Robert William Hughes1823–
- Name
- Robert William Hughes
- Given names
- Robert William
- Surname
- Hughes
| Birth | October 23, 1823 |
| Baptism | February 22, 1824 (Age 3 months) Address: St Phillip |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Ann Hughes August 30, 1845 (Age 21 years) Note: Birth could be 30 June 1845
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| Birth of a son #2 | Edward John Hughes May 25, 1847 (Age 23 years) |
| Not married | Mary Ann Patrick — View this family 1847 (Age 23 years) |
| Paternity claim | about 1848 (Age 24 years) Shared note: Paternity claim by Robert W Hughes |
| Baptism of a daughter | Mary Ann Hughes January 1, 1848 (Age 24 years) |
| Baptism of a son | Edward John Hughes January 1, 1848 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas J Jackson — Mary Ann Hughes — View this family August 29, 1861 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward John Hughes — Catherine Jane McNabb — View this family June 9, 1870 (Age 46 years) Address: St Pauls,
Cleveland St |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Ann Hughes 1876 (Age 52 years) Address: Paddington |
| Death of a sister | Sophia Hughes 1877 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward John Hughes — Mary Agnes Prendergast — View this family April 29, 1885 (Age 61 years) Address: Christ Church |
| Death of a son | Edward John Hughes 1921 (Age 97 years) |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jacobus “John” Hughes Death: |
| mother |
Maria Elizabeth Henry Death: |
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Marriage: August 6, 1822 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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5 months elder sister |
Sophia Hughes Birth: 1822 Death: 1877 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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22 months himself |
Robert William Hughes Birth: October 23, 1823 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
| Family with Mary Ann Patrick |
| himself |
Robert William Hughes Birth: October 23, 1823 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
| partner |
Mary Ann Patrick Birth: 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Death: |
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Not married: 1847 — |
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-16 months daughter |
Mary Ann Hughes Birth: August 30, 1845 21 20 — Wyoming, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1876 — Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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21 months son |
Edward John Hughes Birth: May 25, 1847 23 22 — Wyoming, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1921 — Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Thomas Francis Futcher + Mary Ann Patrick |
| wife’s husband |
Thomas Francis Futcher Death: 1857 — Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| partner |
Mary Ann Patrick Birth: 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Death: |
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Marriage: January 27, 1849 — Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
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11 months step-son |
William Futcher Birth: 1849 24 Death: 1896 — Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia |
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8 years step-son |
Charles Futcher Birth: 1856 31 — Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1887 — Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years step-son |
George Francis Futcher Birth: 1858 33 — Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
| Alfred Bentley + Mary Ann Patrick |
| wife’s husband |
Alfred Bentley Death: |
| partner |
Mary Ann Patrick Birth: 1825 — New South Wales, Australia Death: |
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Marriage: 1859 — Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Paternity claim | Paternity claim by Robert W Hughes Letter to the New South Wales Attorney General on the Paternity plea of Robert William Hughes Sir, we have the honour to request your advice upon the following case. One Robert Hughes a sawyer has laid a complaint before us against one Thomas GAMESTER a sawyer and one Mary Patrick, the former for forcibly taking from him his natural son named Edward John Hughes an infant under two years of age and aiding and abetting the latter [the mother of the said child] in detaining and maintaining possession of the said infant and praying that it might be restores to him. The parties appeared upon a summons this day to answer the charge:- being desirous of settling the matter amicably we recommended the mother Mary Patrick to give up the child to its father, Robert Hughes, but she declined doing so and expressed the willingness to support it.- By the 21 seciton [sic] 9 Geo 4. Cap31 the forcibly taking and detaining a child, under ten years of age, from its parents is declared a felony [the father of any illegitimate child being made an exception and not liable to prosecution even in taking such child from the possession of its mother &c. - In the case the mother having expressed her determination to keep possession of the child we feel at a loss how to act;- by advising the father to take the child, a breach of the peace would in all likelihood take place, and we are not aware that we possess any power of assisting the father in obtaining forcible possession of the infant in question. It appears that Robert Hughes and Mary Patrick have lived together in this district for three of [sic] four years as man and wife and in January 1847 had two children Christened at the Church by the Episcopal Clergyman as appears by the book produced at the police office, purporting to be the register of the parish - about a fortnight ago Mary Patrick left Hughes taking the children with her and on the following Sunday the names of Thomas Gamester and Mary Patrick were called in church and they are about to be married. We have adjourned the case in order that we might have the benefit of your advice in the matter which we beg you will favor us with. We have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient servants A Osborne JP Boyd Horsburgh JP The honorable The Attorney General &c &c &c |