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tommykeane	Which Hughes? Born Rosommon. Died Kilkenny		Lead	[-]
Constable Posts: 1 14-Jul-2010 6:32 PM	Remove this ad I found out recently from the 1901 Census that my great grandfather –John Hughes - was an RIC Constable. Other census info: 39 last birthday, born Co. Rosommon, married and living in Maudlin St., Kilkenny. There are 36 John Hughes in Herlihy’s List. From his possible date of birth range (1/4/1861 to 31/3/1862) and minimum enlisting age of 19 I worked out that he should be one of the following 8 service nos: 45016, 45220, 45603, 48148, 54179, 55423, 60,373 or 60510. Discovered lately that he died in the Workhouse, Kilkenny City on 22 Dec 1902. Can anyone help further? Many thanks Tommy Keane
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Posts: 453 14-Jul-2010 9:45 PM Inspector-General	Tommy - if you look at the census return pages on this site you can work out that he was probably stationed at John St in Kilkenny, for that seems to be where the enumerators returns were collated. Remarkable that he was to die in the workhouse only two years later. I would discount 45220 as I know he was pensioned in 1910. Interestingly his wife was remarried and living with a James King in Waterford by 1911. Most of the family went with her. Peter Mc Last Edited By: Peter Mc RIC 14-Jul-2010 10:02 PM. Edited 1 time.
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Constable Posts: 2 14-Jul-2010 10:50 PM	Thanks. I also have a baptismal cert for one of his children (my mother's father - Edward Hughes) on 2 Nov 1894 in Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny. He must have been stationed there then. Tommy
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Constable Posts: 3 6-Sep-2010 6:14 PM	I now know that 45016 was my great grandfather. His age on enlistment was 19 1/12. His first posting is Wexford 26 June 1880. Can I therefore conclude that he was 19years & 1month on 26/6/1880? Did they have to prove their age and/or was their a period of training? He was pensioned at age 41 (on 8/6/1902). Was this unusually young to be pensioned? I realise it is likely to be connected to the fact that he died in Kilkenny Workhouse 6 months later. I've applied for a death cert which hopefully will give cause of death and shed some light on things. Thanks for any observsations. Tommy Keane
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Peter Mc RIC		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 535 8-Sep-2010 8:18 PM Inspector-General	Tommy - his date of appointment should be on his service record and will be about 6 months prior to his posting to Wexford. Yes, they did have to prove their age and there was the 6 months training at Depot. Peter Mc
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Constable Posts: 4 1-Oct-2010 8:05 PM	Hi Got a death cert for John Hughes which gave Phthisis (TB) as cause of death. Thanks Tommy
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