Looking for information: ALFRED CHARLES HOUGHTON (Australia) 1900-1960

[Kris Nugent]

Hi cando,

My private tree on ancestry is incomplete and riddled with mistakes (due to misinformation). It's likely that my tree has Alfred Charles Houghton and Agnes Isabella Nugent as husband and wife (I don't have access to ancestry at present to confirm). However, they were never married. I understand that they are the biological parents of my grandfather, Kevin Roland Nugent. Agnes Isabella Nugent went on to marry Leonard Henry Earle. Leonard raised my grandfather as his stepson but he did not adopt him thus my grandfather kept the surname of his mother - Nugent. I think it's a bit of a sore point in our family history so the older generations do not discuss the details with me. That is why the research is so important to me.

Any information going back further than Adolphus Houghton would be appreciated (I guess it would be hard to go back further than Henry & Ann Houghton?). With a name like Adolphus, perhaps he has descended from German bloodlines?

Thanks again for your time and effort,

Warm regards,

Kris

[cando]

Hi Kris

As your tree is private no-one but you or invited persons can view the tree.  There are a number of public trees.

WW2 Service Summary showing his dob 30 Apr 1923
http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=N&veteranId=1151011

1923/B31667
HOUGHTON Alfred Charles
KELLY Edith May
13 Jan 1923

Adolphus was quite a popular name in England and I wouldn't make any assumptions about a person's ancestry based on a name

1851 Census living at Pump Yard, Faversham Kent.
HOUGHTON Henry Head 56 years  Labourer  Born Faversham, Kent
HOUGHTON Ann Wife 58 years    Born Richmond, Surrey
EASON Alice Grandchild  1 years   Born Faversham, Kent

This looks like the above Henry's baptism - year is a match

HOUGHTON Henry
Baptism 11 Oct 1795  Davington, Kent,England
Father Henry    Mother Mary

Cando

[cando]

This MAY be Ann's death

Deaths Dec 1866   
HOUGHTON Ann    71 years    Faversham    2a/416

Cando

[Jamjar]

Alfred and Edith are buried Ipswich General Anglican 'C New' Section:

HOUGHTON Alfred C. 29-Mar-1960 age 59   
HOUGHTON Edith M. 11-Jun-1973 age 72

Jamjar

[Kris Nugent]

Thanks again, cando. You have been an incredible help.

Jamjar, thank-you so much. I can visit them now and pay my respects. Much appreciated.

Kris

[Jamjar]

Adolphus is buried at Rookwood Anglican: Adolphus A Houghton 1872 age 41, interred 21-6-1872, Zone B, Section B, Grave 227

Death of Mary Long's father:

720/1870 John Long father George died Sydney Sydney

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107132679

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13207412

Buried Rookwood Catholic:

John Long ( - 1870)
Passed Away: 24 Jun 1870
Age:    68
Gender: Male
Register #: 9244
Service Date: 25 Jun 1870
Burial Type: Burial
Location: Section Grave Mortuary 1 Area: 4 Grave : 1852

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Marriage of Mary's folks:

465/1838 V1838465 126 John Long to Hannah Shea LD

Jamjar

[Kris Nugent]

Jamjar,

I really appreciate the additional information you have presented. Thank-you so much!

Kris.

[Billyblue]

Kris
If you need actual dates of any or all of those events Whiteout found in reply #1, you can now 'drill down' on the Qld BDM site until you get the actual date.

whiteout has given you the website.
Also, in Qld, C in front of a number means country and in 1900 this could be as close as Ipswich or even a location that is now a suburb of Brisbane.  B obviously means Brisbane, but a much smaller area than present day Brisbane.
Dawn M