Matthew Hughes (1770–1845)
Matthew Hughes was a private in the Westmeath Militia, Ireland. He was in charge of a small unit of soldiers during a skirmish in the village of Loughbrickland in County Down. They fired upon some of the villagers, killing several. Hughes was tried, found guilty of murder and sentenced to life transportation. He arrived in Sydney in 1797 aboard the Britannia. He married Mary Small in 1810 and became a schoolteacher at Richmond.
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Hughes, Matthew
- Hughes, Mary (wife)
- Devlin, Susannah (daughter)
- Quaife, Margaret (daughter)
- Spurway, Ann Patricia (daughter)
- Small, Mary (daughter)
- Pope, Elizabeth Hancox (daughter)
- Small, Eliza Rebecca (daughter)
- Hughes, Martha (daughter)
- Hughes, Charlotte (daughter)
- Hughes, Robert (son)
- Hughes, James Henry (son)
- Hughes, Matthew Henry (son)
- Hughes, Thomas Hassall (son)
- Hughes, William Charles (son)
- Hughes, Henry Francis (son)
- Hughes, Sarah Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Hughes, Eliza (daughter-in-law)
- Hughes, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Hughes, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Spurway, George (son-in-law)
- Devlin, James (son-in-law)
- Quaife, Edward (son-in-law)
- Small, Thomas (son-in-law)
- Pope, George Miller (son-in-law)
- Small, Mary (mother-in-law)
- Small, John (father-in-law)
- Oakes, Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- Small, Priscilla Mason (sister-in-law)
- Small, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Small, Charlotte (sister-in-law)
- Patfield, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Small, Rachel Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- Oakes, Francis (brother-in-law)
- Small, John (brother-in-law)
- Small, William (brother-in-law)
- Patfield, George (brother-in-law)
- Small, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Small, Samuel (brother-in-law)
- Armstrong, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Byrnes, Ann (niece by marriage)
- Muriel, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Sprent, Susannah Hassall (niece by marriage)
- Oakes, Lucy (niece by marriage)
- Wicks, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Smith, Susannah (niece by marriage)
- Alderson, Susannah (niece by marriage)
- Johnson, Ann (niece by marriage)
- Ruinart de Brimont, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- West, Martha (niece by marriage)
- Cowper, Eliza (niece by marriage)
- Small, Sophia (niece by marriage)
- Shaw, Mary (niece by marriage)
- Small, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Small, Jane (niece by marriage)
- Powell, Mary (niece by marriage)
- Marsden, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Patfield, Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
- Small, Priscilla (niece by marriage)
- Gallard, Susannah Martha (niece by marriage)
- Howard, Harriett (niece by marriage)
- Keogh, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Midson, Charlotte (niece by marriage)
- Armstrong, John (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, George (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, Francis Rowland (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, Rowland Hasall (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, Samuel (nephew by marriage)
- Patfield, George (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Thomas (nephew by marriage)
- Small, William (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, James Lawry (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, John Leigh (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Patfield, John (nephew by marriage)
- Small, William (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Thomas (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Samuel (nephew by marriage)
- Patfield, Thomas (nephew by marriage)
- Oakes, William Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Small, John (nephew by marriage)
- Small, George (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Samuel (nephew by marriage)
- Patfield, Samuel (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Samuel (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Timothy (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Small, James (nephew by marriage)
- Small, George Septimus (nephew by marriage)
- Small, James (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Patfield, Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Andrew Octavius (nephew by marriage)
- Small, John Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Reuben (nephew by marriage)
- Small, Robert George (nephew by marriage)
- Youdale, Eliza Rebecca (granddaughter)
Citation details
'Hughes, Matthew (1770–1845)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hughes-matthew-18841/text34254, accessed 14 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1770
Castlepollard,
Westmeath,
Ireland
Death
25 December,
1845
(aged ~ 75)
Richmond,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
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