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The Four Hughs

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Todays new extract from the Newman family history website comes from the London and Southwark section

A brief biography on four generations who shared the same significant first name. Click here to view the article.

This historic photograph taken on Boxing Day 1910, shows four generations of Newman, each bearing the name Hugh whose lives span a period of a century and a half. The first Newman of our family to be given this name was Hugh Newman (1689-1746), a bricklayer and builder of Epsom. The name passed to several cousins and nephews, who took pride in his success, and provides a link between the family before and after its move to London.

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