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William Hughes & Margaret Wilson were married in Belfast 1 June 1901 (that's the information I've been given)

I know Margaret's parents are George Wilson & Mary Jane Martin, but have no idea of the parents of William Hughes.

Would this information be on the marriage entry?

If you send for the marriage certificate is should give you details of his parents


Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
Name: William Hughes
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1901
Registration district: Belfast
Volume: 1
Page: 366 (click to see others on page)
FHL Film Number: 101259

Spouse: Margaret Wilson



http://www.groireland.ie/

Would this be the family in 1911


Residents of a house 8 in Brookvale Street (Clifton, Antrim)

Hughes William 39 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Antrim Joiner Builders Yard Read and write - Married - 10 years

Hughes Margaret 34 Female Wife Presbyterian Belfast - Read and write - Married - 10 years

Hughes Molly 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -

Hughes George 6 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -

Hughes Harold 5 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Cannot read - Single - - - -

Hughes Dorothy 1 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - Cannot read - Single - - - -

Tolland Annie 32 Female Sister in Law Presbyterian Belfast - Read and write - Married - 5 years

Tolland May 1 Female Niece Presbyterian


This is the Tolland marriage...Annie seems to be Margarets sister


Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
about Andrew Tolland
Name: Andrew Tolland
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1905
Registration district: Belfast
Volume: 1
Page: 399
FHL Film Number: 101260

Spouse: Annie Wilson

Thankyou!

William & Margaret are the grandparents of a friend of mine. She's getting interested in climbing her family tree, so this might get her going.

You're welcome Scozz


This may be the marriage for Mary Jane


Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
Name: Mary Jane Martin
Date of Registration: 1876
Registration district: Lisburn
Volume: 1
Page: 841
FHL Film Number: 101252

Souse: George Wilson

(There are others listed but if your friend knows the parents then its likely to be George)

Wilson/Martin children


Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: Anna Wilson
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1877
Birth Place: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name: George Wilson
Father's Birth Place: 45 Beresford St.
Mother's name: Mary Jane Wilson Martin
FHL Film Number: 255968

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: Anna Wilson
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1878
Birth Place: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name: George Wilson
Mother's name: Mary Jane Martin Wilson
FHL Film Number: 256008

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: Arthur Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1880
Birth Place: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name: George Wilson
Mother's name: Mary Jane Martin Wilson
FHL Film Number: 256064

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: William Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1877
Birth Place: Ballycor, Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name: William Wilson
Mother's name: Jane Wilson Martin
FHL Film Number: 255986

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: Arthur Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1879
Birth Place: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name: William Wilson
Mother's name: Jane Martin
FHL Film Number: 256032

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: John Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1875
Birth Place: Antrim, Ireland
Father's Name: William Wilson
Mother's name: Jane Martin
FHL Film Number: 255934

Ireland, Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911
Name: George Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1871
Birth Place: Hillsborough, Down, Ireland
Baptism Place: Hillsborough, Down, Ireland
Father's Name: William Wilson
Mother's name: Mary Martin
FHL Film Number: 255825

William in 1901?

Residents of a house 135 in Alexander Park Avenue (Duncairn Ward, Antrim)

Hughes William 29 Male Brother Presbyterian Co Antrim Joiner Read and write - - -
Hughes Jeannie 4 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - - - - -
Hughes Sarah Georgina 1 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - - - - -
Hughes Thomas 45 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Antrim Carpenter Read and write - Married -
Hughes Robert 3 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast - - - - -
Hughes Lizzie 38 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Antrim - Read and write - Married -

William's brother Thomas in 1911

Residents of a house 24 in Marsden Gardens (Clifton, Belfast Urban No. 2, Antrim)

Hughes Thomas 55 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Antrim House Joiner Read and write - Married - - - -
Hughes Lizzie 49 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Antrim - Read and write - Married - 15 5 4
Hughes Jane 14 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Hughes Robert 13 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Hughes Sarah G 11 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
Hughes Mary L 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -

Wow! That's wonderful.

My friend has her grandmother's dob as 21 January 1877 (Margaret Jane Martin). That's the date you have listed for Anna (the first one). Strange.

All she knows about grandfather William Hughes is he was born about 1875 in "Randalstown" Drum-something

My friend will fall over when I give her all this information

Thankyou again <3

Randalstown is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located between the towns of Antrim and Toome. It had a population of 4,956 people in the 2001 Census. It has a very prominent disused railway viaduct and lies beside Lough Neagh and the Shane's Castle estate. The town is bypassed by the M22 motorway with junctions at both the eastern and western ends of the town.

Scozz

It did cross my mind that having 2 children named Anna mught lead to one of them being called Margaret!


Did the family end up in Australia?

Yes, William & Margaret came to Oz about 1912

William Hughes married Margaret Wilson 1st June 1901 in Malone Presbyterian church Belfast

William father's a Robert
Margaret father's a George
children
Mary Jane Martin Hughes 1902
George Hughes 1904
Robert Harold Hughes 1906
Margaret Dorothy Hughes 1910

George Wilson married Mary Jane Martin 6th March 1876 Drumlough Presbyterian Church in the parish of Dromore civil district Lisburn Co Down

George father's a James
Mary Jane father's a John
children
Anna 1877
Anna 1878
Arthur 1880
James 1883
Mary 1885
Elizabeth 1887
Robert 1888
John 1891

Anne Wilson married Andrew tolland 25th December 1905 Albert st. Presbyterian church Belfast

Census Years1901AntrimFalls WardSpringfield RoadResidents of a house
Residents of a house 270 in Springfield Road (Falls Ward, Antrim)
Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
Martin Adeline 15 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast No Occupation Read and write - Not Married -
Martin Elizabeth Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - Cannot read - Not Married -
Martin Dorothea 2 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast - Cannot read - Not Married -
Martin Annie 17 Female Daughter Presbyterian Belfast No Occupation Read and write - Not Married -
Martin Arthur 45 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Down Cashier in Foundry Clerk Read and write - Married -
Wilson Annie 22 Female Niece Presbyterian Belfast Milliner Read and write - Not Married -
Martin Robert 13 Male Son Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read and write - Not Married -
Hambleton Frank 7 Male Step Son Presbyterian Belfast Scholar Read - Not Married -
Martin Dorothea 31 Female Wife Presbyterian Belfast - Read and write - Married

There's a tree on ancestry with William Hughes born 1871 Randalstown, parents Robert Hughes & Sarah Ewing

They married 18th November 1853 Randalstown 2nd Presbyterian church in the parish of Drummaul Co Antrim

Robert father's a Thomas
Sarah father's a John

Thankyou all very much.

I'm sure my friend will be thrilled to bits with all this info.

<3

The GRO(I) index thru 1958 (excl N. Ireland post-partition) is available at:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_KINGDOM_IRELAND

One can purchase certs (or cheaper still, the uncertified images of the rego) via:
http://www.groireland.ie/
[That works for N Ireland pre-1922 too, but after partition one has to use GRONI for the North]

The Irish 1901/1911 censuses are free at:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
[Not heard of any release dates for next census (=1926 in both Irelands)]

I think Gins is wrong abt info on an m.cert - I don't think it names either of the couple's parents, just their fathers.

Malcolm, I is never wrong my dear, I just make typo errors ;-)


Of course, it is the fathers names that will be in the certificate (hopefully)

Gins - Yeah, it's Antrim, not Ayrshire, eh.

Scozz - Check out http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/J0890