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.

Baptism: Richard Boushell (1898-1900)

Richard Boushell is Dermot's great uncle and he was baptised on this day, 19 June 1898, which was a Sunday. Sadly Richard died in 1900, aged 1 year 8 months, the cause of his death was given as probably measles.

1st Page of Baptism Registration

2nd Page of Baptism Registration

The first page shows that Richard was born on 15 June and the second page gives the date of his baptism, 19 June. His parents were Richard Boushell and Ellen Byrne (Dermot's great grandparents) and the godparents are given as James Morrison and Esther Morrison.

This also is a good example of how one record can lead to another. I had not paid much attention to the godparents but decided to try and see if I could find out who they were, as I had not come across the name Morrison before.

Richard was baptised in 1898 in Naas, Co Kildare so I checked the 1901 census for this area and found a James and Esther Morrison living in Limerick Road, Naas, James' occupation is given as Quartermaster Sergeant Infantry.

I then looked for a marriage record for James Morrison and Esther and found that he had married Esther Byrne in Naas on 22 January 1895. His occupation is given as Sergeant Army. Esther was Ellen's younger sister.

Wordless Wednesday

June 2003, Iceland
Judith (Wain) Westhoff

Elizabeth Baddaley (1845-1914)

Elizabeth Baddaley (1845-1914) is my 2nd great grandmother. She was born on 31 January 1845 in Burslem, Staffordshire to Peter and Mary (Fell) Baddaley.

I am descended through:

• her daughter, Drucilla Hudson (1877-1936) who married Rupert John Hassall (1878-1942)
• their daughter, Freda Hassall (1909-1974) who married William Wain (1909-1957)
• their son, John Stanton Wain who married Sheila Hooley
• Judith (Wain) Westhoff

March 1851 

Living at Hot Lane, Sneyd, Staffordshire with her father Peter Baddaley and her mother Mary. Her father's occupation is given as potter flat presser and her mother as a straw bonnet maker.

April 1861

Still living at the same address, with her mother and father and also her brother Peter, sisters Lucy and Mary and her grandmother Elizabeth Baddaley, listed as widow.

April 1868

Elizabeth married John Hudson on 19 April 1868 in Bethesda Chapel, Hanley, Staffordshire.

From Family Bible

November 1868

Birth of daughter Elizabeth (1868-1928)

November 1870

Birth of daughter Hannah (1870-1871)

April 1871

Living at 43 Denbigh Street, Shelton, Staffordshire with her husband John and 2 daughters Elizabeth and Hannah. John's occupation is given as iron moulder and Elizabeth's as paintress.

August 1871
Death of daughter Hannah - age < 1 

May 1873

Birth of daughter Mary Ann (1873-1949)

1874

Death of father Peter Baddaley - age 57

November 1875

Birth of son George Henry (1875-1877)

January 1877
Death of son George Henry - age 1 

June 1877

Birth of daughter Drucilla (1877-1936)

January 1880

Birth of daughter Eliza (1880-1912)

April 1881

The family are now living at 56 Cobridge Road, Hanley, Staffordshire.

John's occupation is iron moulder and Elizabeth is still a paintress. They have four daughters at home, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Drucilla and Eliza.

April 1891

The family have moved again and are now living at 7 High Street, Fenton, Staffordshire. John's occupation is still iron moulder. Their four daughters are still at home, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Drucilla and Eliza, also present is Thomas Hulme, listed as nephew, he is the son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Hudson) Hulme, John's older sister.

1900

Death of mother Mary (Fell) Baddaley - age 83

March 1901

John and Elizabeth remained in the same house, 7 High Street, Fenton, but now all their children have left home.

April 1911

John and Elizabeth had moved to Park Farm, Fenton.

On the census form, Elizabeth states that she had 6 children, 4 still living and 2 died (Hannah and George Henry).

April 1914

Elizabeth died on 9 April 1914, age 69 in Fenton, Staffordshire.

Children

• Elizabeth (Hudson) Taylor (1868-1928), married Arthur James Taylor
• Hannah Hudson (1870-1871)
• Mary Ann (Hudson) (1873-1949), married Fred Hayward
• George Henry Hudson (1875-1877)
• Drucilla (Hudson) Hassall (1877-1936), married Rupert John Hassall
• Eliza (Hudson) Skitt (1880-1912), married Edward Kendrick Skitt