1885 Harold Hughes was born in St Harmon, Radnorshire, Wales. He was the son of Morgan Hughes and Jane Eliza Powell.
1928 Christopher Thomas Pugh died in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was 49 years old.
Thursday, 29 September 2011
On This Day ... 29 September
1858 Silvester Read married Ann Allen (nee Terry) at Yardley Parish Church, Yardley, Worcestershire, England. Silvester was my 3 x great-grandfather.
1885 Harold Hughes was born in St Harmon, Radnorshire, Wales. He was the son of Morgan Hughes and Jane Eliza Powell.
1928 Christopher Thomas Pugh died in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was 49 years old.
1885 Harold Hughes was born in St Harmon, Radnorshire, Wales. He was the son of Morgan Hughes and Jane Eliza Powell.
1928 Christopher Thomas Pugh died in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was 49 years old.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Wordless Wednesday - Jess at Ilfracombe
On This Day ... 28 September
1797 Elizabeth Rowntree was born in Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Robert Rowntree and Mary Hood.
1912 Robert Hudson married Daisy Clarke at St Oswald's Church, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, England.
1921 Richelieu Cleveland Pratt married Elva Mary Trow at Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
1912 Robert Hudson married Daisy Clarke at St Oswald's Church, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, England.
1921 Richelieu Cleveland Pratt married Elva Mary Trow at Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
On This Day ... 27 September
1829 Esther Maria Onions was born in London, England, the daughter of John and Hannah Onions.
1832 Henry Cochrane was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Thomas Cochrane and Ann Allison.
1832 Henry Cochrane was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Thomas Cochrane and Ann Allison.
Monday, 26 September 2011
Amanuensis Monday - letter from Bill Hudson to Peggy September 14, 1945
My grandfather Bill Hudson worked as a prison officer in Hong Kong from 1921 to 1941. He was still in Hong Kong in December of 1941 when the Japanese invaded and occupied the colony. My grandmother Peg and my father Peter had been evacuated to Australia in July 1940. Peg kept the last couple of letters Bill wrote from Hong Kong prior to the Japanese invasion, along with the letters he wrote immediately after liberation.
Most of the letters are long, so I'm serialising them. The last letter was written immediately after liberation on 30 August 1945 and described his time in the internment camp. Following liberation it took several increasingly frustrating weeks to get the internees out of Hong Kong and on the way home.
Manila, Monday 14. 9. 45
Dears
Have been four days and still no signs of sailing. I am fed up with it all, as it is far from comfortable seeing that we are travelling on the Troop Deck in the bowels of the ship away down on E Deck when we have our meals down there, you must undress and only wear a Fanduski or loin cloth even then the sweat pours out of you. Night time I slept on deck on the hard wood with only 2 blankets. They gave us hammocks to sleep in, only half of them have no rope to sling, also on the top deck there is no place to tie them to. The food is good, but any food would be good after 3 1/2 years of rice and Chinese vegetables.
I have so much to say my Dear, I do wish this damned ship would get a move on. I got your Red X letter the other day, so I definitely know that you are in England, so get plenty of coal in, as it is going to be cold for Willie, seeing that the last Christmas I spent in England was 1920. Only thing wrong with this ship is that it is dry - being a troop ship they did not carry any. As usual all the women have the Cabins - most of them being the Black and Tan Brigade, it certainly makes my blood boil, then after all the Military and Naval Officers left us on Thursday evening, their cabins when vacated were given to the aged in some cases, but mostly to the HK Taipans, its about time this class distinction stopped. I hope they don't count this as our leave, as they make us work on board, normally the troops did all the work, being now purely a troop ship, we draw food for our meals, then washing up the pots and pans afterwards, then sweeping out the mess deck. Others more fit do the recreation and reading rooms, at first we had to sweep the decks, but the crew are doing that now.
I listened to a talk on conditions in England last night, and I may say it put the wind up me, the price of things etc etc, think I will go back to HK. Before I left I told Norman I would not be returning, as I am well over pension age, Willoak who is on board with us, told me he would make me A.C.O. as from 1.1.42, but I must wait and see if that is going to be pensionable, if so it's Good Bye to HK.
It's a wonderful sight sitting here, over 600 ships are in the Bay and Harbour, guys here say 800 and 300 sunk here one can see scores of sunken craft, they are lying everywhere, the Yanks or Jap Airmen must have had a holiday here knocking them down. We are not allowed in the Town, from here all big buildings look alright, but they say the walled city is in ruins.
Rumours have it that we are not sailing before Wednesday, if so that means nearly a week here. We are getting lots of Red X stuff, cigs, towels, old dresses for Ladies, boots and slippers, soup, and of course the kids are always getting chocolate and other food. I would like to cut some of their throats, the noise they make, more so as most of them are Black and Tans, little B's.
The Boys who left as Volunteers and Regulars from HK are having a good time ashore. Beer, cigars, but no Dames we have them all here, yet I would sooner wait for you. I write on route, giving you some idea when and where we will land, hope its soon Peg, just dying to hold you in my arms, its been a hell of a situation for all of us, the fears of hell, not knowing what the next day would bring from those little maggots.
Am putting on weight, and already despite the sweating here I have lost my haggard Stanley look, for 3 1/2 years rice and Chinese Veg, sometimes a little meat or salt fish, often starving, and pleased to eat anybody sour rice they could not eat, bread finished January 1944, then we made rice bread, but no yeast, so please Peg if you want to keep me home, don't give me a rice pudding!
All my love Sweetheart, Peter and Mother
Always Bill.
Most of the letters are long, so I'm serialising them. The last letter was written immediately after liberation on 30 August 1945 and described his time in the internment camp. Following liberation it took several increasingly frustrating weeks to get the internees out of Hong Kong and on the way home.
Manila, Monday 14. 9. 45
Dears
Have been four days and still no signs of sailing. I am fed up with it all, as it is far from comfortable seeing that we are travelling on the Troop Deck in the bowels of the ship away down on E Deck when we have our meals down there, you must undress and only wear a Fanduski or loin cloth even then the sweat pours out of you. Night time I slept on deck on the hard wood with only 2 blankets. They gave us hammocks to sleep in, only half of them have no rope to sling, also on the top deck there is no place to tie them to. The food is good, but any food would be good after 3 1/2 years of rice and Chinese vegetables.
I have so much to say my Dear, I do wish this damned ship would get a move on. I got your Red X letter the other day, so I definitely know that you are in England, so get plenty of coal in, as it is going to be cold for Willie, seeing that the last Christmas I spent in England was 1920. Only thing wrong with this ship is that it is dry - being a troop ship they did not carry any. As usual all the women have the Cabins - most of them being the Black and Tan Brigade, it certainly makes my blood boil, then after all the Military and Naval Officers left us on Thursday evening, their cabins when vacated were given to the aged in some cases, but mostly to the HK Taipans, its about time this class distinction stopped. I hope they don't count this as our leave, as they make us work on board, normally the troops did all the work, being now purely a troop ship, we draw food for our meals, then washing up the pots and pans afterwards, then sweeping out the mess deck. Others more fit do the recreation and reading rooms, at first we had to sweep the decks, but the crew are doing that now.
I listened to a talk on conditions in England last night, and I may say it put the wind up me, the price of things etc etc, think I will go back to HK. Before I left I told Norman I would not be returning, as I am well over pension age, Willoak who is on board with us, told me he would make me A.C.O. as from 1.1.42, but I must wait and see if that is going to be pensionable, if so it's Good Bye to HK.
It's a wonderful sight sitting here, over 600 ships are in the Bay and Harbour, guys here say 800 and 300 sunk here one can see scores of sunken craft, they are lying everywhere, the Yanks or Jap Airmen must have had a holiday here knocking them down. We are not allowed in the Town, from here all big buildings look alright, but they say the walled city is in ruins.
Rumours have it that we are not sailing before Wednesday, if so that means nearly a week here. We are getting lots of Red X stuff, cigs, towels, old dresses for Ladies, boots and slippers, soup, and of course the kids are always getting chocolate and other food. I would like to cut some of their throats, the noise they make, more so as most of them are Black and Tans, little B's.
The Boys who left as Volunteers and Regulars from HK are having a good time ashore. Beer, cigars, but no Dames we have them all here, yet I would sooner wait for you. I write on route, giving you some idea when and where we will land, hope its soon Peg, just dying to hold you in my arms, its been a hell of a situation for all of us, the fears of hell, not knowing what the next day would bring from those little maggots.
Am putting on weight, and already despite the sweating here I have lost my haggard Stanley look, for 3 1/2 years rice and Chinese Veg, sometimes a little meat or salt fish, often starving, and pleased to eat anybody sour rice they could not eat, bread finished January 1944, then we made rice bread, but no yeast, so please Peg if you want to keep me home, don't give me a rice pudding!
All my love Sweetheart, Peter and Mother
Always Bill.
On This Day ... 26 September
1768 William Perry married Mary Wincer in Lapley, Staffordshire, England. They were my 5 x great-grandparents.
1815 Alexander Lamb was born in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland. He was the son of John Lamb and Elizabeth Munro, and was my 3 x great-grandfather.
1834 Elizabeth Ann Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Henry Hudson and Margaret Sims.
1815 Alexander Lamb was born in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland. He was the son of John Lamb and Elizabeth Munro, and was my 3 x great-grandfather.
1834 Elizabeth Ann Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Henry Hudson and Margaret Sims.
Sunday, 25 September 2011
On This Day ... 25 September
1800 Ann Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of William Hudson and Ann Bell.
1810 Matthew Horsley died in Hartlepool, Co Durham. He was 50 years old.
1876 Robert Burland Billinge married Beatrice Blakeney Dixon at St Hillary's Church, Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
1810 Matthew Horsley died in Hartlepool, Co Durham. He was 50 years old.
1876 Robert Burland Billinge married Beatrice Blakeney Dixon at St Hillary's Church, Wallasey, Cheshire, England.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
On This Day ... 24 September
1794 John Horsley married Margaret Coulson at St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, Co Durham, England.
1907 Alexander Lamb died at 207 Glen Road, Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa. He was 37 years old and was my great-grandfather.
1931 Miriam Pugh, widow of Thomas Pugh and also of Evan Ingram, died in Radnorshire, Wales. She was 86 years old.
1907 Alexander Lamb died at 207 Glen Road, Bloemfontein, Orange River Colony, South Africa. He was 37 years old and was my great-grandfather.
1931 Miriam Pugh, widow of Thomas Pugh and also of Evan Ingram, died in Radnorshire, Wales. She was 86 years old.
Friday, 23 September 2011
Josiah Pugh and Sarah Price 1781-1852
Josiah Pugh was born in the parish of St Harmon in Radnorshire, Wales, in 1781, the third son of Hugh Pugh and Elizabeth Richards. Hugh was a farmer and both he and Josiah spent their entire lives living in the St Harmon area.
In 1805 Josiah married Sarah Price, who was born in St Harmon in 1784. At this time Josiah was working as a blacksmith in the neighbouring parish of Llananno.
By this time the Pugh family had converted to the Baptist Church and I think this is the last time that Josiah crops up in parish registers - makes it difficult to track people in this pre-census/registration era. The records of Baptist chapels haven't been preserved in the same way. Much of my information from here is based on the work of Ted Edwards, a distant cousin who visited farms in the St Harmon area immediately after the second world war, recording information from family Bibles to pull together a family tree of Hugh Pugh's descendants. His work is the basis of a number of family trees on Rootsweb, and is also the basis of much of this post. I've supplemented Ted's work with census, registration and burial records where appropriate.
Josiah and Sarah had 16 children:
Pryce Pugh 1806-1843
Sarah Pugh 1807-1877
Josiah Pugh 1809-1855
Thomas Pugh 1810-1851
Hugh Pugh 1812-1885
Stephen Pugh 1813-1872
Edward Pugh 1815-1855
Mary Pugh 1815-1896
Elizabeth Pugh 1817-1836
Miriam Pugh 1819-1905
Ann Pugh 1821-1892
David Pugh 1821-1887
James Pugh 1823-1901
John Pugh 1826-1893
William Pugh 1829-1852
Jonathan Pugh 1831-1909
By the time of the 1841 census, Josiah was farming at Cnych farm with several of his younger children. In 1851 they were still there, still farming, and now with some grandchildren along with the younger children.
Josiah died on 28 February 1852 at Cnych. Sarah survived him for just 4 days.
In 1805 Josiah married Sarah Price, who was born in St Harmon in 1784. At this time Josiah was working as a blacksmith in the neighbouring parish of Llananno.
By this time the Pugh family had converted to the Baptist Church and I think this is the last time that Josiah crops up in parish registers - makes it difficult to track people in this pre-census/registration era. The records of Baptist chapels haven't been preserved in the same way. Much of my information from here is based on the work of Ted Edwards, a distant cousin who visited farms in the St Harmon area immediately after the second world war, recording information from family Bibles to pull together a family tree of Hugh Pugh's descendants. His work is the basis of a number of family trees on Rootsweb, and is also the basis of much of this post. I've supplemented Ted's work with census, registration and burial records where appropriate.
Josiah and Sarah had 16 children:
Pryce Pugh 1806-1843
Sarah Pugh 1807-1877
Josiah Pugh 1809-1855
Thomas Pugh 1810-1851
Hugh Pugh 1812-1885
Stephen Pugh 1813-1872
Edward Pugh 1815-1855
Mary Pugh 1815-1896
Elizabeth Pugh 1817-1836
Miriam Pugh 1819-1905
Ann Pugh 1821-1892
David Pugh 1821-1887
James Pugh 1823-1901
John Pugh 1826-1893
William Pugh 1829-1852
Jonathan Pugh 1831-1909
By the time of the 1841 census, Josiah was farming at Cnych farm with several of his younger children. In 1851 they were still there, still farming, and now with some grandchildren along with the younger children.
Josiah died on 28 February 1852 at Cnych. Sarah survived him for just 4 days.
On This Day ... 23 September
1833 John Hunter Robinson married Ann Horsley at St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. Ann was the daughter of George Horsley and Margaret Herring.
1847 Ophelia Gordon Dixon was born at Field House, Sunderland, Co Durham. She was the daughter of Hugh Dixon and Mary Corser.
1901 Mary Pugh (nee Williams) died at Tynddol Farm, Llanbadarnfynydd, Radnorshire, Wales. She was 80 years old and was my great-great-great grandmother.
1847 Ophelia Gordon Dixon was born at Field House, Sunderland, Co Durham. She was the daughter of Hugh Dixon and Mary Corser.
1901 Mary Pugh (nee Williams) died at Tynddol Farm, Llanbadarnfynydd, Radnorshire, Wales. She was 80 years old and was my great-great-great grandmother.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
On This Day ... 22 September
1803 Thomas Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Lancelot Hudson and Jane Henderson.
1822 Jane Dixon was born in Bishopwearmouth, Co Durham. She was the daughter of William Dixon and Jane Hudson.
1856 Bartholomew Huntridge married Mary Petty at St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, Co Durham.
1822 Jane Dixon was born in Bishopwearmouth, Co Durham. She was the daughter of William Dixon and Jane Hudson.
1856 Bartholomew Huntridge married Mary Petty at St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, Co Durham.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Wordless Wednesday - Bill Hudson
On This Day ... 21 September
1787 John Jones married Mary Powell at St Cynllo's Church, Nantmel, Radnorshire, Wales. Mary was the daughter of John Powell and Mary Lloyd.
1801 Gabriel Wren died at Wolsingham, Co Durham, England. He was 53 years old.
1808 George Gerrard was born in Barry, Angus, Scotland. He was the son of George Gerrard and Jannet Fyffe.
1801 Gabriel Wren died at Wolsingham, Co Durham, England. He was 53 years old.
1808 George Gerrard was born in Barry, Angus, Scotland. He was the son of George Gerrard and Jannet Fyffe.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
On This Day ... 20 September
1893 Hartland Thomas Pugh was born at Tynddol Farm, Llanbadarnfynydd, Radnorshire, Wales. He was the son of Henry Pugh and Elizabeth Charlotte Hamer.
1875 Ann Davison Pearson was born at Stockton Street, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of William Davison Pearson and Elizabeth Hudson.
1875 Ann Davison Pearson was born at Stockton Street, West Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of William Davison Pearson and Elizabeth Hudson.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Amanuensis Monday - letter from Bill Hudson to Peggy August 30, 1945
My grandfather Bill Hudson worked as a prison officer in Hong Kong from 1921 to 1941. He was still in Hong Kong in December of 1941 when the Japanese invaded and occupied the colony. My grandmother Peg and my father Peter had been evacuated to Australia in July 1940. Peg kept the last couple of letters Bill wrote from Hong Kong prior to the Japanese invasion, along with the letters he wrote immediately after liberation.
Most of the letters are long, so I'm going to serialise them over the next few weeks.
This is the letter written by Bill on the day Stanley Internment Camp was liberated by the British Navy.
Page 1 is here.
Most of the letters are long, so I'm going to serialise them over the next few weeks.
This is the letter written by Bill on the day Stanley Internment Camp was liberated by the British Navy.
Page 1 is here.
6.30 pm same day. I have just returned from the Flag hoisting ceremony. Admiral Harcourt came out here himself, although he landing at 12 the Japs asked 24 hours to decide, he gave them ½ hour to get out of the Dockyard, he then landed troops with tanks and after firing a few shots took command, I believe the Chinks waiting outside the Yard Gate with bamboos and knocking lumps off them. Anyway he got here by 5.15 pm, and believe me Peg it was heartbreaking. The bugle call - hoisting all Allied flags - lowering to half mast for the dead - the hoisting again - yes tears rolled down my cheeks - as it did to hundreds of others. Later in the evening a Naval Shadwell of HMS Maidstone i/c of submarines gave us a thrilling talk of the doings of his submarines saying the Navy had often watched us through their periscopes. The Admiral said he was here at record speed - knowing of the incidents that had happened to internees in Borneo and Burma so again we can thank the Lord we are alive, by them arriving in good time. I understand there was lots of firing in Town last night, so we are just as well out here. There seems to be some trouble with the Japs in handing over the gaol - marines are coming out to take it by force if necessary - we are standing by. Still no news of your whereabouts - so I'll send this home - Sweethearts - all my love is yours - just waiting our reunion. It won't be long Dear.
Ever and always, your Bill
JW Hudson.
On This Day ... 19 September
1824 Thomas Pugh was born in Radnorshire, Wales, the son of Hugh Pugh and Elizabeth Williams. With the rest of his family he emigrated to Canada in the 1840s.
1842 Mary Hudson nee Newton died in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was a 39 year old widow and her death orphaned several small children.
1842 Mary Hudson nee Newton died in Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was a 39 year old widow and her death orphaned several small children.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
On This Day ... 18 September
1815 Isabella Child was born at Navigation St in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. She was the daughter of John Child and Susanna Shore and was my 3 x great-grandmother.
1859 Zoe Louisa Hudson was born at The Cedars, in the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Ralph Milbank Hudson and Elizabeth Robson.
1888 On her 29th birthday, Zoe Louisa Hudson married Harry Becher, the son of John Richard Hedges Becher and Lucinda Jane Elizabeth Hull, at St Mary's Church, Easington, Co Durham.
1859 Zoe Louisa Hudson was born at The Cedars, in the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Ralph Milbank Hudson and Elizabeth Robson.
1888 On her 29th birthday, Zoe Louisa Hudson married Harry Becher, the son of John Richard Hedges Becher and Lucinda Jane Elizabeth Hull, at St Mary's Church, Easington, Co Durham.
Saturday, 17 September 2011
On This Day ... 17 September
1794 Alexander Kerss was born in Gateshead, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Alexander Kerss and Catherine Errington.
1838 George Hughes married Sarah Pugh at St Anno's Church, Llananno, Radnorshire, Wales. Sarah was the daughter of Josiah Kinsey Pugh and Sarah Price.
1970 Dora Coulson died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 70. Dora was the daughter of Isabella Lamb and John Joseph Coulson, and emigrated to the US (in 1905) then Canada (in 1910) with her parents.
1838 George Hughes married Sarah Pugh at St Anno's Church, Llananno, Radnorshire, Wales. Sarah was the daughter of Josiah Kinsey Pugh and Sarah Price.
1970 Dora Coulson died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 70. Dora was the daughter of Isabella Lamb and John Joseph Coulson, and emigrated to the US (in 1905) then Canada (in 1910) with her parents.
Friday, 16 September 2011
Sarah Bateman 1795-??
In 1819 Sarah Bateman gave birth to her second illegitimate daughter, Harriet, my great-great-great-grandmother.
Way back when I was new at this genealogy thing, I'm almost certain I saw a reference on a website somewhere to a pregnant Miss Bateman being allowed to settle in the Derbyshire village of Winster in the 1790s - I suspect this is Sarah's mother, as Sarah was born around 1795 in Winster. I didn't know enough at the time to get a screengrab or save the webpage or even make a note, and I've been unable to find it again. I've also not yet found a baptism which would back this up (or not).
Whatever the circumstances of her birth, Sarah lived in a small corner of Derbyshire for all of her life. Her first daughter, Mary Ann, was born in Youlgreave in 1817. Harriet was born in 1819 but I'm not sure where - Harriet consistently reported her birthplace as Darley Dale, but she's not in the baptism register for that parish.
On 30 August 1824, Sarah married Samuel Milner in Youlgreave. Samuel, a widower who was 10 years older than Sarah, lived in the village of Darley Dale. Sarah moved to live with Samuel and they had six children together:
Richard Milner 1825-??
Samuel Milner 1827-??
Henry Milner 1830-??
George Edward Milner 1833-1919
Sarah Milner 1835-??
Elizabeth Milner 1838-??
By 1851 Sarah and Samuel were looking after Harriet's daughter Mary Ann, who later took Samuel's name. Samuel died in 1855. I haven't yet found when Sarah died, but I can't find her on the 1861 census.
If anyone knows anything about the Bateman ladies, I'd be grateful for any information.
Way back when I was new at this genealogy thing, I'm almost certain I saw a reference on a website somewhere to a pregnant Miss Bateman being allowed to settle in the Derbyshire village of Winster in the 1790s - I suspect this is Sarah's mother, as Sarah was born around 1795 in Winster. I didn't know enough at the time to get a screengrab or save the webpage or even make a note, and I've been unable to find it again. I've also not yet found a baptism which would back this up (or not).
Whatever the circumstances of her birth, Sarah lived in a small corner of Derbyshire for all of her life. Her first daughter, Mary Ann, was born in Youlgreave in 1817. Harriet was born in 1819 but I'm not sure where - Harriet consistently reported her birthplace as Darley Dale, but she's not in the baptism register for that parish.
On 30 August 1824, Sarah married Samuel Milner in Youlgreave. Samuel, a widower who was 10 years older than Sarah, lived in the village of Darley Dale. Sarah moved to live with Samuel and they had six children together:
Richard Milner 1825-??
Samuel Milner 1827-??
Henry Milner 1830-??
George Edward Milner 1833-1919
Sarah Milner 1835-??
Elizabeth Milner 1838-??
By 1851 Sarah and Samuel were looking after Harriet's daughter Mary Ann, who later took Samuel's name. Samuel died in 1855. I haven't yet found when Sarah died, but I can't find her on the 1861 census.
If anyone knows anything about the Bateman ladies, I'd be grateful for any information.
On This Day ... 16 September
1797 John Horsley was born in Hartlepool, Co Durham, England. He was the son of John Horsley and Margaret Coulson.
1816 Robert Heightley Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham. He was the son of Ralph Hudson and Mary Heightley.
1944 Jessie Hephzibah (Effie) Darby nee Pugh died in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. She was 61 years old and was my great grandmother.
1816 Robert Heightley Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham. He was the son of Ralph Hudson and Mary Heightley.
1944 Jessie Hephzibah (Effie) Darby nee Pugh died in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. She was 61 years old and was my great grandmother.
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