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

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Births Sep 1951 (>99%)
BOUGHTON Andrew J CHANCE Worcester 9d 321
Births Jun 1958 (>99%)
BOUGHTON Nicholas A CHANCE Worcester 9d 313

First name(s) Frederick A
Address East Dean, 20, Old Northwick Lane, Worcester, Hereford And Worcester, WR3 7NB
Last name Boughton
District Worcester
Age guide 65+
Region West Midlands
Year 2002-09
Occupancy (years) 21
House number 20
Other occupants Dorothy Boughton
House name East Dean
Electoral rolls 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Street Old Northwick Lane
Record set UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors
Town Worcester
Category Census, land & surveys
County Hereford and Worcester
Subcategory Electoral Rolls
Country England
Collections from Great Britain, England
Postcode WR3 7NB

First name(s) Frederick A
County Worcestershire
Last name Boughton
Country England
Marriage quarter 1
Volume 9D
Marriage year 1950
Volume as transcribed 9D
Registration month -
Page number 650
Frederick A Boughton married Dorothy M Chance
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse's last name Chance
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Worcester
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
District number -
Collections from

dies 6th April 1985, The Herriotts Worcester Rd Droitwich probate <£40,000

First name(s) Alfred Thomas
Register number 485
Last name Boughton
County Worcestershire
Sex Male
Volume 29
Birth day 5
Page 168
Birth month 3
Country England
Birth year 1897
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Death quarter 2
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Registration month 4
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Death year 1985
Collections from Great Britain, England
District Droitwich

1939 86 Hampton Road, Droitwich Spa,
Alfred T Boughton 05 Mar 1897 Male Stoker-Heavy Worker Married 11 1
Kathleen M Boughton 15 Jun 1901 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 11 2
Frederick A Boughton 14 Sep 1923 Male Errand Boy Single 11 3
The record for this person is officially closed.
Harold M Boughton 01 Feb 1928 Male At School Single 11 5
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.

Births Dec 1923 (>99%)
Boughton Frederick A Morris Westbury S. 6a 445
Births Jun 1925 (>99%)
Boughton Eileen M Morris Westbury S. 6a 448
Births Mar 1928 (>99%)
Boughton Harold M Morris Ross 6a 679
Births Jun 1929 (>99%)
Boughton Lucy A Morris Ross 6a 685
Births Mar 1931 (>99%)
Boughton William D Morris Ross 6a 628

Marriages Dec 1922 (>99%)
BOUGHTON Alfred T Norris Westbury S. 6a 596
MORRIS Kathleen M Boughton Westbury S. 6a 596

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

in 1939 Cecil was at Locquier Farm, Drybrook,
Cecil A Boughton 20 May 1907 Male Timber Haulier & Farm Married 187 1
Edith M Boughton 29 May 1905 Female Domestic Duties Married 187 2
The record for this person is officially closed.
The record for this person is officially closed.

Regards,
Greg