Clements, Hugh. 1825-1900, and the many wives of.

[Crabbit24]

Who needs Emmerdale for their excitement and drama!
Thank you Softly & Millmoor.

[Crabbit24]

In reply to the 1861 census, to marry Rachael he would need to be divorced or widowed. It is odd Janes 2 are missing as well, at 11 & 12, still a bit young for the mines or domestic labour.
And why would her sister marry him?
I know they seem to recover from widowhood and re-marry with indecent haste (modern eyes) in that period.

[Crabbit24]

Name   Rachel Hutcheson
Sex   Female
Age   15
Birth Year (Estimated)   1822-1826
Birthplace   Cumberland
Residence Place   Front Row New Houses
Event Type   Census
Event Date   1841
Event Place   St Bees, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original)   St Bee, Cumberland, England
Registration District   Whitehaven
Household Identifier   2808094
Book Number   12
Line Number   24
Page Number   10
Piece/Folio   158/33
Registration Number   HO107
Other People on This Record

Jane Hutcheson      F   15   Cumberland   
Nancy Hutcheson      F   14   Cumberland   
Sarah Hutcheson      F   12   Cumberland   
Hannah Hutcheson      F   10   Cumberland   
John Hutcheson      M   8   Cumberland   
Eleanor Hutcheson      F   3   Cumberland   
John Hutcheson      M   60   Cumberland   
Ann Hutcheson      F   40   Cumberland   

From Family search.
Sisters? Rachael, Jane & Hannah?
Rachael's christening lists John Hutchison & Hannah "blank" maybe Ann is Hannah?

[JenB]

This birth answers a lot of questions. He's still alive in 1911/1921 but cannot find him from 1856 until 1911!!--that's 5 census

SS

Digressing a bit to Henry in the hope that earlier might find him with his mother? In 1921 and 1911 he is with his wife Jane.

!891 Census,
RG 12/4189/106/4
Chopwell

Henry Clemens, head, m, 36, coal miner, Quarrington* Co Durham
Jane do, wife, m, 36, new Seaham, do
Henry do, sons, 5, Wst Cornforth do
Jane do, daur, 2, do do
*(Quarrington not far from his actual birthplace of Trimdon)

Jane's birth: Jane Clemens, 3rd q 1888, Stockton 10a, 108, mother's maiden surname Boyle.

Which leads to Henry in 1881, a boarder with the Boyle family in Cornforth, plus their married daughter Jane Cuthbertson, RG 11/4902/26/46

Marriage Henry Clemens and Jane Cuthbertson, 4q 1886, Easington 10a, 505.

But can't yet find him earlier than 1881 

He is very challenged re his birthplace - it's different on every census. In 1881 it's Ferryhill.