William Henry HUGHES [246]
- Born: 9 Jun 1856, Native Valley, Nairne, South Australia
- Died: 31 Jul 1942, Willowie, South Australia at age 86
- Buried: 2 Aug 1942, Willowie Cemetery, South Australia
 General Notes:
1856 SA Births 8/111 HUGHES William Henry John Prentice HUGHES Elizabeth Jane HILLMAN Nairne
1942 SA Deaths 654/4622 HUGHES William Henry, Frome (S)
Occupation: farmer
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Thu 6 Aug 1942 & Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 13 Aug 1942
Death Notice:
HUGHES.- On July 31, at Willowie, William Henry, eldest son of the late J. P. end E. J. Hughes, loving brother of A., A. E., and S. Hughes, aged 86 years. Rest after weariness.
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 27 Aug 1942
News from the Country Centres:
Mr. William Hughes, a pioneer of Willowie, died at the age of 86 years.
Willowie Cemetery: Row 2 Plot 29
Other Records
• Boothbys South Australian Directory: Farmer, 1896, Aldgate, South Australia.
• Boothbys South Australian Directory: Fruitgrower, 1905, Aldgate, South Australia.
• Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980: farmer, 1939, Hd Willowie, South Australia.
• Photograph: Bill & Sisters, Bef 1940, Willowie, South Australia.
(Image Courtesy of Marion Buckley)
William Henry Hughes & his maiden sisters: Charlotte Jane Hughes, Alice Maud Hughes, Elizabeth Isobella Hughes, Sarah Hillman Hughes. Charlotte was the first to die in 1940.
• Australian Electoral Roll 1903-1980: farmer, 1941, Hd Willowie, South Australia.
• William Henry Hughes: Headstone, 1942, Willowie Cemetery, South Australia.
(Image courtesy Australian Cemeteries)
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