Arthur Boyd Houghton1

M, #49524, b. 13 March 1836, d. 25 November 1875

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BirthMar 13, 1836Kotagiri, Madras, India1
DeathNov 25, 1875London, England1
Note1975Title:      Arthur Boyd Houghton / by Paul Hogarth.
Physical Description:      143 p. : ill., port; 24 x 26 cm.
Publisher/ Date:      London : Gordon Fraser, 1981.3,4
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BiographyArthur Boyd Houghton
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Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836, India — 1875, England) was a British painter (oil and watercolours) and illustrator.

His work was varied and was revered during the mid-19th century. He traveled to America and Russia, creating illustrations for The Graphic and for numerous books, including The Arabian Nights and Don Quixote. His work was strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Paul Hogath wrote a biography, published in 1981 by Gordon Fraser

Work by this artist is held within various public collections incluiding Tate Britain in London, as well as a number of private collections around the world.

Houghton is best known for etchings but also produced a number of oil paintings, many of his wife and children. He also wrote a little poetry which was published in his lifetime.

Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836, India — 1875, England), who usually signed his name A. B. Houghton, was a British painter (oil and watercolours) and illustrator.
Born in Kotagiri, Madras, India on 13 March 1836 and died in London on 25 Nov 1875.
His work was varied and was highly regarded during the mid-19th century. Van Gogh singled him out for particular high praise. He traveled to America and Russia, creating illustrations for The Graphic and for numerous books, including The Arabian Nights and Don Quixote. His work was strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
He played a leading role in the renaissance of wood-engraved illustration during the golden decade of English book illustration (c. 1860-75), when a new school of artists overcame the limitations of the medium. Deeply influenced by the idealism of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, he imbued both his paintings and drawings with a haunting blend of poetic realism. He was the fourth son of Captain John Michael Houghton (1797–1874), who served in the East India Company's Marine as a draughtsman.
Laurence Housman produced a selection from his work which was dedication to the artists daughter Mrs E.C. Davis. (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trúbner and Co, 1896)
Paul Hogarth wrote a biography and monograph (London: Gordon Fraser, 1981)
Work by this artist is held within various public collections incluiding Tate Britain in London, British Museum, London, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as a number of private collections around the world, including some that remain within the family.
Houghton is best known for wood-engravings but also produced a number of oil paintings and watercolours (usually based upon earlier wood-engravings), many of his wife and children. He also wrote a little poetry which was published in his lifetime. When still a child, a shot fired from a toy cannon left him blind in one eye, and unable to sustain his concentration when painting large works for exhibition at the Royal Academy

Oxford University Press Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 Record for Arthur Boyd HoughtonDictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22


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  1. [S415] E-mail Library of Congress Catalogue, 2000.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Oxford University Press Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 Record for Arthur Boyd HoughtonDictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Library of Congress Catalogue, 2000.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.

Mary L. Johnson1

F, #49525

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AddressOct 26, 2000maryljohnson@compaq.net1
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Mary L. Johnson, Oct. 26, 2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary Johnson, Mar. 6, 2001.

William Weston Houghton1,2,3

M, #49526, b. May 1867, d. August 1935

Family: Angeline L. (?) b. Jun 1867, d. b 1920

  • Marriage*: William Weston Houghton married Angeline L. (?) on circa 1889 mar 11 years in 1900 census.3,4

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BirthMay, 1867Wadsworth, OH, USA, age 12 in 1880 census; age 33 in 1900 census; age 42 in 1910 census; age 52 in 1920 census1,2,3,4
Marriagecirca 1889mar 11 years in 1900 census3,4
1900 Census1900Guilford, Medina Co., OH, USA, age 33, blacksmith4
1910 Census1910New London, Huron Co., OH, USA, age 42, blacksmith, own shop3,5
1920 Census1920Wadsworth, Medina Co., OH, USA, age 52, rubber plant blacksmith; widower6
DeathAug, 19352
Notean additional daughter who drowned in Chippewa Lake, OH2
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Guilford Twp, Seville, Medina Co., OH, Reel 53, Vol. 44, E.D. 187/87?, Sh. 4, Ln. 25.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary Johnson, Mar. 6, 2001.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, New London, Huron Co., OH, Film 521, Reel 149, E.D. 101, V.N. 32, Ln. 230.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Medina Co., Ohio; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 41; Sheet: 5B; line 54, dwl 131-138.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , New London, Huron, Ohio; Roll: T624_1200; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 32; line 95, dwl 170-222-230.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; Roll: T625_1417; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 81; line 74, dwl 118-264-288.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Mary L. Johnson, Oct. 26, 2000.

Angeline L. (?)1,2

F, #49527, b. June 1867, d. before 1920

Family: William Weston Houghton b. May 1867, d. Aug 1935

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun, 1867OH, USA, age 32 in 1900 census; age 42 in 1910 census2,3
Marriagecirca 1889mar 11 years in 1900 census2,3
1900 Census1900Guilford, Medina Co., OH, USA, age 33, blacksmith3
Deathbefore 1920husband is widower
ParentsDparents born in OH
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mary L. Johnson, Oct. 26, 2000.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, New London, Huron Co., OH, Film 521, Reel 149, E.D. 101, V.N. 32, Ln. 230.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Medina Co., Ohio; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 41; Sheet: 5B; line 54, dwl 131-138.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Mary Johnson, Mar. 6, 2001.
  5. [S415] E-mail rom Mary Johnson, Mar. 6, 2001.

Bessie A. Houghton1

F, #49528, b. March 1897

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BirthMar, 1897OH, USA, age 3 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census1
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, New London, Huron Co., OH, Film 521, Reel 149, E.D. 101, V.N. 32, Ln. 230.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary L. Johnson, Oct. 26, 2000.

Burt Weston Houghton1

M, #49529, b. 14 April 1890, d. 17 April 1972

Family: Sarah Arlene Post b. 14 Oct 1889, d. 7 Nov 1975

  • Marriage*: Burt Weston Houghton married Sarah Arlene Post on circa 1911 she age 21.1
  • Divorce*: Burt Weston Houghton and Sarah Arlene Post were divorced.

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BirthApr 14, 1890Seville, OH, USA, Apr 1890, age 10 in 1900 census; age 20 in 1910 census; age 29 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census; age 49 in 1940 census1,3,4,5
Marriagecirca 1911she age 211
Mil. DraftJun 5, 1917Huron Co., OH, USA, age 27, clerk4
1920 Census1920New London, Huron Co., OH, USA, age 29, salesman; and mother in law Ella G. Post, age 63, widow6
Divorce
1930 Census1930Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 38, bolt company salesman7
1940 Census1940Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 49, divorced, wholesale notions salesman8
Residence1972Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA
DeathApr 17, 1972Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 82, of injury; Volume: 20844 Certificate: 0267789
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mary Johnson, Mar. 6, 2001.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary L. Johnson, Oct. 26, 2000.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, New London, Huron Co., OH, Film 521, Reel 149, E.D. 101, V.N. 32, Ln. 230.
  4. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1832250.
  5. [S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; ; State Headquarters: Ohio.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , New London, Huron, Ohio; Roll T625_1398; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 180
    ; line 46, dwl 107-210-210.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; ; Roll: 471; Enumeration District: 1302; Page 64, Sheet: 4A; line 9, dwl 83.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T627_3214; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-285.
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Death Index, 1958-2000 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2000. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, Ohio.

Hazel B. Houghton1,2

F, #49530, b. December 1892

Family: Andrew E. Adamson b. c 1889

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BirthDec, 1892OH, USA, age 7 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 27 in 1920 census2
Marriage3
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mary L. Johnson, Oct. 26, 2000.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, New London, Huron Co., OH, Film 521, Reel 149, E.D. 101, V.N. 32, Ln. 230.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio; Roll: T625_1417; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 81; line 74, dwl 118-264-288.