Clinton
  Registration district:   Rathdown
  Event type: Marriage
  Quarter and year: Jul-Sep 1928
  Volume : 2 / Page : 639

also with the same references is a Richard Hughes

There are also Index entries for some possible children.. which I'll send to you by PM , since they are too recent for inclusion in a reply here.


Shane
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Friday 29 June 12 23:21 BST (UK)
Hi there

Looks like you will need to get the marriage cert that Shane has given you the reference for to get their father's names and occupations.

No defo matches for Richard, but presuming that Christina was actually from Dublin there is only one match that I can see

 christina clinton 1911 ? (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/South_Dock/Clarence_Place/100428/)

Tara
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Doylekelly on Friday 29 June 12 23:28 BST (UK)
Hi Tara,
I think that 'might' be her. in that link her fathers name is thomas. she has a son called thomas, so might have called him after him. i will try get in contact with her eldest son in the UK to see if he can give me any information to go by.
thanks
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Doylekelly on Saturday 30 June 12 00:39 BST (UK)
something else that might be helpful....they both died in 1986 (8 months apart) in Manchester, and are both buried in Manchester.
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Colur on Saturday 30 June 12 12:11 BST (UK)
Hi and Welcome,
I remember the Hughes Family from the Villas and have sent you a P M with some details and contacts which I hope might be of some use.

John
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Saturday 30 June 12 12:25 BST (UK)
Hi again,

Presuming the marriage cert confirms that Christina's father was Thomas - this is her in 1901

 christina clinton 1901 (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Pembroke_East___Donnybrook/New_Grove_Avenue/1285521/)

This would then be her baptism

 christina clinton baptism (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/68fccd0276031)

This would then appear to be the marriage of her parents

 thomas and susan clinton marriage (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/1d7a9e0446681)

Her mother's surname being Pugolas - very unusual

This is the marriage of a brother of Susan Pugolas

 michael pugolas marriage (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/1b53650446603)

This has the baptisms of children of Thomas and Susan

 thomas and susan clinton children's baptisms (http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/search.jsp?name2fm=susan&name2l=&namefm=thomas&namel=clinton&location=&dd=&mm=&yy=&submit=Search&sort=&pageSize=100&diocese=&parish=&century=&decade=&exact=&ddB=&ddM=&ddD=&mmB=&mmM=&mmD=&yyB=&yyM=&yyD=&locationB=&locationM=&locationD=&member0=&member1=&member2=&member3=&member4=&member5=&member6=&member7=&member8=&member9=&namef0=&namef1=&namef2=&namef3=&namef4=&namef5=&namef6=&namef7=&namef8=&namef9=&namel0=&namel1=&namel2=&namel3=&namel4=&namel5=&namel6=&namel7=&namel8=&namel9=&keyword=)

There is a lot on the Pugolas' on irishgenealogy - there are a LOT of different spellings of this surname though !

Tara

Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Doylekelly on Monday 02 July 12 16:24 BST (UK)
i've run that info by a family member, and they said Christina would have been born in 1911/1912, that would answer why i cant find her in the 1901 or 1911 census
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Colur on Monday 02 July 12 23:23 BST (UK)
Hi again,
I was out in the Genealogy Society of Ireland’s office this evening going through the parish records for St Michaels Church and found your G/Grandparents marriage details.

Spouse Richard Hughes
Address 9, Bentley Villas Dun Laoghaire
Parents John and Margaret (nee Doyle)
Bride Christine Clinton
Address 30, Lwr. Georges Street Dun Laoghaire.
Parents Christopher and Theresa (nee Cullen)
Witnesses Patrick Kelly South King Street Dublin and
Mary Clinton 30, Lwr. Georges Street Dun Laoghaire.
Celebrant Ludvic Potter.


This is the 1911 Census return for your G/Grandfather Richard Hughes (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Kingstown_No__1/Cumberland_Street/100033/)
As you said your G/Grandmother had yet to make an appearance? but her parents were living here (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/South_Dock/Holles_St_/87434/) on Census night.
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Doylekelly on Monday 02 July 12 23:51 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for this information, it is definetly them. They named their first child Theresa...which is also her mothers name. and the second link you put up there , there is a John Joe....they named one of their kids John Joe. so its definetly them. Thanks a million, this is a great breakthrough for me. really appreciate it.
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 03 July 12 18:28 BST (UK)
Back to the drawing board so.............

The only marriage I can find as near is a Christopher Clinton to a Teresa McMullen - is it possible that the marriage records for Christina Clinton may have had a mistranscription of her mother's maiden name ?

Christopher Clinton
Date Apr-May-Jun 1907
District Rathdown
Volume: 2 Page: 888 

Tara



Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Doylekelly on Tuesday 03 July 12 21:14 BST (UK)
Tara,
yes you could be right cause Christinas mother name is Theresa ''Cullen'', quite possibly it is McMullen spelling/typo
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Colur on Wednesday 04 July 12 16:13 BST (UK)
Hi Folks,
I went out again today and the entry clearly reads Cullen but on the off chance that Christopher was also married from St. Michaels the very helpful Eddie from The GSI quickly found the marriage details of Christopher Clinton of 3 Crofton Avenue Kingstown to Teresa McMULLAN of 106 Lwr Georges Street Kingstown on the 16th June 1907 so well done Tara
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Wednesday 04 July 12 16:32 BST (UK)
Super 'colur'

You are very good getting all that paperwork for 'doylekelly'

This then so is Teresa and her family in 1901

 teresa mcmullen 1901 (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Kingstown/Patrick_Street/1320707/)

Relations of mine lived a few doors down !

Tara
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Wednesday 04 July 12 16:35 BST (UK)
This is her family in 1911

 mcmullen's 1911 census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Kingstown_No__3/Crofton_Terrace/90886/)

Tara
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: Colur on Thursday 05 July 12 18:04 BST (UK)


You are very good getting all that paperwork for 'doylekelly'

 

Only too glad to help, and it is really great to be able to give something back to this Site



Relations of mine lived a few doors down !

Tara

Mine too; my dad was born on Patrick Street in Kelly’s Court in 1908 which was just up from Cross Avenue..


This then so is Teresa and her family in 1901

 teresa mcmullen 1901 (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Kingstown/Patrick_Street/1320707/)

 

Well spotted on the ‘Treza’ misspelling Tara, I would never have found it. It was more difficult to read the Clinton McMullan entry in the church register but a few definites’ were Arthur McMullan was a witness at the wedding of his brother Christopher as was a girl named Agnes C????? from York Road. Christopher’s parents were Michael and Maryanne nee Behan and Father Slevin performed the ceremony but I was unable to make out Mrs. McMullan’s maiden name.
The GSI office is situated under the George Monument at the East Pier and it is an Aladdin’s Cave for anyone who has ancestors from Kingstown / Dun Laoghaire. Hopefully ‘doylekelly’ will be able to pay a visit as she will more easily identify the names.   
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Thursday 05 July 12 19:28 BST (UK)
A daughter of this chap married into my family of Hayden's

 gilmartin 1911 (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/Kingstown_No__2/Patrick_Street__East_Side/95663/)

Did you ever hear of this family ?

Tara
Title: Re: Hughes and Clinton -Dun Laoghaire
Post by: taramcdsmall on Friday 30 January 15 12:08 GMT (UK)
Hi

DoyleKelly

Just incase you log back onto this site ~ it turns out that my friend is related to you (way back, through the Clintons !).

I was working on her tree and thought it all seemed familiar !

Anyway, if you wish to get in touch, please do !

Tara