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Houghton Family in Leicestershire

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Darren

Darren Report 13 Feb 2015 09:02

Many thanks for the help/advice.

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 12 Feb 2015 13:30

I'll let Darren know how to find his replies :-)

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 11 Feb 2015 23:05

Darren

If you'd care to tell us how far you have got with your own research, we'd have a better idea of how to help you

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Catherine

Catherine Report 11 Feb 2015 20:43

there's also this:-

Name: John Houghton
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Brascok, Leicestershire, England
Civil Parish: Earl Shilton
Ecclesiastical parish: Earl Shilton
Town: Earl Shilton
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: General Servant
Registration district: Hinckley
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2505
Folio: 51
Page Number: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
John Fullylove 73
Matilda Fullylove 63
John Houghton 13

............he is born same place as above Joseph so they could very well be related.

Catherine

Catherine Report 11 Feb 2015 20:32

This family seem to be living in correct area in 1911:-

Name: Joseph Houghton
Age in 1911: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Higham Hill, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Earl Shilton
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England
Street address: 22 Baptist Row Earl Shilton
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coal Miner
Registration district: Hinckley
Registration District Number: 402
Sub-registration district: Earl Shilton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 19024
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Houghton 37
Lizzie Houghton 28 Born: Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire, (1883) - Occupation: Hosiery Linker
Winifred May Houghton 8
Mable Audrey Houghton 7
Doris Eleanor Houghton 5
John Francies Houghton 2

married for 10yrs
children 5 - 4 living and 1 died

(Child that died seems to be Nelly Vera Houghton aged 9mths)
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same in 1901:-

Name: Joseph Houghton
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Lizzie Houghton
Birth Place: Brascote, Leicestershire, England
Civil Parish: Peckleton
Ecclesiastical parish: Peckleton St Mary
Town: Peckleton
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation: Coal Miner Hewer
Condition as to marriage: Married

Registration district: Market Bosworth
Sub-registration district: Market Bosworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2965
Folio: 90
Page Number: 8
Household schedule number: 51
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Houghton 26
Lizzie Houghton 19

Possible marriage:-
Marriages Dec 1900 (>99%)
Clarke Lizzie Hinckley 7a 157
Crofts Elizabeth Hinckley 7a 157
Houghton Joseph Hinckley 7a 157
Johnson Thomas Hinckley 7a 157
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Other possible children born to this couple after 1911:-

Births Jun 1912 (>99%)
Houghton Gladys A Clarke Hinckley 7a 112
Births Mar 1918 (>99%)
Houghton George H Clarke Hinckley 7a 76
Births Jun 1921 (>99%)
Houghton Ronald J Clarke Hinckley 7a 107
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Could this relevant?

Rambling

Rambling Report 11 Feb 2015 19:59

Welcome to the board Darren, have you tried seaching trees ? click on Search at top right of page.

Researching:

Darren

Darren Report 11 Feb 2015 19:49

I'm looking for relatives both dead or alive for the Houghton family from Cadeby, Higham on the Hill and Earl Shilton area?

Thanks for looking

Darren