Hello,
I'm trying to find out what happened to a family in the Radford region in Nottingham in the later 1800s.
The name changes spelling over various records from Houghton to Hawtin.
Father: William Houghton
Born: 1814 Morton, Nottinghamshire
Baptised 1 January 1814, Basford, Nottingham
Marries in 2nd quarter 1845 in Nottingham to
Mother: Elizabeth Pollicott
Born:1821, Radford, Nottingham
Baptised: 19 January 1921, Radford, Nottingham
I believe they had at least 4 children,
Sarah Anne born 1847, Nottingham. Possibly died unmarried July 1879
Jane born 1849, Nottingham. Ultimate fate unknown
William born 1853, Nottingham. Marries in 1876, one daughter, dies 1883
Henry born 1858, Nottingham, Ultimate fate unknown.
Other info I have
1851 Census: William the elder, Elizabeth and their two daughters are living in Nottingham, St Ann Ward, they also have a 63 year old lodger with them.
The two boys were born inbetween the two census.
At some point in 1861, William the elder dies.
1861: Elizabeth is living as a widow, with her mother, Mary Policott in St Ann, Nottingham. All four of the Hawtin children are with them.
Where I am stuck
Beyond that, I'm struggling to trace Elizabeth and her children. I can't find any of them on the 1871 census. It occurs to me that Elizabeth may well have remarried, but I can't confirm that.
I believe Sarah Anne died in 1879.
William married in 1876, and is present with his wife on the 1881 census still in Nottingham. He died in 1883.
I cannot trace Jane or Henry in either marriage or death records.
I've tried variant spellings but had no luck.