The name of Lillian Elizabeth Cahill's child has provoked much thought and interest as I have continued to research him. His mother named him for her elder brother, Hubert Austin Stanley Cahill. I wonder if his second name, 'Carl', was given because phoenetically it is pronounced the same as 'Cahill'...if the child was going to be raised as a Hughan, at least his middle name would serve as a reminder of his heritage (The Irish surname 'Cahill' can be pronounced two ways..."Kay-hill" or "Karl")
Hubert was known as 'Carl Hughan'- in newpaper articles regarding the deaths of family members he is always referred to as 'Carl Hughan'.
When enlisted for WW1, he was referred to as 'Herbert Hughan' instead of 'Hubert Hughan', although some forms referred to him as 'Hubert'.
What is very interesting is that although his wife and children went by the name of 'Cahill', it appears that Carl kept his Hughan name. His death certificate refers to him as "Hubert Carl Cahill(known as Hughan)", and when he enlisted for World War 2, he did so under the name of Hubert Hughan, with his next of kin named as his wife Ethel Cahill.
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