Generation 3 Ancestor Family 6
John And Martha Houghton
1847 to 1916
3 x Great Grandparents
Houghton Family #1
Overview
John Houghton was born in 1823 the son of a Collier from Ashton In Makerfield. Martha Marsh was born in 1827 the daughter of a Weaver from Ashton In Makerfield. John and Martha married in 1847 in Garswood. They had 9 children 2 of which died in childhood, the rest started families of their own. John became a Colliery Manager. John died in 1893 aged 70 and Martha died in 1916 aged 88.
Family
Parents
John: Henry Houghton (1788-1872) and Margaret Strong (1794-1868). Collier from Ashton In Makerfield. Ancestor Family
Martha: Peter Marsh (1796-1875) and Hannah Littler (1791-1878). Weaver from Ashton In Makerfield. Ancestor Family
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John Houghton (1823-1893)
Martha Marsh (1827-1916)
Children
Margaret Houghton (1847-1860) died aged 12.
Hannah Houghton (1850-1930) married John Heaton (1843-1917). Colliery Manager from Haydock. Ancestor Family
Jane Houghton (1852-1876) married James Coulthurst. Collier from Ashton In Makerfield. Jane died aged 24 and had no children. External Family
John Houghton (1853-1914) married Mary Eleanor Ion (1855-1911). Licensed Victualler from Market Harborough. They had no children. Sibling Family
Martha Houghton (1856-1943) married Walter Beattie (1853-1903). Brass Finisher from Haydock. They had 10 children. External Family
Henry Houghton (1859-1945) married Hannah Cunliffe (1859-1929). Colliery Manager from Skelmersdale. They had 8 children. Sibling Family
Banks Houghton (1862-1945) married Amelia Herbert (1865-????). Travelling Salesman from Market Harborough. They had 7 children. Sibling Family
Margaret Ellen Houghton (1866-1944) married Thomas Crompton (1865-1933). Hinge and Lock Manufacturer from Ashton In Makerfield. They had 8 children. External Family
Catharine Houghton (1869-1879) died aged 9.
Descendants
Timeline
8th October 1823 John born in Ashton In Makerfield.
2nd November 1823 John baptised at St Thomas Ashton In Makerfield to Henry and Margaret Houghton, a Collier from Ashton In Makerfield.
19th July 1827 Martha born in Ashton In Makerfield.
26th August 1827 Martha baptised at St Thomas Ashton In Makerfield to Peter and Hannah Marsh, a Weaver from Long Lane (now Bryn Road) Ashton In Makerfield.
15th March 1847 John and Martha marry at Holy Trinity Garswood. John is a Collier aged 23 from Strange Lane Garswood and Martha is aged 20 from Robinsons Lane (now Garswood Road) Haydock. Martha’s father Peter is now a Labourer.
7th April 1847 Less than a month after the marriage daughter Margaret is born at Strange Lane Garswood. John is a Collier. John and Martha could have been living with John’s parent at the time.
25th April 1847 Daughter Margaret baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
1847 To 1850 Family move to Mill Lane Haydock (also known by the modern name of Millfield Lane).
7th January 1850 Daughter Hannah born at Mill Lane Haydock. John is a Collier.
27th January 1850 Daughter Hannah baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
30th March 1851 Census. Family living at Mill Field Lane Haydock. John is a Collier aged 27, Martha is aged 23, daughter Margaret is aged 3 and daughter Hannah is aged 1.
7th January 1852 Daughter Jane born at Mill Lane Haydock. John is a Collier.
25th January 1852 Daughter Jane baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
17th December 1853 Son John born at Mill Lane Haydock. John is a Collier.
29th January 1854 Son John baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
1st October 1856 Daughter Martha born at Millfield Lane Haydock. John is a Collier.
26th October 1856 Daughter Martha baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
1856 To 1859 John becomes an Underlooker at a Colliery (responsible for an area underground, reporting to the Colliery Manager).
7th September 1859 Son Henry born at Millfield Lane Haydock. John is an Underlooker at a Colliery.
2nd October 1859 Son Henry baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
6th April 1860 Daughter Margaret dies at Mill Field Lane Haydock of Remittent Fever (3 months duration) and Chronic Peritonitis aged 12. John is an Underlooker at a Colliery. Informant is a James Unsworth who was also present at the death, maybe a neighbour.
8th April 1860 Daughter Margaret buried at St Thomas Ashton In Makerfield, maybe Holy Trinity Garswood could not hold burials at this time.
1860 To 1861 Family move to Lower Lane Haydock which is modern day Liverpool Road.
7th April 1861 Census. Family living at Lower Lane Haydock. John is an Underlooker at a Colliery aged 37, Martha is aged 33, daughter Hannah is aged 11, daughter Jane is aged 9, son John is aged 7, daughter Martha is aged 4 and son Henry is aged 1.
26th September 1862 Son Banks born at Lower Lane Haydock. John is an Underlooker.
26th October 1862 Son Banks baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
1862 To 1866 Family move to Robinsons Lane Haydock, which is modern day Garswood Road.
20th October 1866 Daughter Margaret Ellen born at Robinsons Lane Haydock. John is an Underlooker.
4th November 1866 Daughter Margaret Ellen baptised at Holy Trinity Garswood.
18th December 1869 Daughter Catharine born at Robinsons Lane Haydock. John is an Underlooker.
22nd August 1870 Daughter Hannah marries John Heaton at Holy Trinity Garswood. John Heaton is a Collier from Haydock aged 26 and Hannah is aged 20. John is an Underlooker.
2nd April 1871 Census. Family living at Robinsons Lane Haydock. John is an Underlooker aged 47, Martha is aged 44, daughter Jane is aged 19, son John is a Draper’s Assistant aged 17, daughter Martha is aged 14, son Henry is aged 11, son Banks is aged 8, daughter Margaret Ellen is aged 4 and daughter Catharine is aged 1.
1871 To 1875 Family move to Pewfall Colliery Haydock. Maybe John’s job came with a house.
18th August 1875 Daughter Jane marries James Coulthurst at Holy Trinity Garswood. James is a Collier from Lower Lane (now Liverpool Road) Haydock aged 30, Jane is aged 23 from Pewfall Colliery Haydock. John is an Underlooker. Witness is James Beattie the same name of the person that later marries Jane’s sister Martha.
9th September 1876 Daughter Martha marries Walter Beattie at Holy Trinity Garswood. Walter is a Brass Finisher aged 24 from Lower Lane (now Liverpool Road) Haydock aged 24, Martha is aged 20 from Pewfall Colliery Haydock. John is an Underlooker. Walter and Martha have 10 and remain living in Haydock. Martha dies on 8th February 1943 of Chronic Myocardial Disease at 14 Penny Lane Haydock.
21st November 1876 Daughter Jane dies of Ovarian Dropsy (9 months duration) at Robinsons Lane (modern Garswood Road) Haydock aged 24. Husband James was present at the death.
24th November 1876 Daughter Jane buried at St Thomas Ashton In Makerfield.
1876 To 1879 John becomes a Certificated Colliery Manager at Pewfall Colliery Haydock. There was more than one Manager at the Colliery, each Manager supervising a number of shafts. John shared the job with William Smethurst around 1879 and then William Arnold around 1882.
1877 to 1881 Daughter Hannah’s husband John Heaton becomes an “Underviewer/Underlooker” at the colliery which is a manager below ground, reporting to a manager of the colliery.
7th May 1879 Son John marries Mary Eleanor Ion at Kendal Parish Church. John is a Draper in Ashton Under Lyne aged 25 and Mary is aged 23 from Kendal. Father John is a Colliery Manager.
20th August 1879 Daughter Catharine dies of Scarlateria Maligna (severe Scarlet Fever) at Pewfall Haydock aged 9. John is a Certificated Colliery Manager and was present at the death.
22nd August 1879 Daughter Catharine buried at St Thomas Ashton In Makerfield.
1879 To 1881 Family moves to Robinsons Lane (modern day Garswood). This roads runs adjacent to Pewfall Colliery Haydock so they could still be living at the Colliery but a later census shows them living at 202 Robinsons Lane which is further north so they could have living there from this date.
3rd April 1881 Census. Family living at Robinsons Lane Haydock. John is a Manager at a Colliery aged 57, Martha is aged 53, son Henry is a Surveyor (Land & House) aged 21 and daughter Margaret Ellen is aged 14. Son Banks Houghton is a Draper’s Assistant aged 18 living (and presumably working) with his brother John (still a Draper) at 181 Stamford Street Ashton Under Lyne.
5th October 1881 Son Henry marries Hannah Cunliffe at Holy Trinity Garswood. Henry is a Surveyor aged 22 and Hannah is aged 21. John is a Certificated Manager. Witness and probable best man is Henry’s brother Banks.
23rd January 1886 Daughter Margaret Ellen marries Thomas Crompton at St Anne Eccles. Thomas is a Commercial Traveller aged 21 from Ashton In Makerfield and Margaret Ellen is aged 19 resident at Clifton (presumably the one in Manchester). Father John is a Manager. Witness is a John Houghton probably Margaret Ellen’s brother John, so Margaret Ellen could have been living with brother John at the time. Thomas and Margaret Ellen have 8 children. Thomas Crompton is part of the Crompton Hinge And Lock maker family of Ashton In Makerfield and went on to run the business from 1910, becoming very wealthy. See The Football Voice for more background on the business. Margaret Ellen dies aged 77 on 5th March 1944 of Bronchopneumonia at The Rookeries Ashton In Makerfield.
6th March 1887 Son Banks marries Amelia Herbert at St Stephen Chorlton On Medlock (south Manchester). Banks is a Draper aged 24 and Amelia is aged 22 from Manchester. John is a Colliery Manager.
1887 To 1891 John retires from his job as a Colliery Manager.
5th April 1891 Census. Family living at Garswood Road (Robinsons Lane as was) Haydock, which could be the same house with just the name of the road changing. John was a Retired Colliery Manager aged 67 and Martha was aged 63.
1891 To 1893 Family possibly moves to Tithebarn Road Haydock. This could have been number 202 where daughter Hannah and husband John Heaton were living by 1896 at the latest.
15th December 1893 John dies aged 70 of Bronchitis. Death certificate and parish burial say Tithebarn Road but the probate (which was only completed in 1916) says 202 Garswood Road which is where Martha lived after John’s death. Informant was son Henry who was also present at the death.
19th December 1893 John buried at St Thomas Ashton In Makerfield.
31st March 1901 Census. Martha living at 202 Garswood Road Haydock aged 73 “Living On Own Means”. 202 Garswood Road is yards around the corner from 202 Tithebarn Road Haydock where daughter Hannah and husband John Heaton were living.
2nd April 1911 Census. Martha living at 202 Garswood Road Haydock aged 83 on “Private Means”.
1911 To 1916 Martha moves to 270 Liverpool Road Haydock (near the southern end of Garswood Road) which was formerly the home of daughter Hannah’s son Banks Heaton until 1915 at the latest. Martha could have been living with Banks at some stage during this period or Martha could have taken over the house after Banks left before 1915.
29th March 1916 Martha dies aged 88 due to Shock from a Fractured Femur at 270 Liverpool Road Haydock. Informant was daughter Hannah’s son Banks Heaton who was also present at the death.
1916 Probate on John’s will is completed. It is unclear why this happened 23 years after his death, probably something to do with with Martha’s death.
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