Thomas Alexander HUBLEY

1879 - 1918  (39 years)

• Name	Thomas Alexander HUBLEY
  Birth	21 Nov 1879	Tangier, Halifax, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Dec 1918	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [2]
  	Cause: Influenza
  Burial	Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, NS
  Person ID	I98356	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Alexander W. HUBLEY,   b. 19 Feb 1832, Tangier, Halifax, NS d. 29 Nov 1902, Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth (--?--)
  Family ID	F1795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Jane JUDGE,   b. 22 Feb 1879, Halifax, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Feb 1911	Halifax, Halifax, NS   [3]
  Children	1. Helen Beairsto HUBLEY,   b. 19 Dec 1911, Sydney, Cape Breton, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jean MacKay HUBLEY,   b. 1915, Halifax, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F36005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  In his 1911 marriage record, Thomas Alexander HUBLEY states that he is age 31, and was born at Tangier, the s/o Thomas and Elizabeth. He further states that his father's occupation is (or was) Sea Captain and give his religion as CofE. In the 1901 Census, his DOB and his religion match those in his marriage record. The problem is--there was no couple named Thomas and Elizabeth HUBLEY that we know of in the 1800's, let alone one that lived at Tangier. Who did live at Tangier at the time of Thomas Alexander's birth was the family of Alexander HUBLEY 1832, himself a Sea Captain. However, he and his wife Eleanor are almost certainly not the parents since their names are wrong, they are too old, they are the wrong religion, and there is nobody resembling Thomas Alexander in their household in 1881. Alexander 1832 does have a son named Thomas but he is miner who is a bachelor when Alexander marries Bridget COSTLY in 1883. And since Thomas is a miner not a sea captain, he would not appear to be Thomas Alexander's father, nor can he be Thomas Alexander himself. Alexander 1832 also has a son named Alexander, but he is single and living with his parents in 1881, when he dies at sea. So he would not appear to be Thomas Alexander, nor would he appear to be his father. in 1881, Eleanor (ABRIEL) HUBLEY does not appear in the census, and Bridget COSTLY, whom Alexander later marries, is living in the household, probably as the housekeeper. So, a possible explanation which seems to fit the known facts is that Thomas Alexander is the illegitimate s/o Alexander 1832 by a woman named Elizabeth who is CofE. This is conjecture but since, for my purposes, Thomas Alexander must be placed somewhere [lest he be lost], he is placed here as the s/o Alexander and an otherwise unknown Elizabeth (--?--). [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] 1901 Census of *NS*, Halifax City, Ward 1, Div 5, family #99. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1918, book 25, page 31, #186. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, 1911, book 1821, page 87, #82.