Hugh King

[biz]

Hello
I have my gt grandpa Hugh King born 11/7/1866 Bridgton Glasgow to James King and Maria nee Boyle ,he was baptised 1866 High Church Glasgow ,in 1891 census he was a stoker on a steam ship,his other occupation according to marriage certs were Hawker/general dealer-he died at Watt St Glasgow 6/6/1930
19/5/1885 he married Margaret Miller(a soft goods hawker) @ Blackfriars House Dennistoun,Margaret died 1903 @city poor house Glasgow
1/4/1895 he married Mary Williamson at Congrgational Church Bridgton Glasgow
1913 married Annie Thompson nee Tracey at the St Margaret`s Roman Catholic Kinning Park Glasgow
ALL THE INFO IS TAKEN FROM CERTIFICATES AND A FAMILY BIBLE
***heres the fun part**
the last 2 marriages of Hugh were illegal due to him not having divorced Margaret
Margaret and Hugh are my gt grandparents
it seems that Hugh had 3 gt loves in his life
so could I ask for some help with the following please???
1/Hugh and Margret we know had 1 child Bridget(grandma) b1892 died 1967=Glasgow died they have any more children born between 1884-1903(we know that from his marriage to Margaret through to her death in 1903 he would return back to her at regular intervals!!!
2/we know of the children from the marriage with Mary (no 2)
3/did he have any children with wife number 3 Annie???
4/during his time in Merchant Navy it looks like he served on the Anubis where could I find out about this?
5/he was a trade unionist involved with the Red Clydeside Movement and a good friend to Maxon(whilst we know about the Red Clydeside Movement we can find no mention of Hugh ,can anyone help there please??
6/lastly and I know hat it is a long shot but could someone please look into his burial for me(died 6/6/1930 Galsgow)
Thank You

[AndrewP]

Hi Biz,

Your best chance of adding any more children to this branch of the family tree is by finding them on the 1901 and 1911 censuses. For the years since 1911, it is a trickier prospect. Possibilities is checking the names of witnesses on marriage certificates, and informants on death certificates - close relatives are often found there.

All the best,

AndrewP

[SarahND]

Hello biz,
Judging from your other posts on this man:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=17567
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=16456

I'm supposing that you have found proof that Hugh didn't drown after all, but simply disappeared for awhile before coming back and marrying Mary Williamson. Does the information he gave on his age and parents' names match up on all three marriage certificates and his death certificate?

But still... given Bridget's birth information ("Bridget Miller or King, illegitimate daughter of Margaret Miller, Soft Goods Hawker, Widow of Hugh King, Seaman, Merchant Service, who was drowned at sea about 3 years ago.") it looks like Hugh is not in fact your great grandfather, unless I am missing something in this discussion. No reason why you wouldn't want to research his life anyway, but it looks as though he might not be related to you by blood.

All the best,
Sarah