Person: HUGHES, Henry (1816-1879)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Henry HUGHES

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

proprietor of scientific instrument making business

Main period of activity

N/A

Relationships to other people

father of HUGHES, Alexander (1850-1924)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

8 August 1816

born at

London, England

1850s-1870s

~33

owner

Henry Hughes

1851

resident

Forest Rise, West Ham, London, England

30 March 1851

census record

1851 Census of England and Wales, HO107/1768.468.35
– occupation “Optician”; employing 3 men

1870s

~54

partner

H. Hughes & Son

4 May 1879

died at

London, England

31 May 1879

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1879 H-H p.555
– occupation “Optician and Nautical Instrument Maker”

Reference

Gloria Clifton, Directory of British scientific instrument makers 1550-1851 (London: Zwemmer, 1995), p. 144

Lucerna ID 6005237

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 15 January 2019

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Person: HUGHES, Henry (1816-1879)