Cave/Caves in Houghton Conquest (Mar 07 Red)
Looking for information on a Joel Cave born April 3, 1807. He was married to Eliza Stratton on 11 Oct 1844. Parents names Richard Cave and Elizabeth Whiteman who were married on 12 Oct 1795 in Houghton Conquest. They came to the United States about 1844, the last name is Caves in US. They settled in Wisconsin and had 11 children.

Richardson of Houghton Conquest (Oct 06 Green)
Looking for the birth, death, and origins of ROBERT RICHARDSON of Houghton Conquest. He resided in the village and married there twice. His first wife was ELIZABETH CLARE, whom he married 19 Aug 1722. Elizabeth died at Houghton Conquest January 1729 (1730 new style). His second wife was SARAH CLARIDGE whom he married on 8 November 1730. Sarah was born at Hloughton Conquest about October 1702 and died there in May 1774.

Valentine Family of Houghton Conquest (Oct 06 Green)
Looking for origins of RICHARD VALENTINE. Was he from a neighbouring parish. Looking for origins and death for JOHN YOXON. See details below: RICHARD VALENTINE was born probably at Bedfordshire, England and died at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England May 1776 (bur. 19 May). He married at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England 7 February 1743 ELIZABETH BROWN, who died in childbirth at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England about 30 May 1750 (bur. 31 May). He married second at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England 12 October 1750 ANN CASBURD, who died at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England May 1776 (bur. 30 May). He maintained while being married a third relationship with ANN HOLLOWAY, daughter of William and Rachel Holloway, who was born at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England about August 1729, was baptized Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England 8 September 1729, and died at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England March 1768 (bur. 30 Mar.). He maintained while being married a fourth relationship as her second with PHEBE RICHARDSON YOXON, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Claridge) Richardson, who was born at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England about September 1735, was baptized at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England 5 October 1735, and died at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England January 1792 (bur 18 Jan.). Phebe Richardson married at Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England 4 December 1757 JOHN YOXON, who was from Amphill, Bedforshire, England. Richard Valentine and Elizabeth Brown had their first two children before they married followed by five more in wedlock. The birth record in the Anglican parish registers of Houghton Conquest for Joseph Valentine clearly states that Joseph was the ‘natural son of Richard Valentine, married man, by Ann Holloway, single woman’. The birth and baptismal records of the other children that Richard Valentine had with Ann Holloway and later Phebe Richardson Yoxon do not state the marital status of the parents although refer to the children as natural born sons or in two cases as bastard sons. There does not appear to have been any children from the marriage of Richard Valentine and Ann Casburd; no births were recorded in either Ampthill or Houghton Conquest.

ROBERT ALLEY (Jun 04 Red)
Any information appreciated on Robert Alley or family. Living Station Road in 1918 and serving with the Bedfordshire Yeomanry from 1915.

Smith, Fossey (Apr 04 Green)
Researching the Smith & Fossey Familes from Houghton Conquest pre 1850. Any information much aprreciated.

Australian connection (Apr 04 Red)
Looking for any CHAPPLE or other spelling of this name from Houghton Conquest. Have Samuel born abt 1815 and possibly his father could be George, born here also