Aged 20 years when he married in 1928, so born 1907-08.

Underground haulage hand at the time of his marriage.

The 1911 census for Ecclesfield shows that Eric and his twin brother Cecil are stepsons of John Sistern, who married their mother, Emily Hughes, when they were 2 years old.

The births of Eric Hughes and Cecil Hughes were registered in Wortley, West Riding of Yorkshire (which encompassed Ecclesfield, see ukbmd.org.uk), in April 1907 Q2.