Robert Thomas Childe Hughes
1868 - 1937 (68 years)-
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Name Robert Thomas Childe Hughes Born 12 Oct 1868 Wangaratta, Victoria Gender Male Died 23 Feb 1937 Goonellabah, Lismore, NSW Person ID I251 The Goswell Family Tree Last Modified 28 Sep 2017
Father William Henry Childe Hughes, b. 29 Sep 1836, Rutland House, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England , d. 21 May 1911, Thurgoona, Albury, NSW (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Mother Mary Frances Kelly, b. 1837, Drogheda, Louth, Ireland , d. 1927, Cambden, NSW (Age 90 years) Relationship natural Married 15 Aug 1864 Sandhurst, Victoria [1] Notes - at the Wesleyan Pasonage, Forest St Sandhurst (Bendigo)
Family ID F112 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha Elizabeth Pearce, b. 1872, Gilmore near Tumut, New South Wales , d. 3 Sep 1958, Lismore, New South Wales (Age 86 years) Married 27 Sep 1896 Adelong, NSW [2] Children 1. Eric Childe Hughes, b. 1902, Corowa, NSW , d. 1902, Corowa, NSW (Age 0 years) [natural] 2. Lucy Childe Hughes, b. 1902, Corowa, NSW , d. 1902, Corowa, NSW (Age 0 years) [natural] 3. Robert Thomas Childe Hughes, b. 10 May 1899, Corowa, NSW , d. 12 Sep 1993, Northbridge, NSW (Age 94 years) [natural] 4. Dr William Henry Childe Hughes, b. 7 Feb 1914, d. 17 Jan 1970, Adamstown, NSW, Australia (Age 55 years) [natural] 5. Mary Isabel Childe Hughes, b. 18 Apr 1897, Darlows Creek, Adelong, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1 May 1990, Goonellabah, New South Wales, Australia (Age 93 years) [natural] Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 Family ID F115 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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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
- Known as Uncle Bob
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