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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: sarah mary on Friday 14 June 19 14:27 BST (UK)
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My uncle John Hughes emigrated from Gateshead England to Canada.Married Elizabeth Geddis who followed from England, a widow with one son.
John and Elizabeth Hughes had one son John 1928 to 1996,he married Rita MacDonald and they had two children a son and a daughter ,who are still living
I understand from the website Ancestry that they are looking for family history details,but I am unable to contact them through that website
Does anyone have any ideas how I could let them have the information I have? My father was Uncle John's youngest brother
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I'm a member of Ancestry. If you could PM me your email address and the name of the tree owner I could try sending them a message for you.
Jacquie
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Hi Jacquie
Sorry to be so long before I contacted you again
I have now been back to our new Family History Department and the family tree is just called Hughes Family
Tree
Unfortunately I cannot send a PM because I cannot find out how to do it
It seems one or two people seem to be looking for the information I have but I still cannot find any more about John Hughes in Canada's parents, they were married in Glasgow and died in Gateshead where they had most of their children including my father
Thank you for your offer of help
Regards Sarah Mary
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The owner of the tree you refer to has not been online for 1 year. Jacquie isn't around at the moment but I have sent a message for you, directing them to this thread. Fingers crossed you may get a response. Hope this helps
Sandra
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previous thread - https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=496176.0
Death Certificate - http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/011c4e7a-7108-4101-a28b-a658923e8fa0
Obituary for John Hughes - 11 March 1964
The Vancouver Sun Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 Mar 1964, Thu - Page 48
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33800565/john_hughes/
Sandra
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FIND A GRAVE
John Hughes - 1890 - 1964
Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Cemetery New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154156052/john-hughes
Sandra
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Canada Voters List shows 1958/1963 - John Hughes (retired) and Elizabeth Hughes - 107 Durham Street New Westminster. BC
Sandra
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Hi Sandra
Just found the details from the newspaper obituary notice of Uncle John Hughes.I was delighted with the information as we did not know anything about his family.I knew he married Elizabeth,a widow from Durham with a son and they went over to Canada followed by her widowed father.
I also found from the Ancestry website that they had a son called John who would have been my cousin.
I can see from the same website that some of the family are or have been wanting details of the family back in England but I cannot seem to get in touch
Once again thank you for your help I am delighted
Regards Sarah Mary
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Hi Sarah,
I have checked periodically but the owner of that anc tree has not been on line for over a year. Sadly, no response to the message I left for you.
Pleased the obit for John helped.
Sandra ;)
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Obituary for Rita Renfena Macdonald/Hughes (wife of John Francis Highes - 15 May 1980)
The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 16 May 1980, Fri - Page 42
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34118123/rita_renfena_macdonald/
Canadian Headstones - Notre Dame - Section 64A - Carleton (incl. Ottawa), Ontario, Canada.
Sandra
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1921 census shows the parents of Rita MacDonald/Hughes (Rita wasn't born until 1925) - Cape Breton South and Richmond Nova Scotia.
Michael McDonald 28
Johnana McDonald 28
John James McDonald 1
Elizabeth May McDonald 2 months
John McCormick 30
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002903767
https://www.macdonaldfamily.org/Laughlin_McDonald.htm
Michael Boniface Mc Donald - born October 25, 1893 in East Bay, Nova Scotia - died April 24, 1970 in Sydney, Nova Scotia
Johanna Mac Cormick born June 14 1893 in French Road, Cape Breton- died January 23, 1977
Sandra
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Canadian Headstones - brother of Rita MacDonald shown on that 1921 census.
John James Macdonald - Jim MacDonald
Notre Dame - Section 51-4
Burial Place: Carleton (incl. Ottawa), Ontario, Canada
Notes MacDonald Lee Grant - 1918 - 1978 Beloved wife of Jim fondly loved and deeply mourned.
Sandra
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Obituary John James MacDonald - The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - 8 Jul 2010, Thu - Page 32 - with photograph.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34119246/john_james_macdonald_jim/
Sandra
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Obituary of Elizabeth Macdonald MacQueen (sister of Ruth MacDonald/Hughes) - Sydney, Nova Scotia
15 April 1921 – 13 July 2015
Elizabeth/Liz was predeceased by her husband Donald Morrison, brothers Jim, Joe, Vince and John Hugh - sisters Refina, Kay and Theresa, great grandson Isaac Fougere and by several brothers and sisters-in-law.
Survived by her second husband.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/elizabeth-macqueen-obituary?pid=175287856
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/sydney-ns/elizabeth-macqueen-6517829
Sandra
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index - (Brother of Ruth Macdonald/Hughes)John Hugh MacDonald - 28 January 1930 - 22 June 1984 - Sydney Nova, Canada. Parents - Michael B MacDonald and MotherJohanna McCormick.
Naturalized Didtrict Court Detroit - 20-11-1958
Sandra
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Obituary Catherine/Katherine/Kaye - Anderson-Ryan (sister of Ruth Macdonald/Hughes)
The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 31 Jul 2011, Sun - Page 14
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34120316/katherine_macdonald_andersonryan/
Sandra
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Leo Hughes aged 6 years - son of John Hughes and Elizabeth Gaddis - arrived Quebec 15 September 1933 with Elizabeth Hughes aged 41 years born Durham. Jack aged 4 years - Sheila 3 years - both Jack and Sheila born Ocean Falls. All going to Ocean Falls. Husband John Hughes - Ocean Falls. Had been in Canada May 1925 - April 1933.
Sandra
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Leo had lived in Okanagan on a number of Canada Voters Lists before moving to Penticton
FIND A GRAVE
Leo Hughes - 1926 - 2008
Burial Lakeview Cemetery Penticton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia.
Section B
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143338964/leo-hughes
Sandra
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Relatively recent :'(
Ruth Lydia Weir/Hughes - 28 November 1926 - 26 May 2019 (with photograph)
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/4451020/Ruth-Lydia-Hughes
Sandra
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This is the husband of the first named daughter in the obituary of Ruth Weir Hughes .......with photograph.
Son-in-law of Leo and Ruth Hughes.
Michael Darnbrough - 3 August 1947 - 2 September 2015
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/kelowna-bc/mike-ronald-darnbrough-6580937
Sandra
Added - Sent pm with further details.
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Not sure if you were trying to send me a pm (23 July) but you used the quote, so it only sent back my message to you ?
Sandra