Houghton Hampshire Family History Guide

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Houghton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Hampshire.

Other places in the parish include: Houghton Drayton and North Houghton.

Alternative names:

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1669
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1735

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist Association.

Adjacent Parishes

Houghton Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Houghton. The index includes information from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837

Marriage Licences and Allegations

The following have been extracted from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

Allen, Edmond, of King’s Somborne, & Faith Moody, of Houghton, at H., 11 June, 1740.

Atkins, James, of East Wellow, farmer, 28, & Harriet Penford, of Eling, a minor, with c. of her f., Richard Penford, of North Houghton, farmer, at E., 27 Oct., 1813. James Atkins, of E., farmer, bondsman.

Bailey, Joseph, of Houghton, farmer, 26, b., & Sarah Etheridge, of Fawley 25, w., at F., 13 Apl., 1798.

Beal, William, of Houghton, wheelwright, b., & Elizabeth Linney, of the s., sp., at H., 3 Nov, 1725.

Beale, Richard, of Houghton, wheelwright, & Susannah Pickernell, of the s., sp., at Weyhill or Penton, 4 Apl., 1740.

Beale, William, of Houghton, & Jane Brooks, of Aylesbury, co. Bucks, at Andover, 17 Jan., 1729.

Bellenger, Thomas, of Ashley, husbandman, & Martha Humber, of the s., sp., at A., Michelmersh or Houghton, 1 Aug., 1729.

Blake, Richard, of Houghton, husbandman, & Mary Godwin, of Sparsholt, sp., 5 June, 1710.

Bracher, John-Kellow, of Fonthill, co. Wilts, gent., 21, b., & Harriett Smith, of Houghton, 21, sp., at H., 28 Aug., 1792. John Smith, of the s., bondsman.

Bridger, John, of Mottisfont, servant, 22, b., & Christian Hinxman, of Houghton, 22, sp., 30 May, 1762.

Brown, James, of Houghton Drayton, labourer, 21, b., & Elizabeth Hack, of Beauworth, 20, sp., with c. of her f., John Hack, at Cheriton, 23 Oct., 1818.

Browne, Moses, of Mottisfont, 24, b., & Anne Canterton, of the s., 18, sp., parents dead, at M., Houghton, or Bossington, 6 Dec, 1692.

Browne, William, of Houghton, 22, b., & Margaret Mason, of the s., 30, sp., at H., or Bossington, 22 Feb., 1692.

Butt, John, of Houghton, 21, b., & Augusta Andrews, of the s., 21, sp,, at H., 14 May, 1833. Aff.

Cole, Philip, of Houghton, yeoman, 30, b., & Jane Edmonds, of Beaulieu, 30, sp., 16 Nov., 1763.

Day, Abraham, of Romsey, waggoner, b., & Elizabeth Alleine, of Houghton, at Andover, 11 May, 1736.

Day, John, of Nether Wallop, miller, & Mary Linton,, of the s., sp., at W., Houghton, or Broughton, 22 July, 1727.

Day, John, junr., of Houghton, jockey, 21, b., & Harriet Goddard, of Stockbridge, 20, sp., with c. of her f., Michael Goddard, of the s., at S., 23 Apl., 1814.

Day, William, of North Houghton, 21, b., & Sarah-Chandler Tarver, of North Baddesley, 21, sp., at N. B., 25 Nov., 1826. Aff.

Dennett, Hugh, of Lower Wallop, w., & Elizabeth Chitty, of the s., w., at Wallop, or Houghton, 1 Feb., 1689.

Dennett, William, of Houghton, farmer, & Elizabeth Bayley, of Somborne, w., at Romsey, 16 Nov., 1734.

Diaper, James, of Alverstoke, gent., 21, b., & Mary Houghton, of the s., sp., a minor, with c. of her f., James Houghton, of the s., gent., at A., 26 July, 1792.

Dovey, David, of Houghton, tailor, b., & Elizabeth Snow, of the s., sp., at H., Durley, or Botley, 16 Feb., 1731.

Dovey, John, of Houghton, b., & Sara Mundy, of the s., sp., with c of her f., Thomas Mundy, at St. Thomas, Winchester, 22 July, 1692.

Draice, Francis, of Romsey, miller, w., & Rebecca Muspratt, of Houghton, sp., at St. Michael’s or St. John’s, Winchester, or H., 8 Aug., 1730.

Eckton, William, of Houghton, w., & Mary Jeffery, of the s., w., at St. Maurice, or St. Thomas, Winchester, 22 July, 1691.

Galton, Thomas, of Houghton, gent., 30, b., & Mary Weeks, of the s., 25, sp., at H., 29 Apl., 1783.

Gillam, John, of the Houghton, East Indiaman, mariner, 21, b., & Ann Gaseh, of Gosport, 21, sp., at G., 14 Feb., 1783.

Goddard, John, of Stockbridge, husbandman, b., & Sarah Purdue, of Houghton, sp., at H., or St. Thomas, Winchester, 13 Apl., 1721.

Goff, John, of King’s Somborne, w., & Martha Newton, of Houghton, w., at H., 12 May, 1832. Aff.

Gosling, John, of Stockbridge, collarmaker, b., & Tabitha Roe, of Houghton, sp., at H., Twyford, or Bishop’s Waltham, 7 Jan., 1724.

Guyatts, John, of Chilbolton, husbandman, b., & Mary Pittleworth, of Houghton, sp., 16 May, 1711.

Hayter, Richard, of Romsey, butcher, b., & Mary Ratty, of Cippernham [sic, ? Chippenham, co. Wilts], sp., at R., or Houghton, 16 Jan., 1722.

Hobbs, John, of North Stoneham, b., & Ann Row, of Houghton, sp., at H., Clatford, Andover, or Broughton, 24 Apl., 1729.

Holmes, William, of Houghton, miller, 30, b., & Ester Fielder, of Michelmersh, 30, sp., 1 May, 1762.

Holms, Robert, of Houghton, yeoman, 23, b., & Ann Linton, of Broughton, 22, sp., at B., 24 Aug., 1774.

Holms, Thomas, of Houghton, yeoman, 25, b., & Mary Roe, of the s., 25, sp., at H., 7 Nov., 1774.

Hussey, Hubert, of St. Vedast, co. Middlesex, gent., 21, b., & Ann Smith, of Houghton, 21, sp., at H., 26 March, 1792. John Smith, of the s., gent., bondsman.

Hutchins, William, of Lockerley, cordwainer, b., & Martha Stockley, of King’s Somborne, 20, sp., at K. S., L., or Houghton, 23 Aug., 1739.

Jackson, Henry, of Houghton, mariner, 20, b., & Elizabeth Grossmith, of Northwood, 21, sp., 29 Dec, 1770. Willam Grossmith, of Northwood, grocer and merchant, bondsman.

James, George, of East Dean, miller, 21, b., & Rachel Roe, of Houghton, 21, sp., at H., 29 Jan., 1813.

Jeeson, William, of [?] Shirley, co. Berks, yeoman, b., & Hannah Glover, of Andover, sp., at A., or Houghton, 20 Dec, 1707.

Jordan, Henry, of Overton, b., tallow chandler, & Mary Trill, of Houghton, 21, sp., at Houghton, or Brown Candover, 12 Apl., 1703.

Lenny, Isaac, of Romsey, & Ann Elkins, of Houghton, w., at H., 1 May, 1729.

Linney, Thomas, of Houghton, yeoman, w., & Hannah Case, of West Deane, 40, sp., 28 July, 1733.

Linney, John, of Houghton, & Mary Mafey, at Tytherley, or Lockerley, 12 Oct., 1727.

Lywood, John, of Houghton, yeoman, 21, b., & Sarah Godwin, of Crawley, 21, sp., at C, 21 Sep., 1811. George Godwin, of the s., yeoman, bondsman.

Lywood, William, of Houghton, carpenter, 21, b., & Ruth Kelle, of Broughton, 21, sp., at B., 6 May, 1813. John Lywood, of Houghton, farmer, bondsman.

Lywood, William, of Houghton Drayton, w., & Mary Gilbert, of the s., 21, sp., at H. D., 1 Oct., 1825. Aff.

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

HOUGHTON, a village and a parish in Stockbridge district, Hants. The village stands 1½ mile W by N of Horsebridge r. station, and 2½ SW by W of Stockbridge; and has a post office under Winchester.

The parish includes the tythings of Houghton-Drayton and North Houghton. Acres, 2, 642. Real property, £3, 994. Pop., 428. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to – Warner, Esq. A racecourse here was broken up, and put under the plough; a new race course having been formed in the parish of Wallop. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £438. Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is ancient but good, and has a wooden tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £4.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

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Administration

  • County: Hampshire
  • Civil Registration District: Stockbridge
  • Probate Court: Courts of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) and Archdeaconry of Winchester, Court of the Peculiar of Houghton
  • Diocese: Winchester
  • Rural Deanery: Somborne
  • Poor Law Union: Stockbridge
  • Hundred: King’s Somborne
  • Province: Canterbury