Private 20359 Matthew Enoch Houghton

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 11th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/11/1915

Age at death: 40
Date of death: 28th of March 1918 (Thursday)
Born: Windle, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Bouchoir New British Cemetery - I. C. 79.

BMD details:
Marriage: 03/08/1903 Matthew Enoch HOUGHTON to Elizabeth GREENALL at Eccleston Christ Church CE. Vol 8b - Page 1193.

Family details:
Husband of Elizabeth Houghton, of 3, Harrison Rd., Chorley, Lancs.

Census details:
1881 - Matthew E is living at Dentons Green, St Helens with parents Henry (25) and Sarah (20). 1891 - 11 years old schoolboy Matthew E is living at 56 Raglan Street, St Helens with widowed mother Sarah (30) and three siblings: Henry (8), Ellen (3), Sarah (2). 1901 - 21 years old 'Carter' Mathew E is head of the household and living at 39 Atherton Street, St Helens with siblings: Henry (18), Eleanor (13), Sarah (12). Boarding at the address is John Clarke (20). 1911 - Sees 30 years old 'Labourer' Matthew E living at 117 Shaw Street, St Helens with wife Elizabeth (38), step children Ada Greenall (18), Florence Greenall (16), Elizabeth Greenall (14), Thomas Greenall (11) and children Eleanor Houghton (7), Ethel Houghton (5), Enoch Houghton (3), Henry Houghton (1).

[pic]tpics/20359_Houghton.jpg[/pic] [caption]Image from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HoughtonME.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/HoughtonME.jpg[/pic] [caption]A dedication for Private Matthew Enoch Houghton at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Houghton_ME_20359_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Matthew Enoch Houghton at Bouchoir New British Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]