Thomas Collingwood Hughes 8th Bart (abt. 1800 - 1889)

Born about 12 Aug 1800 in Maker, Devon, England

Husband of Elizabeth St. John (Butcher) Hughes — married 31 May 1820 (to about 1879) in Bungay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 22 May 1889 at about age 88 in Little Billing, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

"Rev Sir Thomas Collingwood Hughes, 8th Bt, was born on 12 August 1800 at Maken Parish, Devon, England. He was the son of Rev Sir Robert Hughes, 3rd Bt, and Bethia Hiscutt.

Thomas married^[1]Elizabeth St John Butcher, daughter of Robert Butcher, at St. Mary's Church, Bungay, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom on 31 May 1820.

The March 1851 census^[2]shows Thomas residing with his family at Laurel Lodge, Bungay.

The April 1861 census^[3]shows Thomas residing with his family at The Vicarage House, South Tawton, Devon, England.

The April 1871 census^[4]shows Thomas continuing to reside with his family at The Vicarage House, South Tawton.

His wife, Elizabeth Hughes passed away aged eighty one^[5]during the third quarter of 1879 in the district of the Northampton Union, Northamptonshire, England.

The 3 April 1881 census^[6]shows Thomas residing at The Rectory House, Little Billing, Northamptonshire.

After the passing of his first wife Thomas married^[7]Mary Agnes Winwood Smith, daughter of Sir William Smith, 3rd Baronet and Susan Smith nee Parker, and who was forty eight years his younger, on 20 April 1881 in The Parish Church, Harrow, Middlesex, England. At the time of the ceremony Thomas, a widowerand Clergyman, resided in Little Billing and Mary Hughes nee Smith resided in Harrow. Both father Robert Hughes and father in law William Smith are nosted as Baronets.

Thomas succeeded^[8]as the 8th Baronet Hughes, of East Bergholt, Suffolk [G.B., 1773] on 1 February 1889 after the passing of his nephew,Sir Frederick Hughes, 7th Baronet who was residing in Australia.

Thomas, 8th Baronet, late of The Rectory, Little Billing, passed away^[9][10][11]after a week long illness, on 22 May 1889 aged eighty eight. His passing was registered^[12][13]during the second quarter of 1889 in the district of Northampton, Northamptonshire. His probate^[14]was administered at the proncipal Registry, London, England and proved nine weeks later on 13 July 1889 detailing effects of £223 12s 1d to his widow Dame Mary Hughes nee Smith.

Research Notes

The Peerage: http://www.thepeerage.com/p48168.htm#i481680.

Census

March 1851 Census

April 1861 Census

April 1871 Census

April 1881 Census

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Registration:"England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF2F-FJT : 13 March 2020), Thomas Collingwood Hughes, 1820.
2. ↑ 1851 Census:"1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1804; Folio: 110; Page: 20; GSU roll: 207455; ED, institution, or vessel: 12a; Household schedule number: 89
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #4980185 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Thomas C Hughes (50) head of household in Bungay, Bungay St Mary in Wangford registration district in Suffolk, England. Born in Maker, Devon, England
3. ↑ 1861 Census:"1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1467; Folio: 115; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542817; ED, institution, or vessel: 11; Household schedule number: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #18849736 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Thomas C Hughes (61) head of household in South Tawton in Okehampton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Maker, Devon, England
4. ↑ 1871 Census:"1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2153; Folio: 137; Page: 28; GSU roll: 832039; ED, institution, or vessel: 11; Household schedule number: 174
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #11268689 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Thos Collingwood Hughes (70) head of household in South Tawton in Okehampton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Maker, Devon, England
5. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Hughes, Elizabeth St John (Age at death: 81).
   GRO Reference: 1879 Jul-Aug-Sep in Northampton Union Volume 03B Page 31
6. ↑ 1881 Census:"1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 1543; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341372; ED, institution, or vessel: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #16775192 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Thomas C Hughes (80), widowed, Rector Of Little Billing, head of household at Rectory House, Little Billing in Northampton registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Maken Parish, Devon, England
7. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO/003/A/01/016
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #3481907 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Thomas Collingwood Hughes (80) marriage to Mary Agnes Winwood Smith on 20 Apr 1881 in Saint Mary, Harrow: Church Hill, Harrow, England
8. ↑ Baronets:Wikipedia; Hughes Baronets of East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, Great Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_baronets (accessed 15 October 2023
9. ↑ Obituary:Cambridge Daily News, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, Thursday, 23 May 1889, Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/cambridge-evening-news-obituary-for-sir/133474000/ (accessed 15 October 2023)
10. ↑ Obituary:The Newcastle Weekly Courant; Saturday 1 June 1889, Page 5, Sir T.C. Hughes Bart. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-newcastle-weekly-courant-obituary-fo/133474062/ (accessed 15 October 2023)
11. ↑ Obituary:The Newcastle Daily Journal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Thursday, 23 May 1889, 10 o'clock Special Edition, Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-newcastle-daily-journal-obituary-for/133474135/ (accessed 15 October 2023)
12. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 15 October 2023)
    Hughes, Thomas Collingwood (Age at death: 88).
    GRO Reference: 1889 Apr-May-Jun in Northampton Volume 03B Page 41
13. ↑ Death Registration:"England & Wales Death Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 15 October 2023)
    Hughes, Thomas Collingwood (Age at death: 88).
    GRO Reference: 1889 Apr-May-Jun in Northampton Volume 3b Page 41
14. ↑ Probate:"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #1187261 (accessed 15 October 2023)
    Thomas Collingwood Bart Hughes probate on 13 Jul 1889 in Principal Registry. Died 22 May 1889 in Northamptonshire, England

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