http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/houghton Dedicated to researching the ancestors and other relations of J. S. S. Houghton Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:01:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For years I have been looking for the death of Isaac Houghton, the father of David Houghton.  I found a burial on an index for an Isaac Houghton, who was about the correct age for our Isaac.  However, the location was some distance from Wolverhampton where ours spent most of ... http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/houghton/2008/07/15/the-mystery-surrounding-the-death-of-isaac-houghton/ Alice Brayford was the wife of Jack Houghton. Alice was born on 27 August 1871 in Fenton, Staffordshire, the daughter of George Brayford and his wife, Hannah Powell. Her granddaughter, Audrey, wrote "Although she did not have much formal education she was very quick-witted and could figure out the total ... http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/houghton/2007/12/01/alice-brayford/ I decided to create pages for each of the family groups.  So, please see the link for the new page for David Houghton, which gives details about him, his wife, Martha Edge, and their children. http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/houghton/2007/11/24/more-about-david-houghton/ The father of J. S. S. Houghton was David Houghton.  His birth was quite a struggle to find.  I found him on all the available census records (except 1881) and from these, I knew where he was born, his approximate birth year and his parents' names.  I had searched the civil registration indexes by ... http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/houghton/2007/11/19/david-houghton/ Welcome to the new blog dedicated to the research of the ancestors of my great grandfather, John Samuel Small Houghton.  For a starter, let me introduce you to the man. John Samuel Small “Jack” Houghton was born on 10 January 1872 in Wolverhampton, Stafford, England, the fourth child of David Houghton ... http://family-tree.co.uk/familyblogs/houghton/2007/11/17/hello-world/