What are your family names?

Looking at family names through the generations sometimes gives clues & leads. Ancestry lists a James WATKINS, christened 30 May 1779 (parents James & Sibyll) at Much Dewchurch which is about 7 miles from Howton - you mention HULTON !

Other siblings: Thomas - 23 November 1777, John 17 May 1782, Ann - 1 October 1786, Alice - 9 August 1789.