Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D.

M, #18211, b. 21 September 1904, d. 11 April 1983
Father*Walter Edwards Houghton b. 21 Mar 1873, d. 22 Mar 1941
Mother*Nancy Semple Acheson b. c 1877

Notable Houghton

     Notable Houghton: Dr. Walter Edwards Houghton, Jr, PhD (1904-1983) was a professor at both Harvard University and Wellesley College and a noted Victorian period scholar.

Biography

BirthSep 21, 1904Stamford, CT, USA, age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census; age 25 in 1930 census; Love: 9 Feb
MarriageJun 22, 1929age 24 and 28
1930 Census1930New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, age 25, none
Authorbetween 1938 and 1970The Formation of Thomas Fuller's Holy & Profane States, 1938; The Art of Newman's Apologia, 1945; The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830-1870, 1957 (Christian Gauss award). Editor: British Literature from Blake to the Present Day (with Hazelton Spencer and Herbert Barrows), 1952 (3d ed., 1974); Victorian Poetry and Poetics (with G. Robert Strange), 1959 (2d ed., 1968); The Poetry of Clough, 1963. Gen. Editor The Wellesley Index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900, Vol. 1, 1966, Vol. II, 1972; adv. editor Victorian Studies, 1960-69; Victorian Poetry, 1963-76.

[ 1 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Art of Newman's Apologia, by Walter E. Houghton.      [Hamden, Conn.] Archon Books, 1970 [c1945]
Location: MILSTEIN (BUTLER LIBRARY)      Call Number: BX4705.N5 A38 1970      
[ 2 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Art of Newman's Apologia, by Walter E. Houghton.      New Haven, Pub for Wellesley college by Yale university press; London, H. Milford, Oxford university press, 1945.
[ 3 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Arthur Hugh Clough; a descriptive catalogue; poetry, prose, biography, and criticism, by Richard M. Gollin, Walter E. Houghton, and Michael Timko.      [New York] New York Public Library [1967]
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: Z8176.7 .G6
[ 4 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Formation of Thomas Fuller's Holy and profane states.      Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1938.
Location: OFFSITE      Call Number: 823F95 R31
[ 5 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Poetry of Clough; an essay in revaluation.      New Haven, Yale University Press, 1963.
Location: BARNARD      Call Number: 82C62 DH      
[ 6 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Poetry of Clough : an essay in revaluation / by Walter E. Houghton.      New York : Octagon Books, 1979, c1963.
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: PR4459 .H6 1979      
[ 7 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian frame of mind, 1830-1870.      New Haven, Published for Wellesley College by Yale University Press [1966, c1957]
Location: MILSTEIN (BUTLER LIBRARY)      Call Number: DA533 .H85 1966
[ 8 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian frame of mind, 1830-1870.      New Haven, Published for Wellesley College by Yale University Press, 1957.
[ 9 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian poetry and poetics [by] Walter E. Houghton [and] G. Robert Stange. [Under the general editorship of Gordon N. Ray]      Boston, Houghton Mifflin [1968]
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: PR1223 .H6 1968      
[ 10 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian poetry and poetics [edited by] Walter E. Houghton [and] G. Robert Stange. [Under the general editorship of Gordon N. Ray]      Boston, Houghton Mifflin [1959]
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: 825.11 H81
[ 11 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 [electronic resource] / Walter E. Houghton; editor ; Esther Rhoads Houghton, associate editor ; Jean Harris Slingerland, executive editor.      London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Location: BUTLER REFERENCE (Non-Circulating)      Call Number: CD-ROM R050 AW4591      
[ 12 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900; tables of contents and identification of contributors, with bibliographies of their articles and stories. Walter E. Houghton: editor. Josef L. Altholz [and others] associate editors.      [Toronto] University of Toronto Press [1966-
Location: BUTLER REFERENCE (Non-Circulating)      Call Number: R050 AW459
[ 13 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900. Walter E. Houghton, editor.      [Toronto] University of Toronto Press; [London] Routledge & K. Paul [c1966]-c1989.

1940 Census1940Cambridge, MA, USA, age 35, Harvard University teacher
Authorbetween 1966 and 1989Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 / Walter E. Houghton, editor.
Imprint:      [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, c1966-c1989.
Description:      5 v; 26 cm.
Notes:      For each periodical there is a table of contents and identification of contributors, a bibliography of each contributor, and an index of pseudonyms.
Vol. 4 includes corrections and additions to vol. 1-3.
Contents:      v. 1. Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine. The Contemporary review. The Cornhill magazine. The Edinburgh review (including the years 1802-1823). The Home and foreign review. Macmillan's magazine. The North British review. The Quarterly review -- v. 2. Bentley's quarterly review. The Dublin review. The Foreign quarterly review. The Fortnightly review. Fraser's Magazine. The London Review (1829). The National review (1883- ). The New quarterly magazine. The Nineteenth century. The Oxford and Cambridge magazine (1856). The Rambler (1848-1862). The Scottish Review. (1882- ) -- v. 3. Ainsworth's Magazine. The Atlantis. The British and Foreign review. The London Review (1835-1836). The London and Westminster review (1836-1840). The Modern review. The Monthly Chronicle. The National review (1855-1864). The New Monthly magazine (1821-1854). The New review. The Prospective review. Saint Pauls Temple Bar. The Theological Review. The Westminster review (1824-1836, 1840-1900) -- v. 4. Bentley's miscellany. The British quarterly review. The Dark Blue. The Dublin University magazine. The London quarterly review. Londman's magazine. Tait's Edinburgh magazine (1832-1855). The University magazine -- v. 5. Epitome and index / edited by J.H. Slingerland

Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 [electronic resource] / Walter E. Houghton; editor ; Esther Rhoads Houghton, associate editor ; Jean Harris Slingerland, executive editor.
Edition:      New ed.
Physical Description:      1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + user guide (40 p. : ill; 24 cm.)
Publisher/ Date:      London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
DeathApr 11, 1983Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA, USA, age 78, of viral pneumonia

Family

Esther Lowrey Rhoads b. 30 Mar 1901, d. 22 Feb 1987
EngagementProf. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. and Esther Lowrey Rhoads were engaged on Apr 28, 1929. 
Marriage* Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. married Esther Lowrey Rhoads on Jun 22, 1929 age 24 and 28. 
Children
Pedigree

Esther Lowrey Rhoads

F, #18212, b. 30 March 1901, d. 22 February 1987

Biography

BirthMar 30, 1901Philadelphia, PA, USA, Obit: Bala, PA
MarriageJun 22, 1929age 24 and 28
1930 Census1930New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, age 25, none
1940 Census1940Cambridge, MA, USA, age 35, Harvard University teacher
Authorbetween 1966 and 1989Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 / Walter E. Houghton, editor.
Imprint:      [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, c1966-c1989.
Description:      5 v; 26 cm.
Notes:      For each periodical there is a table of contents and identification of contributors, a bibliography of each contributor, and an index of pseudonyms.
Vol. 4 includes corrections and additions to vol. 1-3.
Contents:      v. 1. Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine. The Contemporary review. The Cornhill magazine. The Edinburgh review (including the years 1802-1823). The Home and foreign review. Macmillan's magazine. The North British review. The Quarterly review -- v. 2. Bentley's quarterly review. The Dublin review. The Foreign quarterly review. The Fortnightly review. Fraser's Magazine. The London Review (1829). The National review (1883- ). The New quarterly magazine. The Nineteenth century. The Oxford and Cambridge magazine (1856). The Rambler (1848-1862). The Scottish Review. (1882- ) -- v. 3. Ainsworth's Magazine. The Atlantis. The British and Foreign review. The London Review (1835-1836). The London and Westminster review (1836-1840). The Modern review. The Monthly Chronicle. The National review (1855-1864). The New Monthly magazine (1821-1854). The New review. The Prospective review. Saint Pauls Temple Bar. The Theological Review. The Westminster review (1824-1836, 1840-1900) -- v. 4. Bentley's miscellany. The British quarterly review. The Dark Blue. The Dublin University magazine. The London quarterly review. Londman's magazine. Tait's Edinburgh magazine (1832-1855). The University magazine -- v. 5. Epitome and index / edited by J.H. Slingerland

Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 [electronic resource] / Walter E. Houghton; editor ; Esther Rhoads Houghton, associate editor ; Jean Harris Slingerland, executive editor.
Edition:      New ed.
Physical Description:      1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + user guide (40 p. : ill; 24 cm.)
Publisher/ Date:      London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
DeathFeb 22, 1987Old Tappan, NJ, USA, SSec: 15 Feb 1987

Family

Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. b. 21 Sep 1904, d. 11 Apr 1983
EngagementEsther Lowrey Rhoads and Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. were engaged on Apr 28, 1929. 
Marriage* Esther Lowrey Rhoads married Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D., son of Walter Edwards Houghton and Nancy Semple Acheson, on Jun 22, 1929 age 24 and 28. 
Children
Pedigree

Nancy Acheson Houghton

F, #18213, b. 18 December 1933
Father*Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. b. 21 Sep 1904, d. 11 Apr 1983
Mother*Esther Lowrey Rhoads b. 30 Mar 1901, d. 22 Feb 1987

Biography

BirthDec 18, 1933Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA

Family

Howard Howland Brown Jr
Engagement*Nancy Acheson Houghton and Howard Howland Brown Jr were engaged on Apr 2, 1960 at Hartford, CT, USA. 
Marriage Nancy Acheson Houghton married Howard Howland Brown Jr. 
Pedigree

Esther Edwards Houghton

F, #18214, b. 29 January 1938
Father*Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. b. 21 Sep 1904, d. 11 Apr 1983
Mother*Esther Lowrey Rhoads b. 30 Mar 1901, d. 22 Feb 1987

Biography

BirthJan 29, 1938Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA
MarriageJun, 1959
Marriage

Family 1

Thomas Gordan Foxworth
Marriage*Esther Edwards Houghton married Thomas Gordan Foxworth on Jun, 1959. 

Family 2

Dr. Demetrios A. Cidis
Marriage*Esther Edwards Houghton married Dr. Demetrios A. Cidis. 
Pedigree

Nancy Acheson Houghton

F, #18215, b. 30 July 1906, d. 1971
Father*Walter Edwards Houghton b. 21 Mar 1873, d. 22 Mar 1941
Mother*Nancy Semple Acheson b. c 1877

Biography

BirthJul 30, 1906Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census; age 24 in 1930 census
MarriageAug 28, 1930Giggleswick Chapel, Giggleswick, England
Death1971

Family

Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming b. 10 Aug 1903, d. 10 Dec 1979
Marriage*Nancy Acheson Houghton married Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming on Aug 28, 1930 at Giggleswick Chapel, Giggleswick, England. 
Child
Pedigree

Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming

M, #18216, b. 10 August 1903, d. 10 December 1979

Biography

BirthAug 10, 1903
MarriageAug 28, 1930Giggleswick Chapel, Giggleswick, England
Milit-Beg1941Africa, British Army
DeathDec 10, 1979

Family

Nancy Acheson Houghton b. 30 Jul 1906, d. 1971
Marriage*Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming married Nancy Acheson Houghton, daughter of Walter Edwards Houghton and Nancy Semple Acheson, on Aug 28, 1930 at Giggleswick Chapel, Giggleswick, England. 
Child
Pedigree

Ann Cameron Cumming

F, #18217, b. 26 May 1934
Father*Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming b. 10 Aug 1903, d. 10 Dec 1979
Mother*Nancy Acheson Houghton b. 30 Jul 1906, d. 1971

Biography

BirthMay 26, 1934Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, USA
MarriageJul, 1957

Family

Nicholas Schlee
Marriage*Ann Cameron Cumming married Nicholas Schlee on Jul, 1957. 
Pedigree

Katherine Evans Darling

F, #18218, b. circa 1878

Biography

Birthcirca 1878MA, USA, age 31 in 1910 census; age 52 in 1930 census; age 61 in 1940 census
MarriageMay 25, 1904Stamford, CT, USA, age 27 and 25
1910 Census1910Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 33, bank teller; and mother in law Mary H. Darling, 54, MA, and sister in law Eleanor L. Darling, 30, MA
1920 Census1920Stamford, CT, USA, age 43, banker
1930 Census1930Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 50, bank treasurer
1940 Census1940Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 63, loan banker

Family

Frederick Morton Houghton b. 3 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jan 1943
Marriage*Katherine Evans Darling married Frederick Morton Houghton, son of Joseph Goodhue Houghton and Sarah Pierrepont Edwards, on May 25, 1904 at Stamford, CT, USA, age 27 and 25. 
Children
Pedigree

David Morton Houghton

M, #18219, b. 12 December 1907, d. 11 July 1938
Father*Frederick Morton Houghton b. 3 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jan 1943
Mother*Katherine Evans Darling b. c 1878

Biography

BirthDec 12, 1907CT, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1930 census
Marriage1930
DeathJul 11, 1938Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, in an airplane crash

Family

Edith Byrne
Marriage*David Morton Houghton married Edith Byrne on 1930. 
Child
Pedigree

Edith Byrne

F, #18220

Biography

Marriage1930

Family

David Morton Houghton b. 12 Dec 1907, d. 11 Jul 1938
Marriage*Edith Byrne married David Morton Houghton, son of Frederick Morton Houghton and Katherine Evans Darling, on 1930. 
Child
Pedigree

David Morton Houghton Jr.

M, #18221, b. 11 October 1931, d. 22 May 1985
Father*David Morton Houghton b. 12 Dec 1907, d. 11 Jul 1938
Mother*Edith Byrne

Biography

BirthOct 11, 1931Stamford, CT, USA, age 8 in 1940 census
Milit-BegFeb 6, 1949Korea, SMSGT/US Air Force, Korea and Vietnam
MarriageOct 7, 1953St. Johnsbury, VT, USA
Milit-EndJul 31, 1977
DeathMay 22, 1985TX, USA
BurialMay 22, 1985Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX, USA, Section 2 Site 888

Family

Marie Louise Cecile Isabelle Raymond b. c 1937
Marriage*David Morton Houghton Jr. married Marie Louise Cecile Isabelle Raymond on Oct 7, 1953 at St. Johnsbury, VT, USA. 
Children
Pedigree

Frederick Darling Houghton

M, #18222, b. 23 January 1912
Father*Frederick Morton Houghton b. 3 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jan 1943
Mother*Katherine Evans Darling b. c 1878

Biography

BirthJan 23, 1912Stamford, CT, USA, age 18 in 1930 census; age 28 in 1940 census
MarriageJun 8, 1935St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT, USA
1940 Census1940Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, USA, age 28, safety fence factory general office worker

Family

Jean Evelyn Reynolds b. c 1914
Marriage*Frederick Darling Houghton married Jean Evelyn Reynolds on Jun 8, 1935 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT, USA. 
Children
Pedigree

Jean Evelyn Reynolds

F, #18223, b. circa 1914

Biography

Birthcirca 1914PA, USA, age 26 in 1940 census
MarriageJun 8, 1935St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT, USA
1940 Census1940Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, USA, age 28, safety fence factory general office worker

Family

Frederick Darling Houghton b. 23 Jan 1912
Marriage*Jean Evelyn Reynolds married Frederick Darling Houghton, son of Frederick Morton Houghton and Katherine Evans Darling, on Jun 8, 1935 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT, USA. 
Children
Pedigree

Evelyn Stoddard Houghton

F, #18224, b. 3 March 1937
Father*Frederick Darling Houghton b. 23 Jan 1912
Mother*Jean Evelyn Reynolds b. c 1914

Biography

BirthMar 3, 1937CT, USA, age 3 in 1940 census
MarriageMay 6, 1961Hartford, CT, USA

Family

William Barrett Register
Marriage*Evelyn Stoddard Houghton married William Barrett Register on May 6, 1961 at Hartford, CT, USA. 
Child
Pedigree

Peter Edwards Houghton

M, #18225, b. 31 December 1939
Father*Frederick Darling Houghton b. 23 Jan 1912
Mother*Jean Evelyn Reynolds b. c 1914

Biography

BirthDec 31, 1939CT, USA, age 6/12 in 1940 census
MarriageJun 2, 1968New York, New York Co., NY, USA

Family

Annemarie Heins b. c 1940
Marriage*Peter Edwards Houghton married Annemarie Heins on Jun 2, 1968 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA. 
Pedigree

Thomas Houghton O'Neil

M, #18226, b. 1 June 1946
Adoptive father*James E. O'Neil Jr.
Adoptive mother*Carolyn Bagwell Houghton b. 25 Apr 1913

Biography

BirthJun 1, 1946
Pedigree

Robert Fitzpatrick O'Neil

M, #18227, b. 11 October 1948
Father*James E. O'Neil Jr.
Mother*Carolyn Bagwell Houghton b. 25 Apr 1913

Biography

BirthOct 11, 1948
Pedigree

Charles Curtis Houghton

M, #18228, b. 16 January 1842, d. 27 October 1842
Father*Albert Gallatin Houghton b. 29 Apr 1812, d. 14 Oct 1880
Mother*Maria P. Otis b. 5 May 1816, d. 3 Nov 1844

Biography

BirthJan 16, 1842Wetumpka, Autauga Co., AL, USA
DeathOct 27, 1842Wetumpka, Autauga Co., AL, USA
Pedigree

Robert H. B. Thompson

M, #18229

Biography

Marriage1915

Family

Harriet Otis Love b. 11 Jul 1882
Marriage*Robert H. B. Thompson married Harriet Otis Love, daughter of Rev. Dr. Archibald Longworth Love and Harriet Cooper Houghton, on 1915. 
Pedigree

Willard Hall Pearsall

M, #18230

Biography

Marriage1921

Family

Marilla Houghton Pratt b. 28 Jan 1896
Marriage*Willard Hall Pearsall married Marilla Houghton Pratt, daughter of Dr. William Hall Brace Pratt and Mary Harris Houghton, on 1921. 
Children
Pedigree

Eleanor M. Blair

F, #18231, b. 15 January 1871, d. 1 September 1923
Step-father*Oscar Ready Houghton b. 19 Jun 1846, d. 3 Mar 1911
Mother*Eleanor A. Blair b. c 1848, d. 3 Mar 1911

Biography

BirthJan 15, 1871NY, USA, age 9 in 1880 census
1880 Census1880Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 33, housekeeping
Marriage1895
DeathSep 1, 1923New York, New York Co., NY, USA

Family

Henry H. Tyson
Marriage*Eleanor M. Blair married Henry H. Tyson on 1895. 
Children
Pedigree

Henry H. Tyson

M, #18232

Biography

Marriage1895

Family

Eleanor M. Blair b. 15 Jan 1871, d. 1 Sep 1923
Marriage*Henry H. Tyson married Eleanor M. Blair, daughter of Oscar Ready Houghton and Eleanor A. Blair, on 1895. 
Children
Pedigree

Eleanor Tyson

F, #18233, b. 3 September 1896
Father*Henry H. Tyson
Mother*Eleanor M. Blair b. 15 Jan 1871, d. 1 Sep 1923

Biography

BirthSep 3, 1896
Marriage1917

Family

Edward Charles Bridgman
Marriage*Eleanor Tyson married Edward Charles Bridgman on 1917. 
Children
Pedigree

Edward Charles Bridgman

M, #18234

Biography

Marriage1917

Family

Eleanor Tyson b. 3 Sep 1896
Marriage*Edward Charles Bridgman married Eleanor Tyson, daughter of Henry H. Tyson and Eleanor M. Blair, on 1917. 
Children
Pedigree

Eleanor Blair Bridgman

F, #18235, b. 5 December 1919
Father*Edward Charles Bridgman
Mother*Eleanor Tyson b. 3 Sep 1896

Biography

BirthDec 5, 1919
Marriage1942

Family

Edward Halsey Rogers Jr.
Marriage*Eleanor Blair Bridgman married Edward Halsey Rogers Jr. on 1942. 
Children
Pedigree

Edward Halsey Rogers Jr.

M, #18236

Biography

Marriage1942

Family

Eleanor Blair Bridgman b. 5 Dec 1919
Marriage*Edward Halsey Rogers Jr. married Eleanor Blair Bridgman, daughter of Edward Charles Bridgman and Eleanor Tyson, on 1942. 
Children
Pedigree

Peter Rogers

M, #18237, b. 1 March 1945
Father*Edward Halsey Rogers Jr.
Mother*Eleanor Blair Bridgman b. 5 Dec 1919

Biography

BirthMar 1, 1945
Pedigree

Susan Blair Rogers

F, #18238, b. 13 August 1946
Father*Edward Halsey Rogers Jr.
Mother*Eleanor Blair Bridgman b. 5 Dec 1919

Biography

BirthAug 13, 1946
Pedigree

Edward C. Bridgman

M, #18239, b. 4 January 1924
Father*Edward Charles Bridgman
Mother*Eleanor Tyson b. 3 Sep 1896

Biography

BirthJan 4, 1924
Marriage1949

Family

Marilyn Ambrose
Marriage*Edward C. Bridgman married Marilyn Ambrose on 1949. 
Pedigree

Marilyn Ambrose

F, #18240

Biography

Marriage1949

Family

Edward C. Bridgman b. 4 Jan 1924
Marriage*Marilyn Ambrose married Edward C. Bridgman, son of Edward Charles Bridgman and Eleanor Tyson, on 1949. 
Pedigree