Robert Skilling HOUGHTON (1896 – 1941)
Name
Robert Skilling HoughtonGender
MaleMilitary identification
46022Birthdate
03 October 1896Birthplace
LiverpoolMarriage(s)
1916
Gisborne
Elizabeth Paterson Houghton
1923
Margaret Kirkwood Houghton
Date of death
20 June 1941Place of death
GisborneParents
- John Houghton
- Agnes Lorraine Houghton
Partner(s)
- Elizabeth Paterson Houghton, nee Jackson (1895-23/5/1920)
- Margaret Kirwood Houghton, nee English (24/3/1904-1996)
Children
- Elizabeth Agnes Lambert
- Ruth Walters Houghton
Biography
Arrived in Auckland with his parents on the “Sussex” 1910 from Liverpool
Carpenter in the Gisborne area,
Posted overseas with the 25th Reinforcement 6 February 1917 and was finally discharged 28 May 1919
Some twelve months later his wife died of the Spanish Influenza and his daughters were adopted by their grandparents
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