July Birthdays

Here are the ancestors I have found so far with a birthday in July. We also have 6 living ancestors with a birthday this month.

Dermot's side
3 July - Mary Jane Lloyd (1868-1915), great grandmother
3 July - Ann Horris (1868-1957), 2nd great aunt
8 July - Henrietta Westhoff (1864-1866), 2nd great aunt
20 July - William Egan (1897-1900), great uncle
20 July - Richard Horris (1864-1943), 2nd great uncle
30 July - Catherine Doyle (1849-1890), 3rd great aunt

Judith's side
3 July - John Meakin (1880-1917), great grandfather
8 July - Joseph Mellor (1824-????), 4th great uncle
9 July - Moses Taylor (1825-????), 4th great uncle
13 July - Jack Hassall (1912-1988), great uncle
14 July - Mary Goodwin (1854-1948), 3rd great aunt
21 July - William Wain (1877-1963), great grandfather
27 July - Joseph Baddaley (1829-????), 4th great uncle

Surname: Lloyd

Lloyd is Dermot's great grandmother's name and the links back are:

Dermot Edward Patrick Westhoff

Gerald Westhoff (1928-2012)
married
Mary Carmel Boushell (1926-1974)
Children:
* Dermot Edward Patrick Westhoff
* Gerald Brendan Francis Westhoff

Frances Roche (1902-1966) (grandmother)
married
Edward Westhoff (1902-1957)
Children:
* Mary Eileen Westhoff (1925-2006)
* Gerald Westhoff (1928-2012)
* Josephine Elizabeth Westhoff (1930-2018)
* Edward John Westhoff (1935-living)
* Francis Joseph Westhoff (1938-living)

Mary Jane Lloyd (1868-1915) (great grandmother)
married

John Roche (1867-1950)

Children:
* Mary Agnes Roche (1897-1975)
* John Joseph Roche (1900-????)
* Frances Roche (1902-1966)
* Ann Roche (1904-????)
* Elizabeth Roche (1907-????)
* Kathleen Roche (1910-????)

John Lloyd (1829-1876) (2nd great grandfather)
married
Mary Connolly (1843-????)
Children:
* John Lloyd (1866-????)
* Mary Jane Lloyd (1868-1915)
* James Lloyd (1874-????)

* Joseph Lloyd (1876-1878)

John Lloyd (1777-1854) (3rd great grandfather)

married:

Jane Higgon (1801-????)

Children

* George Lloyd (1826-????)

* John Lloyd (1829-1876)

* William Lloyd (1831-????)

* James Lloyd (1833-????)

* Joseph Lloyd (1835-????)

* Richard Lloyd (1837-1838)

* Isaac Lloyd (1840-????)

* Jane Lloyd (1843-1923)

Baptism: Winifred Lowe (1908-1908)

Winifred Lowe (1908-1908) is Dermot's 1st cousin twice removed.

She was baptised on this day 1 July 1908, which was a Wednesday in St Peter's Priory, Liverpool, Lancashire

Common ancestors:

John Roche and Jane McLoughlin

Dermot's 2nd great grandparents

Winifred's grandparents

The image shows her parents to be Gulielmus Ernest & Joanna Lowe (Roach)

William Ernest & Jane Lowe (Roche)

Godparents:

Andreas Petcovich - (nephew of Jane (Roche) Lowe

Maria Angela Petcovich - niece of Jane (Roche) Lowe

Mary Caroline Houghton (1858-1929)

Mary Caroline Houghton (1858-1929) is my 2nd great grandmother. She was born on 9 January 1858 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire to William and Mary (Biddulph) Houghton.

I am descended through:

• her daughter, Mary Ellen Goodwin (1883-1955) who married Percy Hooley (1882-1919)
• their son, Eric Hooley (1908-1992) who married Brenda Meakin (1912-1982)
• their daughter, Sheila Hooley (1938-….) who married John Stanton Wain (1937-….)
• Judith Yvonne Wain

January 1858

Born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire

1860

Birth of brother Arthur Biddulph Houghton (1860-1935)

April 1861

Living at West End, Wirksworth, Derbyshire

• William Houghton - age 32, Silk Weaver, born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire
• Mary Houghton - age 30, Dressmaker, born in Bonsall, Derbyshire
• Ann Houghton - age 7, Scholar, born in Derby, Derbyshire
• William Anthy Houghton - age 5, Scholar, born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire
• Mary Caroline Houghton - age 3, born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire
• Arthur Biddulph Houghton - age 1, born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire

1862

Birth of brother Isaac Biddulph Houghton (1862-1865)

November 1864

Birth of brother Peter Houghton (1864-1941)

1865

Death of brother Isaac Biddulph Houghton - age 3

1867

Birth of brother Isaac Houghton (1867-1893)

1869

Birth of brother John James Houghton (1869-1926)

April 1871

Living at 9 Trentham Street, Pendleton, Lancashire with her parents and 5 brothers, William Anthony, Arthur Biddulph, Peter, Isaac and John James. Her older sister Ann had left home and married Isaac Land.

May 1871

Birth of sister Lillian Houghton (1871-1906)

April 1881

Living at 61 Newton Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire with her parents, 4 brothers, William Anthony, Peter, Isaac and John James and her nephew William Isaac Land. Her brother Arthur Biddulph had left home and married Alice Ann Smith.

1882

Mary Caroline married George Hedley Goodwin in Macclesfield in about November 1882.

December 1883

Birth of daughter Mary Ellen Goodwin (1883-1955)

November 1888

Birth of daughter Minnie Amelia Goodwin (1888-1969)

April 1891

Living at 183 Newton Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire with her husband George Hedley and 2 daughters Mary Ellen and Minnie Amelia.

September 1893

Death of brother Isaac Houghton - age 26

1894

Birth of daughter Edith Annie Goodwin (1894-1912)

March 1901

Living at 125 Newton Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire with her husband George Hedley and 3 daughters, Mary Ellen, Minnie Amelia and Edith Annie.

1906

Death of sister Ann (Houghton) Land - age 52

Death of sister Lillian (Houghton) Potts - age 35

April 1911

Living at 84 Waters Green, Macclesfield, Cheshire with her husband George Hedley and 2 daughters Minnie Amelia and Edith Annie. Mary Ellen had left home and married Percy Hooley.

August 1911

Death of father William Houghton - age 82

July 1912

Death of daughter Edith Annie Goodwin - age 18

1926

Death of brother John James Houghton - age 57

October 1929

Mary Caroline died on 9 October 1929, 8 Exchange Street, Macclesfield and she was buried on 11 October 1929 in Macclesfield Cemetery, Cheshire

Children

• Mary Ellen (1883-1955) married Percy Hooley
• Minnie Amelia (1888-1969) married Arthur Hyde
• Edith Annie (1894-1912)

 

Will: Mary Caroline (Houghton) Goodwin (1858-1929)

Mary Caroline Houghton (1858-1929) is my 2nd great grandmother.

I am descended through:

• her daughter, Mary Ellen Goodwin (1883-1955) who married Percy Hooley (1882-1919)
• their son, Eric Hooley (1908-1992) who married Brenda Meakin (1912-1982)
  
• their daughter, Sheila Hooley (1938-….) who married John Stanton Wain (1937-….)
  
• Judith Yvonne Wain

The transcription reads:

This is the last and only will of me Mary Caroline Goodwin of No 6 Exchange Street Macclesfield in the County of Chester England. I give abd bequeath all my personal belongings all moneys and household furniture effects absolutely to be equal divided between my daughters Mary Ellen Hooley and Minnie Amelia Hyde and all I possess at my death. And lastly I appoint Mary Ellen Hooley and Minnie Amelia Hyde to be Executors hereof. And I revoke all former Wills made by me in witness whereof I the said Mary Caroline Goodwin have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of July One thousand nine hundred and twenty ninth.

Signed by the said Mary Caroline Goodwin the Testator in the presence of us present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

Jonathan Goodwin, 130 Bond Street, Macclesfield, Mill Foreman

Joseph Hugh Hall, 55 Bond Street, Macclesfield, Plumber

Jonathan Goodwin was George Hedley Goodwin's brother. George Hedley Goodwin was Mary Caroline's husband, he died one year before Mary Caroline in September 1928.

As far as I can tell, Joseph Hugh Hall was not related in any way to Mary Caroline.

Rosannah Hassall (1862-????)

On this day, 24 June 1883, which was a Sunday, Rosannah Hassall my 1st cousin 3 times removed was baptised. She was born in 1862 and as seen on the baptism record, she was 21 when she was baptised.

Common ancestors:
William Hassall married Mary Hassall in 1829
Their son Benjamin Hassall married Susannah Cotton in 1861
Their daughter Rosannah Hassall

William and Mary (Hassall) Hassal are my 3rd great grandparents and the grandparents of Rosannah.

Baptism Connections

I thought I would have a look at baptism records and see how they can help within the family tree. This is easiest to do with the Westhoff side, as the baptism records also show who the godparents were. The C of E records tend only to show the name of the parents, they can give other clues, but I will look at some of those another day.

John Jacob and Mary Ann (Mooney) Westhoff are Dermot's 2nd great grandparents and they had 7 children and I have the baptism records for all of them.

1856 John Michael, born 21 January, baptised 6 May
1858 Martin, born 14 June, baptised 1 August
1859 John Augustine, born 5 August, baptised 28 August
1862 Frederick William, born 5 February, baptised 19 February
1864 Henrietta, born 8 July, baptised 9 August
1867 Edward James, born 27 March, baptised 21 April
1869 Henry, born 5 February, baptised 21 February

All of the above records give the name of the mother as Mary Ann Mooney, this is really useful information, as sometimes, this can be difficult to find.

From the dates alone we do not get a lot of information. However, when we look at where the baptisms took place, it tells us when John Jacob and Mary Ann moved to Liverpool. Their first 3 children were all baptised in London, so giving us an indication that between 28 August 1859 and 5 February 1862, they moved to Liverpool.

So, can we get any further information from the godparents?

The godparents of John Michael were John Mooney and Anne Mooney. It is a tantalising clue, as I do not have any records earlier than 1855 for Mary Ann Mooney (marriage record), despite much searching. John and Anne may be brother and sister or a sister in law, so far I have not been able to find them on any records, so I still do not know how or if they were related to Mary Ann.

Martin's godmother was Hanora Murphy and I have not been able to find anything further on her.

John Augustine's godmother was Susan G Egan (name not clear) and again, I haven't been able to find anything on her.

The godmother of Frederick William is Julia Westhoff, she was the wife of Martin Westhoff and they emigrated to America. Martin may have been John Jacob's cousin, although the relationship so far has not been confirmed.

So far, the other godparents have not given any more clues, but it is a good reason to look very carefully at all the records found. When I first started the "Tree" I was only interested in the dates and failed to realise what other gems I was missing. It is a slow job, but I am gradually revisiting all the old records, to make sure that I have not missed anything.

Although a little difficult to read, the above is the baptism record for John Michael Westhoff. He was baptised with the name Joannes Michael and he was recorded with the name Westoff, rather than Westhoff.