Im pretty sure that the Houghton's of England started off up north and progressed over the centuries south Mine are from Warwickshire and Leicestershire is the next county up as such. It would not surprise me if there wasn't a connection way back in time between the Warwickshire and the Leicestershire Houghton's of UK cheers Paul UK ----- Original Message ----- From: Annette Pringle <annettepringle@ozemail.com.au> To: <HOUGHTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:36 AM Subject: Keep talking > Hello everyone > > We seem to have gone quiet again. Did anyone connect? > > Does anyone have any HOUGHTON's who hailed from Leicestershire? preferably > in the Lutterworth area. > > Did anyone have any HOUGHTON's who came to Australia? > > Annette in Dubbo NSW > >