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Where did the English Houghton family come from? What is the English Houghton family crest and coat of arms? When did the Houghton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Houghton family history?
The ancestors of the Houghton family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Haughton, Cheshire. The name of this place derives from the Old English word halh, which means nook or recess, and tun, which means village or settlement. There are numerous places son named in England and an individual case of the name may derive from any of those locations.
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A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Haughton, Houghton, Hoctor, Hector and others.First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times. They were granted the lands of Houghton in Cheshire by King William the Conqueror for their timely assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Some of the Houghton family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 111 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Houghton. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Houghton or a variant listed above:
Houghton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Jo Houghton, aged 4, landed in New England in 1635
- Joh Houghton, aged 4, arrived in New England in 1635
- John Houghton, who landed in Massachusetts in 1635
- Chri Houghton, aged 19, arrived in Virginia in 1635
- Robt Houghton, who arrived in Virginia in 1635
Houghton Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Robert Houghton, who landed in Lancaster, Mass in 1703
- Henry Houghton, who landed in Lancaster, Mass in 1703
- Jacob Houghton, who landed in Lancaster, Mass in 1703
- Jonas Houghton, who landed in Lancaster, Mass in 1703
- Joseph Houghton, who arrived in Lancaster, Mass in 1703
Houghton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- William Houghton, who landed in New York, NY in 1817
- Thomas Houghton, who arrived in New York in 1822
- Richard Houghton, who arrived in New York in 1822
- James Houghton, who landed in New York in 1832
- Samuel Houghton, who landed in Mississippi in 1857
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- Amory Houghton (1899-1981), United States Ambassador to France
- Katharine Houghton (b. 1945), American actress
- William Eric Houghton (1910-1996), English footballer and manager
- Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836-1875), British oil and watercolor painter and illustrator
- Don Houghton (1930-1991), British television screenwriter
- Douglas Houghton (1898-1996), Baron Houghton of Sowerby, PC CH, British Labour politician
- Bruce F. Houghton (b. 1950), New Zealand volcanologist
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Malgre le tort
Motto Translation: Despite the wrong.
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- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
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