Peter Houghton

1847 -

• Name	Peter Houghton
  Born	1847	Widnes
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	5 Sep 1847	St Luke, Farnworth (Widnes)   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman, rigger, publican, Mersey pilot
  Person ID	I46119	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Abraham Houghton,   b. 25 May 1822, Hardshaw, St Helens (see note) ,   d. 12 Dec 1898, Drowned in the Mersey  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ford,   b. 1825, Sankey
  Married	5 Aug 1844	St Luke, Farnworth (Widnes)   [1]
  Family ID	F14665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary McCartney,   b. 1846, London ,   d. Bef 1890  (Age < 43 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1870	St Peter, Liverpool   [2]
  Children	1. Dorcas Houghton,   b. 1871, Garston   2. Sophia Houghton,   b. 1873, Garston   3. Edmund Houghton,   b. 1875, Garston ,   d. 1903, Garston  (Age 28 years)   4. Margaret Houghton,   b. 1877, Garston   5. Peter Houghton,   b. 1879, Garston   6. Arthur Herbert Bland Houghton,   b. 1881, Garston
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2026
  Family ID	F14674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Sharp,   b. 1858, Wicklow, Ireland
  Married	12 Feb 1890	St Michael, Toxteth   [2]
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2026
  Family ID	F14670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010069] MC.