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Ernest Henry Shackleton¹

M, #74671

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He sailed on the rigger "Hoghton Tower" when young and became the great Antarctic explorer of Endurance fame.

Biography

Ernest Henry Shackleton

Ernest Henry Shackleton was born at Kilkea House, County Kildare, on February 15, 1874.

The Shackletons came originally from Yorkshire. The founder of the family was Abraham Shackleton, a Quaker, who moved to Ireland early in the eighteenth century and started a school at Ballitore, near Dublin. Henry Shackleton, Ernest's father, was Abraham's direct descendant in the fourth generation. Henry tried to enter the army but his poor health prevented him. Becoming a farmer instead, he settled in the green, fertile, rolling fields of County Kildare at a place called Kilkea. Ernest's mother, born Henrietta Letitia Sophia Gavan, married Henry in 1872, bringing a touch of Irish blood into an otherwise pure Anglo-Irish lineage. Ernest's birth happened to coincide with the disastrous potato crop failure, so much a part of Irish history. This meant an agricultural depression and difficult times for farmers. Henry Shackleton was a survivalist and therefore abandoned his farm before it was too late. At the age of 33, Henry left his farm to Trinity College in Dublin and started a new career in medicine. In 1884, Dr. Shackleton crossed the water and settled in England. It was in suburban London that Ernest Shackleton spent the remainder of his boyhood years. Ernest's mother became mysteriously an invalid and remained so for the last forty years of her life. Dr. Shackleton, with help from his mother-in-law and various female relatives from Ireland, raised Ernest and the other children. Until the age of eleven and a half, Shackleton was educated at home by a governess. He then went to Fir Lodge Preparatory School, down the road from his home, Aberdeen House, in West Hill. In 1887 Ernest left Fir Lodge to go to Dulwich College. Henry desired for his son to enter the medical field but Ernest would have no part of it. Longing for the sea, Ernest left Dulwich at the end of the Lent term in 1890 and on April 19, at the age of sixteen, went to Liverpool and joined the full rigger Hoghton Tower, owned by the North Western Shipping Company of Liverpool. Ernest's first experience at sea belongs to sailor's folklore. The Hoghton Tower was bound for Valparaiso round Cape Horn. They reached Cape Horn in the middle of winter and fought against storms for nearly two months before finally rounding the Cape. Battered by the seas, the Hoghton Tower reached Valparaiso in the middle of August. From there she sailed for Iquique, Chile where for six weeks she loaded nitrates. The Hoghton Tower returned to Liverpool at the end of April, 1891, with food and water running out. It was a hard, difficult trip, especially for a sixteen-year-old novice. Shackleton went on to spend five years sailing to and from the Far East and America. In 1896, without much difficulty, Shackleton passed for First Mate. In April 1898, he was certified as Master. At the age of twenty-four he had qualified to command a British ship anywhere on the seven seas.

In the summer of 1897, Shackleton met and became attracted to one of his sisters' friends, Emily Dorman. Ernest had just returned from a voyage to Japan aboard the Flintshire when he met the tall, dark-haired young woman "with a good figure". At the end of 1898, the Flintshire ran aground near Middlesbrough which gave him the opportunity to take leave for 24-hours in order to go home for his father's birthday on January 1. On the way, he stopped and visited The Firs, where Emily lived, and for the first time Ernest was seriously in love. Shackleton had enough of tramping to the East. To improve his standing with Emily and her father, he left the Welsh Shire Line and, early in 1899, took a position with the Union Castle Line.

The Union Castle Line belonged to the elite of the merchant service. The ships were immaculate, from their red and black funnels to their red boot topping. Used to carry mails between England and South Africa, it was the next best thing to the navy. The brass-work glistened as officers paraded in navy blue and gold braid across the decks. As a bonus, the Union Castle Line meant coming home regularly every two months instead of long and undetermined absences aboard a tramper. It was an ideal itinerary: down the Solent from Southampton, round the bulge of Africa, across the Bight of Benin, into the docks at Cape Town and back...six thousand miles each way. By December, promoted to Third Officer, Shackleton was transferred to the Tintagel Castle which was hauling troops to the Cape since, in October 1899, the Boer War had broken out. During the summer of 1900, Shackleton was in London on leave, seeing Emily when he could. Then, on September 13, Shackleton wrote to volunteer for the National Antarctic Expedition (commanded by Robert Falcon Scott), which was in the process of being organized. Four days later he visited the expedition offices in person to press home his desires. A journalist later asked Shackleton where he got the notion to become an explorer and Ernest responded, "I think it came to me during my first voyage...I felt strangely drawn towards the mysterious south...we rounded Cape Horn in the depth of winter. It was one continuous blizzard all the way...Yet many a time, even in the midst of all this discomfort, my thoughts would go out to the southward...But strangely enough, the circumstance which actually determined me to become an explorer was a dream I had when I was twenty-two. We were beating out to New York from Gibraltar, and I dreamt I was standing on the bridge in mid-Atlantic and looking northward. It was a simple dream. I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns". In March, 1900, Shackleton was on his second trooping voyage to South Africa in the Tintagel Castle when he met Cedric Longstaff, a lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment. Longstaff's father, Llewellyn, happened to be the principal benefactor of the National Antarctic Expedition...he had donated £25,000 to make the expedition possible. Shackleton persuaded Cedric Longstaff to give him an introduction to his father.

The summer of 1900 was filled with uncertainty. Ernest's brother, Frank, was commissioned in the Royal Irish Fusiliers, bound for South Africa to take part in the final days, so it seemed, of the war. But front-page news was Carsten Borchgrevink, recently returned from the Antarctic where he was the first man to winter on the Antarctic continent. Shackleton's romantic imagination ran wild as he went down to Wimbledon to meet Llewellyn Longstaff. Like Shackleton, Mr. Longstaff was a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and, besides, would always welcome anyone who had recently seen his son. He was overwhelmed by Shackleton's personality. When Shackleton asked his help in joining the expedition, Longstaff could hardly refuse. As Shackleton returned to sea, Longstaff made it clear to Sir Clements Markham that he wanted Shackleton accepted for the expedition. Sir Clements told Scott who promptly passed the matter on to Albert Armitage as he simply "had no time to attend to it". Early in March 1901, Shackleton returned to Southampton on the Carisbrook Castle to find himself part of the National Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton would depart with Scott on the historic Discovery expedition to Antarctica later that summer.

(NOTE: the story of the National Antarctic Expedition is written, in detail, under the chapter devoted to Robert Falcon Scott). Shackleton became seriously ill on Scott's southern sledge journey, midway through the expedition, and had to be invalided home aboard the relief ship Morning. As Bernacchi, with Scott's Discovery expedition noted, Shackleton was "deeply disappointed & would give anything to remain. Although everyone is so anxious to return this year with the Discovery few are so poor spirited as to wish to return in the Morning". On June 12,1903, after convalescing in New Zealand, Shackleton landed in England. A huge scandal had broken out about the affairs of the Discovery expedition. It seems everyone was upset about Scott remaining for a second winter in the Antarctic. The organizers had explicitly said that under no circumstances was Scott to stay for a second year...it would be considered professional incompetence to allow the Discovery to be frozen in, risking being crushed by the ice. Sir Clements sent a telegram to Shackleton: "The Admiralty will undertake rescue of Discovery. Committee appointed. Come to me. I wish to consult you". The expedition organizers wanted Shackleton to sail out as chief officer on the Terra Nova to assist the Morning, if necessary, to get Scott and his men back home. Shackleton declined as, according to Armitage, "he meant to return and prove to Scott 'that he---Shackleton---was a better man than Scott' ". Besides, Emily had now agreed to marry him. Meanwhile, early in October Shackleton visited Sir Clements Markham, in Markhams' words, with "full plans for another expedition". Sir Clements discouraged him and Shackleton went on to join the staff of Royal Magazine as a journalist. On January 11, 1904, after a long and nerve-racking wait, Shackleton found himself elected to the desired post of secretary to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He now had a full-time job and, as he wrote to Emily, "I am so happy dearest thinking about all the times which are to be in the future...we do want to settle down and have our own house at last after all these years of waiting". In London, on April 9, Ernest Shackleton and Emily Dorman were married at Christchurch, Westminster. A week before the wedding the Discovery returned to New Zealand after her second season in the ice. The record southing, in which Shackleton had participated, was still intact. When Shackleton walked up the aisle with Emily he was still one of the men who had reached the Furthest South...no finer wedding present could have been given.

Shackleton discovered a new-found gift: public speaking. He made many acquaintances as secretary and was soon asked to run for Parliament. On November 16, 1904, the Dundee Courier announced that Shackleton "is to uphold the Unionist cause in the next election". On February 2, 1905, Emily gave birth to their first child, a boy. This was exciting but, unfortunately, he had no income...in mid-January he had resigned his position at the RSGS to further his political career. He subsequently finished in fourth place in the election. A time of uncertainty would prevail until early in 1907. On Monday, February 11, Shackleton was in London at the RGS. In the same room stood Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen...it was an extraordinary scene. Shackleton had come to ask for the support of the RGS and the patronage of the King...he planned on spending the next winter in Antarctica and he only had six months to prepare.¹

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Living_and_Working/Diaries/…

William Houghton¹

M, #74672, b. circa 1854

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Birth

circa 1854

NJ, USA, age 26 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Gilmer, Adams Co., IL, USA, age 26, a farmer¹

ParentsS

parents born in US¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Gilmer, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T9_174; Family History Film: 1254174; Page: 141C; Enumeration District: 9; sheet 23, line 7.

Mary A. Houghton¹

F, #74673, b. circa 1850

Father*: Warren J. Houghton¹ b. 9 Jun 1799, d. 29 Aug 1888
Mother*: Alzina Mason¹ b. 7 Aug 1812, d. 21 Nov 1893

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Birth

circa 1850

NY, USA, age 30 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Concord, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: T9_177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 63D; Enumeration District: 5; sheet 22, line.

Florence Houghton¹

F, #74674, b. circa 1836

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Birth

circa 1836

MA, USA, age 44 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Greenville, Bond Co., IL, USA, age 44, widowed¹

ParentsD

parents born in MA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Greenville, Bond, Illinois; Roll: T9_176; Family History Film: 1254176; Page: 246B; Enumeration District: 70; sheet 34, line 23, dwl 288-346.

John Houghton¹

M, #74675, b. circa 1812

Family: Jane (?) b. c 1816

Marriage*: John Houghton married Jane (?)²

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Birth

circa 1812

England, age 45 in 1860 census; age 58 in 1870 census; 1ge 68 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

Milo, Bureau Co., IL, USA, age 45, farmer, property $2000-210³

1870 Census

1870

Milo, Bureau Co., IL, USA, age 58, a farmer; and Robert Thompson, 14, on the farm⁴

1880 Census

1880

Milo, Bureau Co., IL, USA, age 68, a boarder, with George and Caroline Whitworth¹

ParentsS

parents born in England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Milo, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: T9_177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 193C; Enumeration District: 17; sheet 7, line 50, dwl 48-51.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Milo, Bureau Co., IL, Reel 190, p. 391B, line 38, dwl 193-193.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Milo, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 337; line 28, dwl 2359-2386.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Milo, Bureau Co., IL, Reel 190, p. 391B, line 38, dwl 193-193.

Julia E. Houghton¹

F, #74676, b. circa 1850

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Birth

circa 1850

KY, USA, age 30 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL, USA, Julia, age 30, with Daniel and Anna Bryant; Lucy, age 71, a widow²

ParentsD

mother born in VA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Tiskilwa, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: T9_177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 137C; Enumeration District: 12; sheet 7, line 34, dwl 77-81.

Lucy Houghton¹

F, #74677, b. circa 1809

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Birth

circa 1809

Canada, age 71 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Tiskilwa, Bureau Co., IL, USA, Julia, age 30, with Daniel and Anna Bryant; Lucy, age 71, a widow²

ParentsD

parents born in CT

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Tiskilwa, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: T9_177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 137C; Enumeration District: 12; sheet 7, line 31, dwl 77-81.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Tiskilwa, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: T9_177; Family History Film: 1254177; Page: 137C; Enumeration District: 12; sheet 7, line 34, dwl 77-81.

Alice Houghton¹

F, #74678, b. circa 1855

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Birth

circa 1855

PA, USA, age 25 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Thomson, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 645D; Enumeration District: 24; sheet 32, line 11, dwl 256-253.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #74679, b. circa 1843

Family: (?) Lowner

Marriage*: Frank Houghton married (?) Lowner.

Rosa Houghton² b. c 1864

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Birth

circa 1843

IL, USA, age 37 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

Beardstown, Cass Co., IL, USA, age 37, a night watchman, a son in law with Beattis Lowner²

ParentsS

father born in NY, mother in MD¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 727D; Enumeration District: 53; sheet.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 727D; Enumeration District: 53; sheet 52, line 41, dwl 506-553.

(?) Lowner

F, #74680

Family: Frank Houghton b. c 1843

Marriage*: (?) Lowner married Frank Houghton.

Rosa Houghton¹ b. c 1864

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 727D; Enumeration District: 53; sheet 52, line 41, dwl 506-553.

Rosa Houghton¹

F, #74681, b. circa 1864

Father*: Frank Houghton¹ b. c 1843
Mother*: (?) Lowner¹

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Birth

circa 1864

IL, USA, age 16 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Beardstown, Cass Co., IL, USA, age 37, a night watchman, a son in law with Beattis Lowner¹

ParentsD

father born in MA, mother in NC

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Beardstown, Cass, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 727D; Enumeration District: 53; sheet 52, line 41, dwl 506-553.

Harper P. Houghton¹

F, #74682, b. 16 August 1874, d. 3 December 1963

Father*: Richard Basil Houghton¹ b. 10 Apr 1842, d. 4 Oct 1932
Mother*: Elizabeth McNary¹ b. Jul 1853, d. 1946

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Birth

Aug 16, 1874

IL, USA, age 5 in 1880 census; age 25 in 1900 census; age 35 in 1910 census; age 46 in 1920 census; age 53 in 1930 census; age 65 in 1940 census^1,2,3

1900 Census

1900

Parker, Clark Co., IL, USA, age 25, farmer; living with grandmother Mary McNary⁴

1910 Census

1910

Parker, Clark Co., IL, USA, age 35, farmer, living with grandmother Mary McNary, 85; 9 houses from father⁵

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Westfield, Clark Co., IL, USA, age 44, a farmer⁶

Occupation

1920

farmer

1940 Census

1940

Parker, Clark Co., IL, USA, age 65, single, farmer⁷

1950 US Census

1950

Parker, IL, USA, age 75, farmer; he and sister were both single

SSN

1956

IL, USA, 348-32-1543³

Death

Dec 3, 1963

nea, Westfield, IL, USA³

Obituary

HAUGHTON (sic). Harper P., 93. near Westfield. retired farmer, died 7 p.m. Monday in Renneis Nursing Home, Charleston; leaves brothers. Luther. Ashmore: Alvin, Paris; sister, Mrs. Oveta Jones, Fort Meyers. Fla;

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Parker, Clark, Illinois; Roll: T9_181; Family History Film: 1254181; Page: 170C; Enumeration District: 42; sheet 11, line 14, dwl 84-85.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1452435.
[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Number: 348-32-1543;Issue State: Illinois;Issue Date: 1956-1957.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Parker, Clark Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 14; Sheet 5A; line 40, dwl 83-83.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Parker, Clark, Illinois; Roll: T624_235; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 19; line 98, dwl 186-110.

[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1504089.

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Parker, Clark, Illinois; Roll: T627_768; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 12-15.

Edna B. Houghton¹

F, #74683, b. March 1880, d. 1954

Father*: Richard Basil Houghton¹ b. 10 Apr 1842, d. 4 Oct 1932

Mother*: Elizabeth McNary¹ b. Jul 1853, d. 1946

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
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Birth Mar, 1880 IL, USA, age 1 & 3 in 1880 census; age 20 in 1900 census; age 32 in 1910 census; age 51 in 1930 census; age 56 in 1940 census; GS 1877¹
1950 US Census 1950 Parker, IL, USA, age 75, farmer; he and sister were both single
Death 1954
Research 1880 census gives Edna B. age 3 and Baby age 1

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Parker, Clark, Illinois; Roll: T9_181; Family History Film: 1254181; Page: 170C; Enumeration District: 42; sheet 11, line 14, dwl 84-85.

Belle (?)¹

F, #74684, b. circa 1857

Family: Richard Houghton b. c 1847

Marriage*: Belle (?) married Richard Houghton, son of Edward J. Houghton and Charlotte (?).¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
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Birth circa 1857 IL, USA, age 27 in 1880 census¹
Marriage ¹
1880 Census 1880 Westfield, Clark Co., IL, USA, age 31, a druggist¹
ParentsD father born in IL, mother in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Westfield, Clark, Illinois; Roll: T9_181; Family History Film: 1254181; Page: 213C; Enumeration District: 44; sheet 11, line 37, dwl 103-105.

Willie Dole Houghton¹

M, #74685, b. 1875, d. 22 March 1896

Father*: Charles William Houghton¹ b. 12 Dec 1838, d. 8 Dec 1902

Mother*: Alice M. Miller¹ b. c 1850, d. c 1882

Biography

Corresponded with author N
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Birth 1875 MA, USA, age 4 in 1880 census¹
Death Mar 22, 1896

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Mattoon, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T9_183; Family History Film: 1254183; Page: 169A; Enumeration District: 54; sheet 17, line 33, dwl 166-174.

Luther Dole Houghton¹

M, #74686, b. 15 December 1878, d. 19 August 1939

Father*: Charles William Houghton² b. 12 Dec 1838, d. 8 Dec 1902

Mother*: Alice M. Miller² b. c 1850, d. c 1882

Family: Mary Elizabeth Richards b. c 1884, d. 1960

Marriage*: Luther Dole Houghton married Mary Elizabeth Richards on Aug 8, 1914 at Portage, WA, USA.

Charles William Houghton+⁸ b. 5 Sep 1915, d. 13 Apr 1973

Alice Margaret Houghton⁸ b. 17 Oct 1917, d. 3 Jun 2003

Biography

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Birth Dec 15, 1878 KS, USA, age 1 in 1880 census; Dec 1878, age 21 in 1900 census; age 31 in 1910 census; age 40 in 1920 census^1,3
Residence circa 1882 Vashon, WA, USA, He was sent to Vashon WA to be raised by an aunt after death of mother.⁴
1910 Census 1910 Quartermaster, King Co., WA, USA, age 31, single, farmer³
Marriage Aug 8, 1914 Portage, WA, USA
Mil. Draft Sep 12, 1918 Seattle, King Co., WA, USA, age 39, shipyard laborer, the Martinolich Shipbuilding Company in Docton, Vashon Island.¹

Residence Sep 12, 1918 Vashon Island, Portage, King Co., WA, USA
1920 Census 1920 Quartermaster, King Co., WA, USA, age 40, shipyard laborer⁵
1930 Census 1930 Quartermaster, WA, USA⁶
Death Aug 19, 1939 Vashon, WA, USA
ParentsS parents born in IN⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1991649.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Mattoon, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T9_183; Family History Film: 1254183; Page: 169A; Enumeration District: 54; sheet 17, line 33, dwl 166-174.

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Quartermaster, King, Washington; Roll: T624_1657; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 50; line 51, dwl 36-36.

[S415] E-mail from Fredi Pargeter, Sep. 30, 2007.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Quartermaster, King, Washington; Roll T625_1925; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 48; line 98, dwl 98-100.

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Quartermaster, King, Washington; Enumeration District: 0350; FHL microfilm: 2342224.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chautauqua, King, Washington; Roll: 1743; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 63; FHL microfilm: 1241743; line 1, dwl 25-25.

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Washington Births, 1907-1919.

Charles N. Houghton^1,2

M, #74687, b. January 1876

Mother*: Harriet M. Houghton² b. Feb 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
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Birth Jan, 1876 IN, USA, age 4 in 1880 census; age 24 in 1900 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, Harriet, age 26, sister of, and Charles, age 4, nephew of Alice Odenbaugh and Kate Ruggles³
Occupation 1900 stenographer
ParentsS father born in NH, mother in IL^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_199; Family History Film: 1254199; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 184; sheet.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Ward 10, Cook Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 280; Sheet: 5A; line 28, dwl 881-54-90.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_199; Family History Film: 1254199; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 184; sheet 33, line 12, dwl 346-84-208.

Phoebe Houghton¹

F, #74688, b. circa 1851

Biography

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Birth circa 1851 PA, USA, age 29 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 29, a servant to Albert Smith¹
ParentsD parents born in PA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_186; Family History Film: 1254186; Page: 241B; Enumeration District: 29; Sheet 10, line 22, dwl 3831-78-82.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #74689, b. circa 1845

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
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Birth circa 1845 Germany, age 35 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 35, widowed, nurse to Mike McDonald¹
ParentsD parents born in Germany¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_184; Family History Film: 1254184; Page: 60D; Enumeration District: 3; sheet 40, line 13.

Charles Houghton¹

M, #74690, b. circa 1841

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
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Birth circa 1841 England, age 39 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 39, a widower, a glassmaker, with Thomas Robinson¹
ParentsS parents born in England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_184; Family History Film: 1254184; Page: 70C; Enumeration District: 4; sheet 11, line 3, dwl 171-31-84.

Charles E. Houghton¹

M, #74691, b. December 1876

Father*: George W. Houghton¹ b. Jun 1840, d. b 1910

Mother*: Esther (?)¹ b. Jul 1844

Biography

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Birth Dec, 1876 IL, USA, age 3 in 1880 census; age 23 in 1900 census^1,2
Occupation 1900 painter²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_188; Family History Film: 1254188; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; sheet 5, line 41, dwl 3245-51-43.

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 31, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_284 Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 978; line 34, dwl 6829-103-144.

Edith M. Houghton¹

F, #74692, b. circa 1873

Father*: George W. Houghton¹ b. Jun 1840, d. b 1910

Mother*: Esther (?)¹ b. Jul 1844

Family: Paul Rish b. c 1874

Marriage*: Edith M. Houghton married Paul Rish.²

Biography

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Birth circa 1873 IL, USA, age 7 in 1880 census; age 46 in 1920 census¹
Marriage ²
1920 Census 1920 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 46, cable comp. manager²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_188; Family History Film: 1254188; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; sheet 5, line 41, dwl 3245-51-43.

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 25, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_343; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 1492; line 51, dwl 645-53-151.

Audleson Houghton¹

F, #74693, b. circa 1797

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1797 Norway, age 83 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 83, widowed, "mother" of John and Anna Souaks, both b. Norway²
ParentsD parents born in Norway¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 395C; Enumeration District: 78; sheet.

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 395C; Enumeration District: 78; sheet 21, line 12, dwl 193-275.

Charles Houghton¹

M, #74694, b. circa 1861

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1861 Ireland, age 19 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 19, book keeper, with Alexander Parker¹
ParentsS parents born in Ireland¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_191; Family History Film: 1254191; Page: 66B; Enumeration District: 87; sheet 62, line 44, dwl 245-480-603.

James Houghton¹

M, #74695, b. circa 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1852 Canada, age 28 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 28, a machinist, a roomer with Lewis Gray¹
ParentsS parents born in Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_192; Family History Film: 1254192; Page: 251C; Enumeration District: 94; sheet 27, line 25, dwl 197-114-187.

William B. Houghton¹

M, #74696, b. circa 1837

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1837 NY, USA, age 43 in 1880 census¹
1880 Census 1880 Hyde Park, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 43, a "capitalist", with A. G. Warner¹
Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_199; Family History Film: 1254199; Page: 103B; Enumeration District: 193; sheet 38, line 45, dwl 343-357.

Henry Kennedy¹

M, #74697, b. circa 1871

Adoptive father*: George Houghton¹ b. 27 Feb 1827, d. 11 Jul 1895

Mother*: Betsey Fowler¹ b. 15 Sep 1832

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1871 IL, USA, age 9 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , De Kalb, De Kalb, Illinois; Roll: T9_202; Family History Film: 1254202; Page: 68A; Enumeration District: 29; sheet 37, line 9, dwl 229-339.

Jessie Houghton^1,2

F, #74698, b. 29 November 1878

Father*: Jonathan Houghton Jr¹ b. 14 Oct 1844, d. 16 Jul 1900

Mother*: Rebecca Ann Russell¹ b. 16 Feb 1854, d. 16 Dec 1922

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth Nov 29, 1878 IL, USA, age 1 in 1880 census^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Kingston, De Kalb, Illinois; Roll: T9_202; Family History Film: 1254202; Page: 108B; Enumeration District: 32; sheet 22, line 15, dwl 176-199.

[S992] Bible Record, Houghton Family Bible of Jonathan and Nancy Houghton in the possession of Arvid Krasche in 2001.

Doris Conaty

F, #74699

Family: Paul T. Smallin b. 19 Jun 1903, d. 23 Nov 1944

Marriage*: Doris Conaty married Paul T. Smallin, son of William A. Smallin and Esther Houghton.¹

Jane L. Smallin

Biography

Corresponded with author N
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Marriage ¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from John Smallin, Dec. 30, 2003.

Frances Houghton¹

F, #74700, b. circa 1874

Father*: Joseph Houghton¹ b. c 1835

Mother*: Malinda Walters¹ b. c 1855

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project N
Corresponded with author N
Birth circa 1874 IL, USA, age 6 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Gardner, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: T9_209; Family History Film: 1254209; Page: 388D; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 24,.