Hughes Twins

Aud:

Christopher died in 1891. I don't see the twins in the 1901 census nor do I see James Hughes brother of Christopher.

See fourth record https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

I can't answer any of the other questions related to Mary Jane McDermott.

Roger McDonnell

Hi Roger,

Thank you for replying so quickly. I do have that death record, but didn't want to use it until I was absolutely sure. I also have the twins birth record and m and Christopher's marriage record.

I think as far as I know that John Hughes is my grandfather. 

John Hughes got deported for bootlegging from the USA in 1930 along with all the family. And on the way back John Hughes went to see his twin brother Patrick in Scotland, my mother remembered meeting him. So I have a feeling he is the same person and they got split up perhaps lived with different members of the family, or something else.

It would be really lovely to get all of those questions answered, but they were really rhetorical. I wouldn't expect anybody to have all of those answers, one day perhaps. 

My mum's name was Mary, he could have call her after his mother.

I seem to have a lot of matches in my DNA for McDermott, so could someone with the same name, John Hughes, the same time, with a twin brother. Am I just trying to make it fit or could it be the same person?

I just want to say how kind you are, replying to my post.

Thanks again

Aud

Aud:

One of our volunteers, Shane Wilson, looked at this family and found that John and Patrick died at nine and ten days respectively.

See the third and fourth records at this link.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

Roger

Oh no, i was getting quite fond of them. Well if they are looking down they will know they have been the centre of attention. 

So it id back to the drawing board.

i wonder why i have so many McDermott's in my DNA then?

My dad's family was very large, but i only have a handful of matches, yet with McDermott i have nearly 100

kind regards

Audrey

Hi Roger,

I just wanted to say thank you, and to your friend for your hard work and bringing this to my attention. I had spent hours, days and weeks and months, looking for the information that sent me down the wrong path. I would have kept going as well! I have made my ancestors tree private, until i have sorted it out. I have always only put things on it that i could back up. But i was so very convinced, i should have waited.

So its back to the mystery of John Hughes.

Thanks again

Audrey

Audrey:

I'm glad Shane found the records which clarified what happened to the twins. All the best with your research!

Roger