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Richard Blade Hughes & Esther (Ettie) Brereton

Richard and Ettie were married in a religious ceremony in 1906 at St. Mary (Birkenhead).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- BRERETON Esther HUGHES Richard Blade Birkenhead, St Mary Wirral BK8/18/184

They had four sons and a daughter, named George, Edward, Arthur, George and Esther. There are possibly more children.

Family Notes
- Richard and Esther only had the one child in 1911.

Personal Details
- Richard Blade Hughes
  Richard was born about 1882 in Birkenhead.²
  - Birth Notes
    - There are many Richard Hughes on the census, but two are Richard B Hughes, and the one from Tranmere or parents William and Mary seem a likely contender.
      
      Richard B Hughes was 29 in 1911
  Richard is no longer alive.
  Esther (Ettie) Brereton
  Esther, known as Ettie, was born in March 1884 in Birkenhead.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Esther was 27 in 1911

Children
- Esther Hughes
  Esther was born in 1908 in Birkenhead.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Esther was 3 in 1911
    
    Name: Esther Hughes
    Year of Registration: 1907
    Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
    District: Birkenhead (1861-1998)
    County: Cheshire, Merseyside
    Volume: 8a
    Page: 496
  George B Hughes
  George was born in June 1917 in Birkenhead.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name: George B Hughes
    Mother's Maiden Surname: Brereton
    Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1917
    Registration district: Birkenhead
    Registration county: Cheshire
    Volume Number: 8a
    Page Number: 675
  He died as an infant at 3 months old in September 1917 in Birkenhead.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Name: George B Hughes
    Death Registration Month/Year: 1917
    Age at death (estimated): 0
    Registration district: Birkenhead
    Inferred County: Cheshire
    Volume: 8a
    Page: 427
    
    Deaths Sep 1917 (>99%)
    Hughes George _ 0 Birkenhead 8a 427
  Edward Hughes
  Edward was born about February 1920.
  
  Arthur Hughes
  Arthur was born in December 1921.
  
  George Hughes
  George was born in December 1927.

Family Timeline

¹ BMD-Cheshire
² 1901 UK Census
³ 1911 UK Census
⁴ England and Wales BMD Index (pre 1984)
⁵ England and Wales BMD Index (1916-2005)

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