Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hi all after a few years inactivity I have decided to start again with my Highton,Huytonswho I have traced back to George Huyton born Melling 1816.
Going back to the start the Hightons have lived in Liverpool in various streets around Kirkdale Brisbane St, Harebell St, St Foley St Caulder St.Elston St.Page St before moving to Huyton Page Moss and finally to Anfield Yelverton Rd
We Have been Huyton and Hightons through all this time depending on various members education and finally settling on HIGHTON
the George Huyton B. 1816 m Mary Brown a farmers daughter from Altcar in 1833 he died quite young (can,t find his Death ) and Mary I think M. a Houghton ,Horton again a farmer George,s son John Huyton married as Highton but His son George b 1.10.1875 was given 0n his birth cert.witness his mother Catherine Dogherty X the name Hyton crosed out and Huyton incerted and when he got married he was Highton back to George. can,t find his birth or parents or Mary,s b. or parents

Researching Barlow,Price,Pearce,Dougherty,Trevaskiss,Ormrod,Shaw,Brown,Seery,Whiteley,Brady,Hazelhurst,Moseley can anyone help Please

Hi George,

Can you please give us the details from the earliest census you have the family on, do you know where George and Mary Brown lived after their marriage and what date was their son John born and where?

I'm presuming the 1841 census in Melling is your family
George 25
Mary 30
Margaret 8
Peter 5
John 4
James 9 mths

Lancs opc is good for Melling and shoes Peter baptised in 1835 he then dies in 1842and in 1844 George and Mary have another son Peter. George is listed on the baptism so dies post that. In fact he's buried at Melling on 19 Dec 1844 aged 32 years which would give him a birth date of 1811/12.

There is no baptism in Melling so I looked around the area and found a possible baptism in Sefton for a George Highton born 27 Dec 1811 christened 26 Jan 1812 the son of John and Margaret of Aintree. I would investigate this George more fully.

George and Margaret's son john was born 22 April 1837 and christened 14 May 1837 at Melling. Father George bricklayer which ties in with his occupation on the 1841 which is also bricklayer.

You should be able to get a death certificate for George to confirm it's right.

George married by licence so that may give more info.

When I was looking at Melling on lancs opc I checked under Highton Huyton and other variations that came up.

The marriage licence for George and Mary is on Find my past under the Cheshire Collection. you'll like it as it ties on with my suggestion!

Nice finds Hilary.

MaryA wrote:Hi George,

Can you please give us the details from the earliest census you have the family on, do you know where George and Mary Brown lived after their marriage and what date was their son John born and where?

Hi Mary & Hilary yes this is my family in 1841
and yes I have Peter Huyton bapt. 14 April 1844 in St.Tomas Melling but not the first Peters death and burial of George 19dec. 1844 and I have John Highton wife Catherine Nee Doherty and family in 1861 RG12/2958 he is a carter from Melling he is 4 in 41 & a HIGHTON and George 25 in 41 so a b.d. of 1816 I have fmp but not ancestry so thank you both, Have sent for b.c. yes I like the George Highton in Sefton as both John and Margaret re-ocure in the family are there any other children to John and Margaret I also have a
Edward HEEKIN b1821 of Harnsbury Staffs. Farmer 5 acres
son Edward 1853 Liverpool
Mary Heekin 1811 Altcar
Eleanor Hughton 1805 Aintree Servant
& John Hughton 1837 Melling Stepson a Carter i think Mary is George,s widow
in Florida Waddicar Lane 1861 census & still on Waddicar Lane Alice Highton 1801 Orell
Margaret 1840 FazakerlyThomas 1802 Aintree Farmer 7 !/2 Acres
George Lunt 1851 Kirkdale Grandson

Have you looked at the marriage licence?

The 1841 rounded ages down to the nearest 5 so George could have been born between 1811 and 1816.

I think the death age and the marriage licence will confirm your George is the son of John christened at Sefton with abode given as Aintree.