1870 birth - Jersey

[LDaw]

I’m on holiday in Jersey this week.  It’s triggered me to look into a 3 x great aunt who was born here.  She’s the only family member with a channel island connection.

The 1881 census shows she was living in Lincoln with Henry and Catherine Hughes (presumably both her parents).  She was 11 and a scholar.

I’ve checked Jerripedia and I can’t spot a birth or baptism for her.

I’ve no idea how her parents came to be there.  Going by the birth locations for siblings, they weren’t there long.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[*Sandra*]

Presumably this family - 1881    1 Gibraltar Hill Lincoln

RG11 Piece 3243 Folio 140 Page 18

Henry Hughes   37
Catherine Hughes33
Martha Hughes   11 born Jersey. Channel Islands.
James Hughes   10
Harry Hughes   8
John Hughes   7
Rose Ann Hughes   5
George Hughes   2
Catherine Hughes 1

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

1871 census Lincoln Lincolnshire.

Class RG10 Piece 3365 Folio 67 Page 7

James Elliss   73
Martha Elliss   66
Katherine Hughes   24
James Storr   15
William Starr   14
Martha Hughes   1 St Peters Jersey Channel Islands. grand-daughter.
James Hughes   0
Elisabeth Burley   7

There are no birth, marriage or death records for the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man available to see online as far as I know. 

Sandra

[LDaw]

There’s a Jerripedia resource that appears to list all the births/baptisms, but I couldn’t spot her.

(Yes, that’s the right one.)

[*Sandra*]

I think those entries are from Church of England registers in Jersey. Perhaps not everyone in documented. Records for Catholic churches and other denominations
are only available at Jersey Archive at present.

http://search.jerripediabmd.net/

Sandra

[LDaw]

Ah, thanks for that.  We have a few Methodists so that’s a possibility.

[LizzieL]

In 1871 there's a Henry Hughes occ soldier born Liverpool as a patient in Lincoln.Could be him. Maybe why little Martha is with grandparents. Henry might have been posted to Jersey with army. Catherine was born in Ireland. I have an ancestor in Royal Artillery who was in Ireland then Jersey, but sometime earlier than 1870


Piece: 3373 Folio:125 Page 14

[LizzieL]

There's a marriage on 5 April 1869 of a Henry Hughes and Catherine Staines. He's a soldier at the Royal Barracks Dublin, bachelor father John Hughes (deceased) labourer
Catherine is also of Royal Barracks Dublin, father James Staines, occ steward.
Catherine made her mark, Henry signed.
Marriage was at Roman Catholic Chapel of St Paul, registrar's district No 3 North City, Dublin North.
witnesses Anthony Durkin and Esther Bryan. Anthony signed, Ester made her mark.

Staines is close to mother maiden name (Stynes)given on Martha's siblings' birth regs in Lincoln.

[LDaw]

I hadn’t realised people were posted to Jersey.  That’s an interesting angle to consider.

Thanks