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Wow, Brenda, this is amazing.

I've only just seen your posts of 25 Feb 2017, after nearly two years! Much of what you say fits in with my knowledge, some is contradictory. I'll look at your comments more fully, but I am going to be pretty busy over the next few days. I'll get back to you in a week or so, when I've digested what you say. I had more or less accepted that my great grandfather was actually Henry Hough and not John Whittington, so what you say seems to disprove this theory and has rather knocked me for six! More later.

Hi David, my great uncle Reuben was still alive in the 1960's, as we used to go to visit him in Aston, Birmingham. He used to do the bedding flowers for Birmingham council, and had a nursery on his land. The family story goes that he emigrated to Australia sometime in the 60's, decided he'd had enough, and off they went. Great aunt Fanny was alive in the 60's too
Grt. Uncle Reuben walked over from Birmingham to Coventry the night before my grandad John, got married to tell him that he wasn't a Hough, he was a Whittington
As you know, Eliza married Charles Rawlings in 1911, and she remarried as Eliza Whittington, she died in 1913, from cirrhosis of the liver, and Charles Rawlings died in 1916, from chronic bronchitis, in the Birmingham workhouse. I think that they'd parted ways before Eliza died, as my grandad went from Coventry to Birmingham to be with her when she died.

Hi Brenda

If you click on David's name........you can send him a personal message.

Prickles. ;o))

Hi, John Whittington was also my great grandfather, look for Reuben under the name of Hough, as Eliza left him for another guy, had all the children christened in his name, my maternal grandad didn't find out his real surname until the night before he got married. Eliza ended up marrying a Charles Edward Rawlings, and she died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1913. If you look at census under the name of Hough, there's a wealth of information . Hope this helps

Thanks, everybody for your help and interest.

Christina seems to have found the answers for me, but thank you all for your contributions.

David E. Whittington

David has sent a PM to thank me

Marriage 1872 Birmingham

Both have signed with a cross, which would explain why the surnames have been spelled incorrectly.

John Widdington and Eliza Hewitt

That's nice of you Cynthia. Thank you.

I'll let David know how to find his replies :-)

Had to go out, but can tie these in together now.

Fanny Hough mar. Joseph Atkins in 1901

Father - Henry Hough - a fitter

Witnesses - Reuben Hough and Fanny Richards (definitely the same signature as Reuben Whittington's wife)

Birth Reg.
Reuben Arthur Hough
Oct-Dec 1878
Birmingham
Vol.6d Page 159


The above was baptised in 1880 - parents Henry and Eliza. So yet to prove if his father was really Henry or John

1891 Birmingham
Charles Rawlings 39 house painter
Eliza Rawlings wife 39
Esther Whittington step dau. 17
Reuben Hough stepson 12
Fanny Hough stepdau. 10
John Hough stepson 7
Mary A.Rawlings dau. 2

Eliza mar. Charles Rawlings in 1911

I don't think she ever married either Whittington or Hough

The above Eliza Hough could be the Eliza Whittington who mar. Birmingham 1911

Her father's name was William Hillitt

Eliza Hillitt (daughter of William) was born c.1851 in London. She had a brother George who was born c.1855 in Birmingham

George Hillitt had children named William and Eleanor (which ties in with Reuben's marriage witnesses)

Need to look into this further, but at the moment, this family appear to tie in.

1881 Birmingham
Henry Hough 29 Machine fitter Leamington
Eliza Hough wife 28 Euston, London
Esther Hough 7 Birmingham
Rueben Hough 2 Birmingham
Tommy 9 mons. Birmingham
Emily Fisher boarder 22 Aston

Possible death for John??

Deaths Mar 1899 (>99%)
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Whittington John 49 Birmingham 6d 142


Andy

ohhh really sorry. but lots of info to look through xx
:-(

wow lots of info there :-)

no - not him - this one died earlier

hello, i have had a little look, but im new to this,
hope this might be of little help....


i think this is what i can make out..

please check or ask others too.

ok so the mother of reuben arthur whittington looks like cara whittington...
her husband william bland.

other children of ruben and cara
florance and louisa



Florence Bland
Birth 5 Apr 1879 Bierlow Wm Bland, Clara Whittington
View Record
Louisa Bland
Birth 6 Sep 1883 Ecclesall, Bierlow William Bland, Clara Whittington