Notes:

Enlisted in Sydney
Service number 54682

Robert — Dulcie Maude Smith. Dulcie was born 1900, Newtown, NSW; died 1953, Chatswood, NSW. [Group Sheet]

1. Helen Hughes

Notes:

Known as Uncle Bob
5' 10" thick build, big moustache
Headmaster at Redlands, Thurgoona, Burrawang, Parklea, The Meadow

Teaching record starts aged 21 (unmarried).
Appointed as a "house to house" reacher at Savernake on 22nd October 1889
Instructed to act as teacher at Bull Plain Provisional School on 16th December 1889
Failed to obtain classification at exam on 16th December 1891
Failed to obtain classification at exam on 20th June 1892
Designation of School changed to Savernake 12th March 1891
Instructed to act as teacher at Lower Tarcutta Provisional School on 12th January 1893
Failed to obtain classification at exam on 26th June 1893
Instructed to take temporary charge of Clearmont and Darlows Creek wages 91 pounds
Failed to obtain classification at exam on June 1894
Awarded class IIIB provisional after exam as of 1st July 1895 subject to passing in Freehand Drawing
Marriage to Martha E Pearce on 27th September, granted 1 month's leave
Failed in music and freehand drawing in June 1896
Instructed to act as provisional teacher at Redlands Provisional PR 11th October 1897
Passed in music but failed in freehand drawing on 28th June 1897
Instructed to act as teacher at Redlands Public at 125 pounds 3rd January 1898
Failed to pass in drawing 30th June 1898
Passed in drawing, exam 24th May 1899 awarded classl IIIB as from 1st July 1895
Promoted to class IIIA (good service) from 1st july 1900
Instructed to act as teacher at Lowesdale Public, 145 pounds, 4th July 1900
Failed to gain promotion at exam June 1904
Failed exam April 1905

Lived in Blacktown, Sydney
Daughter lives on North coast
Retired in 1934 and lived in Blacktown and in 1938 moved to Lismore where he purchased a home at Goonellabah
Son an eye specialist
Death reg at Lismore No. 5381/1939

Robert married Martha Elizabeth Pearce 27 Sep 1896, Adelong, NSW. Martha was born 1872, Gilmore near Tumut, New South Wales; died 3 Sep 1958, Lismore, New South Wales. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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.

Notes:

at the Wesleyan Pasonage, Forest St Sandhurst (Bendigo)

Other Events:

• Occupation: 1828; Teaching in Broseley, Broseley Directory, Academies and Schools
• Occupation: 1830; Teaching in Cheltenham
• Occupation: 1864; Gentleman

Notes:

The reference to the wedding is the IGI record
Batch No.: M011554 , Dates: 1813 - 1830, Source Call No.:0992079 , Type: Film, Printout Call No.:6908584 , Type: Film
It has him as William Henry Hughes and her as Mary Ann Ball.
His son's (WHCH b1836) wedding certificate has him listed as William Henry Childe Hughes, her as Mary Anne Ball and his occupation as "Gentleman".
The death certificate has him as William Henry Childe. Reg no. 127, 1938.
It states that he died of consumption and his occupation was schoolmaster.
His son WHC Hughes' death certificate gives his father's occupation as retired parole officer

William married Mary Anne Ball 1826, St Leonard, Broseley, Shropshire, England. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Ball and Sarah (Ball)) was born 31 May 1806, Madelay, Shropshire, England; died 10 Sep 1888, Cod St, Stawell, Victoria; was buried 12 Sep 1888, Stawell Cemetery, Vic.. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1851, Says from Bridgenorth, Shropshire
• Occupation: 1851; Assistant
• Residence: 1851, Upper Bar, Newport, England
• Immigration: Abt 1878, From England

Notes:

Death Reg Number: 11488
Certificate names four children plus three dead "ages unknown"
Grave at Stawell Cemetery no 2367, Presbyterian
Lived 10 years in Victoria

Notes:

Marriage Reg Number: 2730

Thomas — Mary O'Connell. Mary was born , Drogheda, Ireland. [Group Sheet]