Eric — Margaret Childe Hughes. Margaret (daughter of William Henry Childe Hughes and Rose Mary Alma Winters) was born 13 Feb 1906, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia; died 12 May 1984, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet]

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Death record 17066/1941 has William Henry Charles Hughes, son of William Henry Hughes.
Death Reg Number: 17066 reg at Ryde 1941
Birth record from Vic BDM CD 1865 Ref. 4896
Buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery 29/6/1941 Anglican section, row S9 plot 0002

William Henry Hughes living at 47 Dover Rd, Williamstown, Victoria, 1889
William Henry Hughes living at 47 Dover Rd, Williamstown 1890
Living in Thurgoona, Albury in 1913 (Electoral role), occupation - agent
William Henry Hughes from the 1915 electoral roll living at 13 Harrington St, Marrickville

William married Rose Mary Alma Winters 11 Sep 1901, Orange, New South Wales, Australia. Rose was born 2 Apr 1876, Orange, New South Wales, Australia; died 3 Jan 1960, Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet]

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buried in the Condobolin Lawn Cemetery

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Christening Date: 26 Nov 1839 Recorded in: Broseley,
Shropshire, England

Married in the Wesleyan Parsonage, Forest St, Sandhurst (Bendigo)
NB wife was pregnant at the time.
His occupation at the time was a miner, living at McIvor. McIvor was a large goldfield, now the Heathcote area in Victoria.

Started the Sandhurst Grammar School in 1861

In 1861 started a newspaper in Sandhurst (Bendigo) called Pasquin. This ran for 196 editions over two years.
Was the pricipal at he Sandhurst Grammar School in Williamson Street cnr Myers St, which was started about 1/10/1860 by C O Helm, MA a graduate of Oxford and Melbourne. Williamson St was both the school and WHCH's residence. He taught there until 1868 when the school was taken over by Mr Moran. Subjects were Arithmetic, bookkeeping, Lain, French, mathematics, grammar, geography, drawing, music etc.

Whilst working as a teacher at Sandhurst (Bendigo) the house that he was renting at Quarry Hill burned down after a series of arson attempts. He was charged with arson along with his assistant Dury, who had also been living in the same house and both were imprisoned after the inquest in February 1865, later to be allowed bail in April 1865.
The Age (Melbourne) 24 April 1865 p6

He was given one month's training at Albury Public School in May 1874 and recognised as a teacher at Wagra Provisional School (?near Tumut) from 1st June 1874. He was then appointed conditionally at the teacher for Wagra Public School from 1st June 1875. On 9th May 1879 he was transferred to Morebinger Public School.
He was given a trial teaching position at Burrumbuttock 28th July, 1882 and later given temporary charge at Burrumbuttock n 13th December, 1892. On 18th June 1883 he sat his exams and failed. For reasons not stated he was awarded the classification of IIIC on 1st January 1884 however, as per a ministerial decision, this was cancelled on 7th May and he was informed that he would be moved to a provisional school on account of the unsatisfactory condition of the school. As a result he was removed from Burrumbuttock and sent to Brocklesby School on 14th August, 1884. He was deemed eligible for the Class IIIC on 30th January 1885 except that his practical skills were not up to that grade. His skills were reported to be up to grade and a parchment certificate for grade Class IIIC issued was issued on 6th August 1885. In 1889 to 1891 he received warnings that his performance was not up to standard. He was appointed to Hopefield Public School on 12th January, 1892. Further warnings were issues in 1892 and again in 1900
Granted 6 months leave on 1 Jan 1902
Retired 30 Jun 1902

Hopefield School was on the SE corner of Hopefield Rd and Lavis Rd

Residences:
Sandhust (Bendigo) rates information
1858 William H Hughes in 1858 in a house owned by the Crown, rental value 60 pounds
1862 William Hughes lived in a house owned by GM Hodgkinson, Mollison & Williamson Street, lot 90
1863 William Hughes lived in a house owned by GM Hodgkinson, Mollison & Williamson Street house and land value 30 pounds
1864 W Hughes owns a house at Myers and Williamson St, worth 45 pounds. Occupied by William Hughes (governess)!!
1865 William Hughes is living in Williamson Street in a house owned by William Medd Hodgkinson, rent value 20 pounds
NB the house burned down in 1865. It appears that WHC Hughes purchased the house.
1865 William Hughes owns a house in Williamson St, value 45 pounds
1866 William Hughes (schoolmaster) owns a house in Williamson Street and lives there. Rate value 45 pounds
1867 William Hughes owns and lives in a house in Williamson Street, value 45 pounds
1868 William Hughes (school teacher) owns a house on Williamson St, rental value 40 pounds

In 1889 is living in Goombargana (as per son's (BBCH) wedding notice in paper.
NB Williamson St goes through Quarry Hill

In 1892 according to Dot, he was living in a house on the south east corner of Linden (whilst teaching at Hopefield).

Buried at the Church of England Cemetary, Albury 23rd May 1911.
Died of cancer of the liver
Died at Thurgoona

William married Mary Frances Kelly 15 Aug 1864, Sandhurst, Victoria. Mary (daughter of Thomas Kelly and Mary O'Connell) was born 1837, Drogheda, Louth, Ireland; died 1927, Cambden, NSW. [Group Sheet]

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Her marriage certificate states that she was 23 at the time (1864) meaning she was born in 1841
She was living in Sandhurst at the time.

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at the Wesleyan Pasonage, Forest St Sandhurst (Bendigo)