Ancestors of Lynette, Glennis and Carol Hughson

Second Generation

2. Magnus James Michell (Mick) HUGHSON , son of Leslie Holley HUGHSON and Mary Ann MITCHELL, was born on 13 Dec 1915 in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, Aus died on 20 Jun 1992 in Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Vic, Aus, at age 76 and was buried in Warrandyte, Melbourne, Vic, Aus. The cause of his death was pneumonia.

Mick was a dedicated sportsman who loved playing football and tennis. He played football for Preston and Carlton after winning the best and fairest for Havelock in the Saturday morning competition, then went to the Fitzroy Football Club where his brothers Fred and Les also played.

Mick represented the State of Victoria in interstate games. He was a life member of Fitzroy, playing as centre man from 1937 until he joined the Air Force in World War 2 and left league football (now AFL) soon after he returned from the war to Captain-Coach the Fairfield Football club to a Premiership in 1947.

In the "Herald" newspaper 4 July 1938, Mick's meteoric rise to football fame was described as almost phenomenal. At the age of 21 his brilliance in the centre had earned him a reputation as one of the champions of the Victorian League (AFL) He was a beautiful high mark, an accurate pass and a splendid position player.

While in the RAAF Mick played with some great players in the champion Premiership team of the 1942 Inter-Services competition, Fitzroy players such as Norm Hillard, L. Hill, J. Grant, Frank Curcio, Len Smith who coached Fitzroy and Richmond. Players from other teams included South Melbourne's star forward Bob Pratt, who shares with Peter Hudson the record of 150 goals in a VFL season, Collingwood's Ron Todd, another of the League's outstanding goalkickers, Tarzan Glass, Melbourne, Jim Thoms, Footscray, Alby Pannam, Collingwood.

Magnus married Emily Edna LANGDON in Melbourne, Vic, Aus.

Their children were:
1         i.  Lynette Joy HUGHSON (born Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, Aus)
         ii.  Glennis Kay HUGHSON (born Melbourne, Vic, Aus) Glennis married Barrie Pigot. Their children were:
          Gregory PIGOT
          David PIGOT b 1 May 1965 d 25 Sep 1965
          Andrew PIGOT
          Bronwyn PIGOT
        iii.  Carol Yvonne HUGHSON (born Melbourne, Vic, Aus) Carol married Lewis Tiedgen. Their children were:
          Warren TIEDGEN
          Scott TIEDGEN
          Janine TIEDGEN

3. Emily Edna LANGDON , daughter of Arthur Wesley LANGDON and Louisa Maud BRYANT, was born on 29 May 1916 in Melbourne, Vic, Aus and died on 8 Oct 2003, Melbourne, Vic, Aus and is buried at Warrandyte.

Emily married Magnus James Michell (Mick) HUGHSON in Melbourne, Vic, Aus.

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