Alfred Thomas BOUGHTON 1897 -1985 Harry Hill / Mitcheldean (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, September 14, 2006, 03:05 (6646 days ago)

Fred Boughton

I was born in the Forest of Dean about a mile from Mitcheldean on March 5th, 1897, and lived in the district until 1928. I knew Mitcheldean from A to Z 50, 60 and 70 years ago. It was then a typical small Gloucestershire town with narrow streets and old fashioned black and white houses. The upstairs was two feet wider than downstairs, and some of the houses had half doors.

1897, the year of the Diamond Jubilee, during the reign of our beloved Queen Victoria. Britain was then a mighty nation because we honoured God and our Queen. Our armies and navies had made an Empire upon which the sun never set.

At school we sang with pride in our hearts "Rule Britannia" and, because formerly our ships were made of Forest oak, "Heart of Oak are our ships".

I can recall my happy childhood days. In the early summer morning, before the mist was rising, it was pleasant to hear the birds cooing and chirping in the woods and hedges. A robin would come and tap the window asking for crumbs. As I walked through the woods and fields l was interested to see how. Nature changed everything daily. I often saw birds building their nests and the old birds feeding their young. The young ones never died of hunger because Nature always supplied enough for their needs.

written about 1970

Year: 1897
Month: Apr
Day: 28
Parents Surname: BOUGHTON
Child Forenames: Alfred Thomas
Father's Forenames: Abraham
Mother's Forenames: Ada Anne
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Harry Hill
Occupation: Coal Miner
Officiating Minister: A G Gregor Curate in charge
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P109 IN 1/5
Page No: 73
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

Name: Alfred Thomas Boughton
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1897
Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1985
Age at death (estimated): 88
Registration district: Droitwich
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 29
Page: 168

1911 Loguiers Farm, Harry Hill Near Drybrook, Glos
BOUGHTON ABRAHAM M 1864 47 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON ADAH A F 1865 46 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON ALFRED T M 1897 14 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON CICLE [CECIL] A M 1908 3 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON GILBERT V M 1888 23 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON GLADYS M F 1896 15 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON IVOR D M 1901 10 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON NORA EMILY F 1886 25 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON NORA O F 1899 12 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
BOUGHTON RUBY W F 1910 10 MONTHS Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire

1901 Harry Hill
Abraham Boughton abt 1862 Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire
Ada H Boughton abt 1863 Stenders, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Ada A Boughton abt 1890 Wigpool, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Alfred Boughton abt 1897 Harry Hill Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Archibald Boughton abt 1884 Stenders, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Gilbert Boughton abt 1887 Wigpool, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Gladys Boughton abt 1895 Harry Hill Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Norah O Boughton abt 1899 Harry Hill Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Unice Boughton abt 1893 Harry Hill Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire

Name: Alfred Thomas Boughton
Year of Registration: 1897
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 232

1891 Harry Hill
Abraham Boughton abt 1863 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean Gloucestershire
Adah A Boughton abt 1864 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean Gloucestershire
Adah A A Boughton abt 1890 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean Gloucestershire
Archibald Boughton abt 1885 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire
Gilbert V Boughton abt 1888 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean Gloucestershire

Name: Ada Anne Birt
Name: Abraham Boughton
Year of Registration: 1884
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Westbury On Severn
County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 333