The Search for Harriet Hughes
Wisewoman
For years now I have been searching for information on my maternal ggg-grandmother. Ideally I'd like to go back even farther in the maternal line, but I'm stuck at Harriet Hughes, b. Dec 23, 1837, somewhere in Great Britain.
Harriet came to North America in August 1849 on the packet ship Sheridan, in the company of Archibald Beattie (Beattey), gentleman, his wife and family. She was 11 years old. She may have been travelling with them as a servant, or she may have been related to them, a niece or cousin.
I know a good deal about Harriet's life after she arrived in Canada, married Theodore Coates Lusty, and had several children, settling in Hornings Mills, Ontario.
What I'd really like to know is where she was born, and who her parents were. I think my best plan may be to search for information on Archibald Beattie, in the hope that Harriet was related to the family. Mr. Beattie was 39 at the time the Sheridan sailed, so he had been born about 1810.
I'd be happy to hear from any Beattie researchers who may have an Archibald that matches these criteria...
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The On-going Search for Harriet Hughes
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allycat on 2007-02-11 21:49:17Re your brickwall....I think that's a good plan of attack. Try looking for existing family trees online that may contain your Archibald Beattie/Beattey.
Try tribalpages, genesreunited $ free to search, gencircles, geneanet.
Try finding her birth first at the rootschat.com site. Sign up as a free member, goto their England boards general section, and a post a Census Lookup Request looking for her on any 1841 Census. Maybe some kind soul can find her based on your limited info. A bit hard though. I have heaps of HUGHES in my mother-in-law's family tree and that's just so so to research.
Try and find Archibald on 1841 census' as well. Maybe she was related, was orphaned and was a servant to the family. That has happened before.
There's also parish records that people can do lookups for you at the rootschat.com site.
Alison.
Wisewoman on 2007-02-11 22:48:42Wow, thanks Alison. That's all great information, and I'll look into it right away.
Thanks again.
Elizabeth
WAMHILY on 2011-04-20 19:50:24Harriet Hughes is a part of my husband's family tree. One of her children a daughter - Viola married Thomas Worrod, who had several children and one was a daughter named Clara who married Hal Ward - my husbands grandfather.
In the history papers of Clara Worrod, it mentions Harriet and is says she lived in Oakville, Ontario when she was married. She is buried at Hornings Mills.
If I come across anything else I will let you know. Hope that gives you somewhere to start in your search for Archibald Beatty.
Wisewoman on 2011-04-21 17:53:43Thank you so much! As you can see, I have been waiting for 4 years for further information on Harriet. It is she, rather than Archibald Beatty, that I am principally interested in.
I have a copy of Harriet's notice of death from the Oakville newspaper of the time, and the cemetary record from Hornings Mills. Did Clara Worrod have anything further on her, such as a marriage certificate (copy) for Harriet Hughes and Theodore C. Lusty? It is mainly the name of Harriet's mother I am interested in, or Harriet's place of birth in the U.K.
And of course, it's always nice to find a relative, no matter how distantly related!
All the best,
Elizabeth
P.S. I can now add Viola Lusty's husband's name to my Gedcom family tree, as well as the fact that she had a daughter named Clara, husband Hal Ward. Viola Lusty had several sisters and brothers--if you would like details, just let me know.