New England Families

Birth Record of William Hughes

Photocopy of certified copy of an entry of birth in Bridgnorth
Registration District, Bridgnorth Sub-district, County of Salop, 1880.
Original number is 101.
Our copy came from Jennifer Tyler.

William Hughes
born 13 June 1880 in Union Workhouse, Bridgnorth
birth registered 7 Aug 1880

father: [blank]
his occupation: [blank]

mother: Ellen Hughes

Signature, description and residence of informant:
Ellen Hughes, mother, Union Workhouse, Bridgnorth

[There was no "x" but the whole form was in the same handwriting. Was it
hers?]

1881 Census, Bridgnorth, St Leonards, Shropshire
3 April 1881
Workhouse 16 North Gate
ED 1, piece 2629, folio 17, page 26

Ellen Hughes, married, 31, born Sutton Maddock, Salop
James Howell, 5, born Dudley, Worcestershire
Ellen Howell, 3, born Wolverley, Worcestershire
William Howell, under 10m, born Bridgnorth, Salop

all pauper inmates

1891 Census, Quatt Jarvis, Shropshire
ED: South East Shropshire District School
Registration District: Bridgnorth
piece 2095, folio 131
5 April 1891

James Hughes, 13, scholar, born Dudley, Staffordshire
William Hughes, 9, scholar, born Bridgnorth, Salop
Ellen Hughes, 12, scholar, born Dudley, Staffordshire

1901 Census Bridgnorth St Mary, Shropshire
ED 4, piece 2518, folio 64, page 17, household 115
31 March 1901
with Henry (42), Jane (47), and Charles (22) Sankey

William Hughes, boarder, 20, agricultural laborer, born in Bridgnorth, Salop

UK and Ireland Outward Passenger Lists, ancestry.com
Empress of Ireland of the Canadian Pacific Line, departed Liverpool April 8, 1910, bound for St John
Wm Hughes, assistant cashier, 29

When William entered the US he said that he had landed in Canada either on April 10, 1910 or in the month of April 1910. The entry just said 4/10 and most of the column were for the year 1910.

List or Manifest of Alien Passengers, Applying for Admission to the United States from Foreign Contiguous Territory
Port of Montreal, month of November 1910

William Hughes, 30, single, a lay evangelist [superscription OM], can read and write, born in England, English, last permanent residence: Montreal, Canada, contact in country from whence he came: mother, Helen Wright, Bueldwis [Buildwas], England, had not been in Canada before, is carrying $250, had not been in the US before, destination: New York, New York, but no specific address, good health, no physical defects, 5'4 1/2", dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, 140 lbs, born in Bridge North, England, landed in Canada April 10, 1910, or just April 1910, at St John, on the Emp of Ireland, examined November 18.

 

This might be William Hughes. This man was listed in 1912 and 1913, but not in 1911, 1914 or 1915. That fits the time that Wm could have been in New York City. I don't know what kind of neighborhood W 4th was in 1912.

1912 New York City Directory
William Hughes, clerk h 344 W 4th

1913 New York City Directory
William Hughes, clerk h 344 W 4th

 

1911 and 1912: not listed

1913 Boston City Directory
William Hughes clerk at 90 Chauncy boards 41 Winchester

1914 Boston City Directory
William Hughes clerk at 90 Chauncy boards 41 Winchester

1915 Boston City Directory
William Hughes porter at 90 Chauncy boards 51 Winchester
1916 Boston City Directory
William Hughes, porter boards 51 Winchester
1917 Boston City Directory
William Hughes, porter boards 51 Winchester

WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918 Local Board, Division 8, 1 Beacon St, Boston
William Hughes, 38, born June 13, 1880
residence: 51 Winchester St
citizen of Great Britain, has not declared his intention to become a citizen
elevator operator for United Society of Christian Endeavor, at 41 Mt Vernon St, Boston
nearest relative: Helen Harper, mother, Domas Harley, Shropshire, England

short in height, slender build, blue eyes, hair: bald, brown. no physical disqualifications

elevator operator for United Society of Christian Endeavor, at 41 Mt Vernon St, Boston

living at 51 Winchester St when he married.

1920 Census, Boston, Ward 8, ED 219, Sheet 9A, line 29, household 145
Series T625 Roll 742, Page 48, Sheet 9A.
April 7, 1920
At 52 Melrose St

William Hughes, 39, arrived 1910, alien, born in England, parents also, elevator operator
Mrs William Hughes, age unknown, born in Massachusetts, parents in Canada, their native language: English,
Grace L Hughes, 8m, born in Massachusetts
Blanche E Hughes 8m, born in Massachusetts

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF9Z-DQK

1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 950; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 360
enumerated April 8, 1930
renting for $18/month at 40 Cliff St. does not own a radio

William W Hughes 49, married 1st at 38, born in England, parents also, arrived 1900, naturalized [1918 crossed out], elevator operator, office building
Maude Hughes 31, married 1st at 21, born in MA, parents in Canada-English,
Grace L Hughes 11,
Blanche E Hughes 11,
Irene F Hughes 10,
Gladys M Hughes 8,
Norma I Hughes 6,
Verly O Hughes 5,
William C Hughes 2,
Arleta M Hughes 0 [8/12 scratched out]

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQRH-7F8 : accessed 27 Sep 2013), William W Hughes, 1930.

The listing in the city directories for these years is as follows, but was she living with him?
Hughes, Wm (Marion) elevator man 40 Central house at 1 Regent Place, Roxbury

The children are in two different places in 1930. In 1930 in William's houshold, Arleta is missing. And Marion is not with William on the 1940 Census.

 

SS-5
Application for Social Security Account Number
Number in upper right corner: 025-01-9584

Name: William Hughes
Address: 1 Regent Place, Roxbury, Mass
Present Employer: Suffolk Real Estate Trust
Address of Employer: 40 Central Street, Boston, Mass

Age at Last Birthday: 56
Date of Birth: June(struck out) 6/13/1880
Place of Birth: Bridgnorth Salop. England
Father's Full Name: William Hughes
Mother's full Maiden Name: Helen Howells
Sex: Male (checked)
Color: White (checked)

Date signed: November 27, 1936
Employee's signature as usually written: W. Hughes

1940 Census, Ward 12, Boston, District 15-432, sheet 51, family 100
renting for $25/month at 1 Regent Place
William Hughes, 59, married crossed out, born in England, 6 years of school, worked 70 hours the previous week, worked 52 weeks in 1939 and earned $736 for the year. elevator operator, office building
Grace Hughes, 20, single, born in MA, 8 years of school, engaged in house work, [apparently at home, since there is no information for income or weeks worked]
Irene Hughes, 19, single, born in MA, 8 years of school, house maid, private house, worked 52 weeks in 1939 for $208 total
Norma Hughes, 16, single, born in MA, 1 year of High School, new worker
Verly Hughes, 15, single, born in MA, 7 years of school
William Hughes, 13, single, born in MA, 5 years of school
Arleta Hughes, 11, single, born in MA, 4 years of school

all lived in the same house in 1935.
there is no indication of who provided the information.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4JB-YF3 : accessed 27 Sep 2013), William Hughes, 1940.

William Hughes
32 Union Ave, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk Co, MA
no phone
age 61, born: June 13, 1880, Shropshire, England
contact person: Miss Norma Hughes, same address
employer: Meredith & Grew - Real Estate, 40 Central St, Boston
description: 5'3", 145lb, brown eyes, gray hair, sallow complexion,

1950 Census Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ED 15-658, sheet 11
April 15, 1950
at 32 Union Avenue
William Hughes, 69, divorced, born in England, unable to work

William Hughes
November 12, 1976

HUGHES – Of Rockland, November 12, formerly of Jamaica Plain, William, husband of the late Marion R. (Clark), father of Norma Kennedy of Dedham, Irene Mercer of Mattapan, Gladys Shackway of Connecticut, Arleta Kimball of Boston, Grace Paige, Verly Arsenault and Blanche Calley, all of Jamaica Plain and William Hughes of Illinois, Also survived by 22 grand and 21 great-grandchildren, Funeral services at the Mann-Mann and Rodgers Funeral Home, 44 Perkins St. (Corner of South Huntington Ave,), JAMAICA PLAIN, Monday at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. By request no visiting hours, Interment private

Published: Boston Sunday Globe, November 14, 1976, Page: 86.

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U.S., Social Security Death Index, at ancestry.com
Name: William Hughes
SSN: 025-01-9584
Last Residence: 02026 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Born: 13 Jun 1880
Last Benefit: 02130 Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America
Died: Nov 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)

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He was in a nursing home in Rockland, MA, not Brockton, as the Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 at ancestry.com says:

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 about William Hughes
Name: William Hughes
Certificate: 052679
Death Place: Brockton
Death Date: 12 Nov 1976
Birth Place: Other