Hughes Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Hughes Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 83916 people with the Hughes surname? In that year Hughes was ranked number 21 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
Hughes records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Hughes family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"HUGHES, 'son of HUGH/ q.v. It is not very common. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Hughes Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hughes Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hughes family tree.
Look at Hughes Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Hughes family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Hughes family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Hughes family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Hughes family.
Research the Hughes surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hughes Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 117215 people with the Hughes surname in the UK? Hughes is now ranked number 17 for popularity in the UK. |
Hughes Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Hughes family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Hughes data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Hughes family and people looking to contact living Hughes relations.
Study GENi for Hughes family records.
Find your Irish Hughes relatives on findmypast.ie
Hughes Forums
Research the Hughes surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 279519 people with the Hughes surname in the USA? Hughes is ranked number 71 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hughes Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Hughes family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Hughes surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some people with the surname Hughes
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