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Peter Houghton & Elizabeth Lewis

Peter and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on September 7th, 1863 in Eccleston.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Elizabeth Lewis (24) of Prescot, Lancashire, daughter of Joseph Lewis, a carter, married Peter Houghton (26), a collier, son of William Houghton (also a collier).

They had two sons and a daughter, named Joseph, William and Elizabeth. There are possibly more children.

Personal Details
- Peter Houghton
  Peter was born in 1837 in Whiston.² He died at the age of 74 in September 1911 in Prescot.³
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Peter Houghton
      Estimated birth year:    abt 1838
      Registration Year:    1911
      Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
      Age at Death:    73
      Registration district:    Prescot, Lancashire
      Volume:    8b
      Page:    1134
  Elizabeth Lewis
  Elizabeth was born in December 1838 in Little Neston.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 2 in 1841
      Aged 12 in 1851, born Little Neston
      
      Name:    Elizabeth Lewis
      Registration Year:    1838
      Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
      Registration district:    Wirral, Cheshire
      Volume:    19
      Page:    280
      
      Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1837 to 1839
      LEWIS    Elizabeth         Neston    NES/1/36
  She died at the age of 70 in December 1908 in Prescot.³
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Elizabeth Houghton
      Estimated birth year:    abt 1836
      Registration Year:    1908
      Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
      Age at Death:    72
      Registration district:    Prescot, Lancashire
      Volume:    8b
      Page:    483

Children
- Joseph Lewis
  Joseph was born in 1859 in Whiston and his baptism took place on September 28th, 1859 in Prescot.⁵⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 1 in 1861
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
    LEWIS    Joseph         Prescot    Prescot    PRE/21/99
    
    Name:    Joseph Lewis
    Baptism Date:    28 Sep 1859
    Parish:    Prescot, Lancashire, England
    Mother:    Elizabeth Lewis
    Register Type:    Parish Registers
    Reference Number:    Pr 3404/1/15
    Abode: Whiston (no father named)
  William Houghton
  William was born in 1864 in St. Helens.²
  
  Elizabeth Houghton
  Elizabeth was born in 1867 in St. Helens.²

Family Timeline

Family Additional Information
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¹ Lancashire CoE Marriages & Banns (1754-1936)
² 1871 UK Census
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ 1851 UK Census
⁵ 1861 UK Census
⁶ Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)