HUGHES, Alice

   Other names for Alice were HUGHES, Alison ³ and McCONVILLE, Alice.

  General Notes:

According to family information Alice Hughes may have been a farm servant at Highwood, another name for Haywood, Carnwath in 1863.

Alice McConville was recorded by the 1881 census living with her family at 2 Lothian Street Carnwath Lanarkshire. Like her husband Alice was Irish born and she was aged 35 years. ²

  Research Notes:

THANKS

to Chris Vallely for sharing with Patrick's People information about his ancestors.

Alice married John McCONVIL on 26 November 1863 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (John McCONVIL was born in 1843 in Rathfriland, County Down, Ireland ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"MCCONVIL
JOHN
HUGHES
ALICE
1863
629 / 40
Carluke"

from Index of Marriages


The marriage was celebrated after banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. The presiding priest was Mortimer Cassidy, RC Clergyman at Carluke, and the witnesses were Catherine Maclean and Matilda Kirk.

John McConvil, who made his X mark, was a pithead labourer and unmarried. He was recorded as 22 years and resident at Highwood, Carnwath. His father, Francis McConvil, a farm labourer, was deceased. His mother, Elizabeth O'Hare, was living.

Alice Hughes also made her X mark. She was a farm servant and unmarried. Her recorded age was 21 years and her place of residence was also Highwood, Carnwath. Her parents, Patrick Hughes, a farm labourer, and Agnes Kennedy were living.

The marriage was registered at Carluke on 26 November 1863, John Fraser being the signing registrar. ⁴