Building a Tree for Grandpa Harry Hughes Part IV

This post will continue the exploration into the life of Samuel Hughes, the elder, grandfather to Harry Hughes, also known as Joseph P. Hughes.

In the previous post, I describe two marriages for Samuel Hughes: the first to Sarah Windsor in 1819¹ and the second to Martha Lewis Large in 1840². It turns out that there was another marriage: Samuel Hughes married Mary Hughes in 1825³.


The first marriage to Sarah Windsor was 25 October 1819 at St Oswald in Chester, Cheshire, England. Sarah died in 1824⁴.

Marriage #1 - Samuel Hughes and Sarah Windsor 1819

The second marriage to Mary Hughes (possibly a cousin) was 27 November 1825 at St John the Baptist in Chester, Cheshire, England. Mary Hughes died in 1827⁵.

Marriage #2 - Samuel Hughes and Mary Hughes 1825

And the third marriage to Martha (Lewis) Large, a widow, was 28 September 1840 at St John the Baptist in Chester, Cheshire, England. Martha Hughes died in 1895⁶.

Marriage #3 - Samuel Hughes and Martha (Lewis) Large 1840

There were several other Samuel Hughes in the area at the same time. Samuel Hughes, the elder, appears to be the only one who was literate. And a comparison of the signatures in each of the certificates shows a strong similarity.

There were children from each marriage as well as from the first marriage of Martha Lewis to Robert Large. The next posts will talk about Samuel Hughes (the younger, Harry's father) and his siblings and many half-siblings.



1. Cheshire Diocese of Chester bishop's transcripts marriages 1576-1906; database, findmypast.com (www.findmypast.com: accessed 16 April 2020); entry for Samuel Hughes and Sarah Windsor 25 October 1819 by banns, at St. Oswald, Chester, Cheshire, England.
2. Cheshire Diocese of Chester parish marriages 1538-1910; database, findmypast.com (www.findmypast.com: accessed 8 April 2020); item 1:152; entry for Samuel Hughes and Martha Large by banns 28 September 1840, at St John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire County, England.
3. Cheshire Diocese of Chester parish marriages 1538-1910; database, findmypast.com (www.findmypast.com: accessed 20 April 2020); item 2 p 155; entry for Samuel Hughes and Mary Hughes by banns 27 November 1825, St John the Baptists, Chester, Cheshire, England.
4. Cheshire Diocese of Chester bishop's transcripts burials 1576-1906; database, findmypast.com (www.findmypast.com: accessed 16 April 2020); burial entry for Sarah Hughes, 24 May 1824 of Harthill at Bunbury, Cheshire, England.
5. Cheshire Diocese of Chester parish burials 1538-1911; database, findmypast.com (www.findmypast.com: accessed 21 April 2020); item 10 p 26, burial entry for Mary Hughes, 33, 09 June 1827 at Tattenhall, Cheshire, England.
6. Cheshire Diocese of Chester bishop's transcripts burials 1576-1906; database, findmypast.com (www.findmypast.com: accessed 21 April 2020); burial entry for Martha Hughes, 09 November 1895 at Harthill, Cheshire, England.