Thaddeus William Harris1

M, #117481, b. 1795, d. 1856

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BiographyThaddeus William Harris
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Born     November 12, 1795 Dorchester, Massachusetts
Died     January 16, 1856 (aged 60)
Thaddeus William Harris (November 12, 1795 – January 16, 1856) was an American entomologist and botanist. For the last few years of his life Harris was the librarian of Harvard University.[1]
Harris was a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts.[2] His father, Thaddeus Mason Harris, was a Unitarian minister who served at the church on Meeting House Hill and had also for a time served as librarian of Harvard. Harris himself received his undergraduate education at Harvard, and then went on to study medicine there, receiving his M.D. in 1820. He went into medical practice with a Mr. Holbrook, whose daughter Catherine he married. Thaddeus and Catherine had 12 children. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1827.[3]

In 1831 Harris became the librarian of Harvard. He replaced Benjamin Peirce who had just died in this position. Harris' study of insects was a result of his having interacted with William D. Peck while a student at Harvard. Harris lectured on various topics related to his work as a naturalist while he was Harvard librarian, and originated the Harvard Natural History Society for the students. In 1837 he was appointed one of the commissioners for a zoological and botanical survey of Massachusetts, the result of which was his Systematic Catalogue of the Insects of Massachusetts in which 2,350 species are enumerated.[4] He sought a permanent appointment to the faculty in 1842, but the position was given to Asa Gray instead. In 1841 he published the first edition of his Report on the Insects of Massachusetts, Injurious to Vegetation, which was revised until 1862, six years after his death.[5]

He was one of the founders of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. He also published A Treatise on some of the Insects of New England which are Injurious to Vegetation (1842).[4]

In 2008, Clark Elliot, a retired Harvard archivist, had his book Thaddeus William Harris (1795–1856): Nature, Science, and Society in the Life of an American Naturalist published by Lehigh University Press.[6]
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George Houghton1

M, #117482, b. 1852, d. 20 January 1933

Family: Ellen Jane Strange b. 1855, d. 1931

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Birth1852Billesley, Worcestershire, England, age 27 in 1881 censusage 38 in 1891 census; age 49 in 1901 census (Mosely birth place) Josh Houghton: Moseley2
MarriageAug 12, 18773
1881 English Census1881age 27, brass tube drawer4
1891 England Census1891Kings Norton, Kings Heath, Worcestershire, England, age 38, tube drawer2
1901 English Census1901Kings Heath, Worcestershire, England, age 49, tube drawer5
1911 England Census1911Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, age 59, brass tube drawer (through a series of dies
the brass tube is reduced in size to the correct size.); Ellen: 10 children born, 9 living6
DeathJan 20, 1933England
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  2. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2350; Folio: 73; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097460.
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  4. [S1422] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2946; Folio: 18; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341705.
  5. [S1424] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2946; Folio: 18; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341705.
  6. [S1424] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 17847; Schedule Number: 82.

Ellen Jane Strange1

F, #117483, b. 1855, d. 1931

Family: George Houghton b. 1852, d. 20 Jan 1933

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Birth1855Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, age 26 in 1881 census; age 38 in 1891 census;1
MarriageAug 12, 18771
1881 English Census1881age 27, brass tube drawer2
1891 England Census1891Kings Norton, Kings Heath, Worcestershire, England, age 38, tube drawer3
1901 English Census1901Kings Heath, Worcestershire, England, age 49, tube drawer4
1911 England Census1911Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, age 59, brass tube drawer (through a series of dies
the brass tube is reduced in size to the correct size.); Ellen: 10 children born, 9 living5
Death1931
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  2. [S1422] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2946; Folio: 18; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341705.
  3. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2350; Folio: 73; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097460.
  4. [S1424] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2946; Folio: 18; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341705.
  5. [S1424] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 17847; Schedule Number: 82.

Josh Houghton1

M, #117484, b. 21 February 1999

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Charles Willoughby Houghton1

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  2. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2350; Folio: 73; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097460.

Nellie Louise Houghton1

F, #117486, b. 1884, d. March 1966

Family: Edward George Purnell b. 4 Nov 1883, d. 8 Mar 1949

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Reginald Heber Houghton1

M, #117487, b. 1881

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Owen Leonel Houghton1,2

M, #117488, b. 8 August 1890

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  2. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England; Birmingham Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DRO 46/1; Archive Roll: Reel 8.
  3. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2350; Folio: 73; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097460.

James Henry Houghton1

M, #117489, b. 24 August 1889, d. 14 July 1962

Family: Emily Beatrice Moore b. 12 Mar 1893, d. 9 May 1978

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DeathJul 14, 1962Birmingham, Warwickshire, England3
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  2. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2350; Folio: 73; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097460.
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George Albert Houghton1

M, #117490, b. circa 1879, d. 31 May 1944

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  1. [S1423] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2350; Folio: 73; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6097460.

John Randolph Houghton1

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Mark Richard Houghton1

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Family: Katherine Julie Allis

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Katherine Julie Allis1

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Dennis Charles Houghton1

M, #117494, b. 1936

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Katherine Anne New1

F, #117495, b. circa 1936

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Paul D. Houghton1

M, #117496, b. February 1965

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Emily Beatrice Moore1

F, #117497, b. 12 March 1893, d. 9 May 1978

Family: James Henry Houghton b. 24 Aug 1889, d. 14 Jul 1962

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Jessie Gertrude Houghton1

F, #117498, b. circa 1892, d. 1979

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Walter Houghton1

M, #117499, b. circa 1894, d. 1904

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  1. [S1424] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2946; Folio: 18; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341705.

Oliver Strange Houghton1

M, #117500, b. circa 1896, d. 18 March 1974

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Reginald James Houghton1

M, #117501, b. 13 July 1916, d. 28 September 1999

Family: Frances J. Birch

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Frances J. Birch1

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Family: Reginald James Houghton b. 13 Jul 1916, d. 28 Sep 1999

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Nigel Houghton1

M, #117503, b. 29 April 1952

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Douglas Henry Houghton1

M, #117504, b. 29 February 1920, d. 6 August 1984

Family: Thelma Meluish

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Thelma Meluish1

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Family: Douglas Henry Houghton b. 29 Feb 1920, d. 6 Aug 1984

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Gillian Houghton1

F, #117506, b. 5 January 1947, d. 13 December 2019

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Janet Houghton1

F, #117507, b. 6 December 1949

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Stephen Houghton1

M, #117508, b. 24 April 1961

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Geoffrey Gordan Houghton1

M, #117509, b. 30 January 1923, d. 10 June 2010

Family: Janet Huxley

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Janet Huxley1

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Family: Geoffrey Gordan Houghton b. 30 Jan 1923, d. 10 Jun 2010

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