Re: ROUGHTON in England
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Re: ROUGHTON in England
Jane Phillips 10/31/00
Hello Jane,
I've just discovered the ROUGHTON forum, and am happy to supply what knowledge I have regarding my family in UK.My father is 90 years old, but his family never talked about their life in England - too busy building a new life in NZ! However, over many years I've found a little about my family and happily share this.There are huge gaps, which I would love to fill, so I'm open to any guidance.
The earliest proven family for me is in Elm,Cambridge, with Robert Roughton, a porter - presumably with the railway - and William Muffin, a labourer. Robert's son John Roughton (my great-great-Grandfather) married William's daughter Eliza Muffin in 1845 at Elm, Cambridgeshire. I believe the population became very mobile with the advent of the railway, and my family ended up in Romford, Essex, where my grandfather was born.
By 1872 my direct family were in Romford, Essex, where John's son George was also a railway servant. In 1872 George married Miriam Bettis. Their son Charles married in Romford, and he and his wife Emily emigrated to NZ in 1908.
I have a fairly large family tree, much of it verified personally.However, I'm keen to get information from UK which might link up my 'missing' list.Any help I can give on the way is freely available.
I have some evidence that my family may have originated in Norfolk, but it's not proven yet.There are at least two English villages named Roughton; one about 3 miles south of Cromer in Norfolk, which has a church dating from 13th century, built on the site of an even older church, and the historic 17th century house, Felbrigg Hall, built on the site of a medieval Hall. The other Roughton village I know of is in Lincolnshire, 4 miles sw of Horncastle.The name Roughton is apparently of Scandinavian origin, meaning 'rye-town'.
Regards to all of the potential relatives who may read this!
Carrol.