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Harry Houghton

Male 1888 - 1898  (10 years)


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  • Name Harry Houghton 
    Born 25 Aug 1888  Cockburn Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Dec 1898  Drowned in the Mersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I58004  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father Charles Houghton,   b. 1845, Barnton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1898, Drowned in the Mersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Sarah Gerrard,   b. 1846, Garston, nr Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 8 May 1865  St John the Baptist, Toxteth Park Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F06287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Death date recorded as 22.12.1898, sea shore Garston, on DC which states: Found dead in cabin of flat Ann. Drowned owing to capsizing of flat on 12th inst in River Mersey. Accident.
      Certificate received from S Brighouse, Coroner for Lancashire. Inquest held 23rd December 1898.(Death registered 24th December, Wavertree.)

  • Sources 
    1. [S010049] BC.

    2. [S010060] DC.

    3. [S010069] MC.



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