I am helping a friend with her family tree but we have both got stuck on Mary Jane Houghton. She was born in 1882 in North Meols, Lancashire. I have found her in the 1891 census but her surname is spelt Haughton. This is definitely the correct one as her mother had married a man by the name of Cropper and my friend remembers that this is correct. I may have found the lady in the 1901 census as a servant and again the spelling is Haughton but the place of birth is not correct. I cannot find a marriage for her at all. My friend says that she knows the lady did get married but it was after the birth of her daughter Harriet. Can anyone help? Thanks
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For ref.
1891 England Census about Mary Jane Haughton Name: Mary Jane Haughton Age: 8 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883 Relation: Stepdaughter Mother's name: Harriet Cropper Gender: Female Where born: North Meols, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: North Meols Ecclesiastical parish: St Cuthbert County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
View image Registration district: Ormskirk Sub registration district: North Meols ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 3034 Folio: 130 Page Number: 18 Household Members: Name Age Geoffrey P Cropper 26 Harriet Cropper 27 Ellen B Cropper 5 Isabella Cropper 2 William Haughton 10 Mary Jane Haughton 8 Thomas Melwin 46 Father in law Robert H Melwin 15 John S Melwin 12
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Is this the one you found in 1901 please?
Name: Mary J Haughton Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Relation to Head: Servant Gender: Female Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Southport Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Education:
Employment status:
View image Registration district: Ormskirk Sub-registration district: North Meols ED, institution, or vessel: 09 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 3536 Folio: 138 Page Number: 20 Household schedule number: 99 Household Members: Name Age Robert Cooper 49 Mary A Cooper 45 George R Cooper 20 Esther Cooper 17 Agnes Cooper 12 Thomas Jones 69 Hannah Jones 68 Elizabeth A Anghton 20 Mary J Haughton 19
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Hi Rootgather, Yes that is the 1901 census I found. The only reason I think that this might be the right Mary is that she was working as a servant in North Meols which was her birth place and near to her family - but obviously I might be wrong
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For ref this is Harriet the daughter with her grandparents 1911
1911 England Census about Harriet Houghton Name: Harriet Houghton Age in 1911: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905 Relation to Head: Granddaughter Gender: Female Birth Place: Southport, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Southport County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 163 Bispham Rd Southport Marital Status: Single Occupation: School Registration district: Ormskirk Registration District Number: 457 Sub registration district: North Meols ED, institution, or vessel: 44 Piece: 22910 Household Members: Name Age Harriot Cropper 47 Ellen Ball Cropper 25 Irabella Cropper 22 Esther Cropper 19 Robert Hewry Cropper 16 Peter Peel Cropper 14 Jeoffrey Peel Cropper 11 Jane Cropper 8 George Cropper 4 Thomas Cropper 2 Harriet Houghton 6 <<<<<<<<<
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Her mother's second marriage.
Name: Jeffrey Cropper Registration Year: 1886 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration district: Ormskirk Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 999
Records on Page: Name William Watkinson Harriet Aughton Jeffrey Cropper Ann Rimmer
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Marriages Jun 1910 (>99%)
Berkley William Ormskirk 8b 1198 BLUNDELL Margaret Ormskirk 8b 1198 HOSKER Thomas Ormskirk 8b 1198 <<<<<< HOUGHTON Mary Jane Ormskirk 8b 1198 <<<<<<
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1911 England Census about Mary Jane Hosker Name: Mary Jane Hosker Age in 1911: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female Birth Place: Southport, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Southport County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 23 Botanic Rd Churchtown Southport Marital Status: Married Registration district: Ormskirk Registration District Number: 457 Sub registration district: North Meols ED, institution, or vessel: 52 Piece: 22918 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Hosker 28 Mary Jane Hosker 27 Thomas Stanley Hosker 1
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There are 5 more Hosker/Houghton children born Ormskirk after Thomas
Births Dec 1911 (>99%) Hosker Ann Houghton Ormskirk 8b 1682 Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page Births Jun 1913 (>99%) Hosker Esther Houghton Ormskirk 8b 1745 Births Mar 1921 (>99%) Hosker James Houghton Ormskirk 8b 1024 Births Mar 1927 (>99%) Hosker James K Houghton Ormskirk 8b 1413 Births Jun 1927 (>99%) Hosker Thomas S Houghton Ormskirk 8b 1436
ADD Re that last one "Births Jun 1927 Hosker Thomas S. Houghton Ormskirk 8b 1436 pafc The above transcription represents what is in the GRO index but it is referred to by the following entry Births 1909 Dec: HOSKER,Thomas S,Ormskirk,8b,J/27"
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Rambling Rose - does this mean that Thomas Hosker's birth was reregistered in 1927? If so do you know what the possible reason for this would be. Thank you
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Rambling Rose - Sorry I have just realised that he would have been born Houghton and was then reregistered as Hosker
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Yes that is it
Births Dec 1909 (>99%) HOUGHTON Thomas Stanley Ormskirk 8b 831
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Thank you Rootgather and Rambling Rose for your help that was so quick!
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Have you traced Mary Jane's mother further back?
It seems that Houghton / Haughton / Aughton was her mother's maiden name
from the 1891 Census ........... Thomas Melwin / Melvin is Harriet's father, with sons Thomas age 15 and John age 12
This 1881 Census seems to fit the known facts
1881 Census
Name: Thomas Melvin Age: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Relationship to Head: Head Spouse: Bella Melvin Gender: Male Where born: Ireland Civil Parish: Manchester County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street address: 18 Stonehewer St Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Carter Registration district: Manchester Sub registration district: St George ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 3998 Folio: 109 Page Number: 22
Thomas Melvin 36 Bella Melvin 40 b.ca 1841, Manchester Harriet Melvin 19 b.ca 1862, Manchester, Dress Maker Robt. H. Melvin 5 John T. Melvin 2
This looks as though it might be the marriage ................... and if so Harriet was born before her mother's marriage
Marriages Jun 1875 (>99%) AUGHTON Isabella Ormskirk 8b 1098 Melvin Thomas Ormskirk 8b 1098
1871 Census
Name: Isabella Aughton Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Henry Aughton Mother's name: Margaret Aughton Gender: Female Where born: Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: North Meols Ecclesiastical parish: St Cuthberts Town: Southport County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: Ormskirk Sub-registration district: North Meols ED, institution, or vessel: 24 Household schedule number: 142 Piece: 3876 Folio: 120 Page Number: 28
Henry Aughton 65 b.ca 1806, Scarisbrook, Lancashire, Ag Lab Margaret Aughton 67 b.ca 1804, Burscough, Lancashire Isabella Aughton 28 Ag Lab Mary Aughton 22 b.ca 1849, Scarisbrook, Ag Lab Thomas Aughton 17 b.ca 1854, North Meols, Lancashire,Ag Lab William Aughton 17 b.ca 1854, North Meols, Ag Lab Elizabeth Aughton 15 b.ca 1856, North Meols, Scholar Harriett Aughton 6 b.ca 1865, North Meols, Granddaughter, Scholar
Address:- Row Lane, Cottage
Lancashire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1911 about Isabella Houghton
Name: Isabella Houghton Baptism Date: 22 Oct 1843 Parish: Halsall, St Cuthbert, Lancashire, England Father: Henry Houghton Mother: Margaret Houghton Register Type: Parish Registers Reference Number: Pr 3377/1/2
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Address:- Scarisbrick Father occupation:- Labourer
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from a Public Family tree on ancestry for Harriet, with information from the birth and marriage certificates .............
Cropper/Rimmer Tree 1 Owner: jrebec30
Birth 1865 21 Jan Blowick North Meols Lancaster Birth certificate is under Houghton, father not named. Marriage lines is under Aughton It also looks like Thomas Melvin never adopted Harriett as he is not named on marriage certificate either.
Marriage 1886 13 Apr — Age: 21 Lancashire, United Kingdom Abode at time of marriage Bispham Road, Witnesses, Laurence Rimmer and Margaret Howard Father unknown. It looks like her two children born before marrying Geoffrey were born out of wedlock, she is down as a spinster on marriage certificate.
from freebmd
Births Mar 1865 (>99%)
Houghton Harriet Ormskirk 8b 690
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possible birth registration for Mary Jane
Births Jun 1882 (>99%) Houghton Mary Ormskirk 8b 866
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Thank you Sylviain Canada. I will have a look at this all this evening. There certainly seem to be quite a few children born out of wedlock in this family! My friend who is Harriet's daughter was born only a couple of months after Harriet was married as well.
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