The Housemans of Nidderdale
The following data has been extracted from the GRO Indexes by Colin Houseman to whom I am very grateful for their use.
HOUSEMAN - Births (England and Wales) 1837 - 2005
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HOUSEMAN - Marriage (England and Wales) 1837 - 2005
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HOUSEMAN - Deaths (England and Wales) 1837 - 2005
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Welcome to my web site dedicated to the
Houseman
name.
For the past 5 years I have been researching the Houseman name in the Ripley, Clint, Hampsthwaite, Birstwith, Menwith, Darley, Dacre and Felliscliffe areas of Nidderdale in Yorkshire.
Although originally just trying to find all about my own line I have found it hard to resist adding information that I came across on any of the other Houseman lines as I made contact with other people doing the same research.
I would like to thank every one who has contributed to the research, in particular:
Jane & Ruth Simpson, Colin Houseman,
Ruth Houseman, Michael Ellison, & Edward Austin.
With this in mind I have decided to publish all the research so far, on this web site dedicated to the Houseman name.
For information on Housemans and their relatives click on the Database ( on the left hand side of this page ). This database contains all the information from census returns, birth, marriage and death records as well as photographs of people, places and headstones as well as scans of documents.
Please feel free to sign the Guest Book.
Please use the links on the left hand side of this page to find useful facts and information about the Housemans and the Dale in which they lived, worked and died.
( If any one has any photographs, certificates or documents relating to the Housemans that they would like to share would they be kind enough to let me have a copy )
If you have any other information concerning any of the individuals contained in this web site or the database or if any of the information is incorrect please let me know so that it can be rectified.
Please enjoy viewing the information as much as we have enjoyed researching and collating it and thank you to everyone who has sent me copies of certificates and photographs and for allowing me to use them on the web site.
Yours Sincerely
C Gary Houseman
Houseman
name.
For the past 5 years I have been researching the Houseman name in the Ripley, Clint, Hampsthwaite, Birstwith, Menwith, Darley, Dacre and Felliscliffe areas of Nidderdale in Yorkshire.
Although originally just trying to find all about my own line I have found it hard to resist adding information that I came across on any of the other Houseman lines as I made contact with other people doing the same research.
I would like to thank every one who has contributed to the research, in particular:
Jane & Ruth Simpson, Colin Houseman,
Ruth Houseman, Michael Ellison, & Edward Austin.
With this in mind I have decided to publish all the research so far, on this web site dedicated to the Houseman name.
For information on Housemans and their relatives click on the Database ( on the left hand side of this page ). This database contains all the information from census returns, birth, marriage and death records as well as photographs of people, places and headstones as well as scans of documents.
Please feel free to sign the Guest Book.
Please use the links on the left hand side of this page to find useful facts and information about the Housemans and the Dale in which they lived, worked and died.
( If any one has any photographs, certificates or documents relating to the Housemans that they would like to share would they be kind enough to let me have a copy )
If you have any other information concerning any of the individuals contained in this web site or the database or if any of the information is incorrect please let me know so that it can be rectified.
Please enjoy viewing the information as much as we have enjoyed researching and collating it and thank you to everyone who has sent me copies of certificates and photographs and for allowing me to use them on the web site.
Yours Sincerely
C Gary Houseman
In 1841 the census lists 324 Housemans ( according to Ancestry co.uk ) . By 1911 the census lists 838 ( according to 1911census.co.uk ).
The majority appear to have been farmers, or connected with agriculture. The ONS list of surnames shows that in Sept 2002 there were 886 recorded instances of the name.
The site suggests that this figure be multiplied by 0.93 to take account of deaths giving a total of 824. However, I can find only 211 examples of the name for individuals in the BT on line directory in
2008.
In 1841 -
Examples of the name can be found in America, Australia, Canada and South Africa and links to the Darley family of George Houseman have been established.
Name
1841 Census
1851 Census
1861 Census
1871 Census
1881 Census
1891 Census
1901 Census
1911 Census
TOTAL
John Houseman
35
38
44
47
53
46
43
52
358
Mary Houseman
41
36
44
41
42
40
32
37
313
William Houseman
23
35
25
32
40
40
46
59
300
Ann(e) Houseman
30
36
38
31
28
17
14
31
225
Elizabeth Houseman
17
20
21
34
32
19
28
30
201
Thomas Houseman
13
23
27
26
29
19
28
32
197
George Houseman
11
13
12
17
24
26
24
34
161
Sarah Houseman
8
15
21
12
31
25
21
23
156
Jane Houseman
9
18
22
21
14
14
21
24
143
Robert Houseman
6
12
13
12
22
22
23
25
135
James Houseman
7
8
16
11
23
21
16
22
124
Henry (Harry) Houseman
5
8
7
12
19
16
20
32
119
Hannah Houseman
4
7
10
12
14
13
10
9
79
Alice Houseman
2
4
1
5
12
8
15
27
74
Joseph Houseman
10
10
5
14
13
10
6
5
73
Edward Houseman
6
4
7
6
7
11
10
21
72
Charles Houseman
4
4
6
7
11
9
11
18
70
Margaret Houseman
5
9
6
4
13
7
10
13
67
Emma Houseman
1
1
7
9
14
13
13
8
66
Annie Houseman
0
0
0
2
8
9
17
27
63
Eliza Houseman
3
6
5
6
16
8
7
7
58
Frederick (Fred) Houseman
0
2
2
2
8
10
12
19
55
Mary Ann Houseman
2
3
7
3
6
2
3
4
30
Arthur Houseman
0
0
0
2
6
6
7
8
29
Benjamin Houseman
3
4
5
4
6
3
1
2
28
Michael Houseman
1
3
5
6
4
3
1
2
25
Florence Houseman
0
0
0
2
1
3
9
8
23
Catherine Houseman
1
2
3
2
5
2
2
3
20
Samuel (Sam) Houseman
1
1
2
3
5
2
2
2
18
CENSUS
FREQUENCY OF THE SURNAME HOUSEMAN
1841 CENSUS
324
1851 CENSUS
372
1861 CENSUS
436
1871 CENSUS
501
1881 CENSUS
713
1891 CENSUS
641
1901 CENSUS
737
1911 CENSUS
838
Thomas Houseman
1825 - 1899
My Great, Great Grandfather
1825 -
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Recorded in a variety of spellings which include House, Howse, Hows, Hoose, Houseman, and the dialectals Housnam, and Housam, this interesting name is of pre 7th century Olde English origins.
It was mainly an occupational surname for someone employed at, or with some connection with, the largest and most important building in the settlement. This may have been the local "great house" of a
nobleman or the landowner, or a religious house, a monastery or convent. Job-descriptive surnames originally denoted the actual occupation of the name bearer, and later became hereditary. In some cases
the name may have referred to a "householder", someone who owned his own dwelling as opposed to being a tenant. In the Middle Ages most of the population lived in huts or cottages rather than houses.
The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century "hus", house, and the surname was first recorded in the early 13th Century (see below), with John Houseman being recorded in the county
of Essex in 1365. A recording from the surviving registers of Greater London is that of the marriage of Amie House and Phillip Foster on November 19th 1594, at the church known as St. Benet Fink in the
old city of London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Simon Hus, which was dated 1226, in the "Eynsham Cartualry", Oxfordshire, during the reign of King Henry 111,
known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272.
Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often
leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
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It would appear that the Houseman family came to Nidderdale in the early 1600's, but where from ? And through various marriages and their own efforts became leading and influential members of the
community. There are still Houseman's in the dale today. We have managed to prove a direct link to George Houseman, born about 1728 in Holme, Yorkshire. From the IGI records it is possible to trace
George back for three more generations to another George Houseman born in the early to mid 1600’s.
The IGI research has been kindly supplied by Jane & Ruth Simpson who have searched the Parish Records the ‘hard way’ ( at the County Records Office over many years ).
It was mainly an occupational surname for someone employed at, or with some connection with, the largest and most important building in the settlement. This may have been the local "great house" of a
nobleman or the landowner, or a religious house, a monastery or convent. Job-
The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century "hus", house, and the surname was first recorded in the early 13th Century (see below), with John Houseman being recorded in the county
of Essex in 1365. A recording from the surviving registers of Greater London is that of the marriage of Amie House and Phillip Foster on November 19th 1594, at the church known as St. Benet Fink in the
old city of London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Simon Hus, which was dated 1226, in the "Eynsham Cartualry", Oxfordshire, during the reign of King Henry 111,
known as "The Frenchman", 1216 -
Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often
leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
© Copyright: Name Origin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 -
It would appear that the Houseman family came to Nidderdale in the early 1600's, but where from ? And through various marriages and their own efforts became leading and influential members of the
community. There are still Houseman's in the dale today. We have managed to prove a direct link to George Houseman, born about 1728 in Holme, Yorkshire. From the IGI records it is possible to trace
George back for three more generations to another George Houseman born in the early to mid 1600’s.
The IGI research has been kindly supplied by Jane & Ruth Simpson who have searched the Parish Records the ‘hard way’ ( at the County Records Office over many years ).
Probably the most famous example of the name is A E Houseman ( the poet). Unfortunately the correct spelling of his name is Housman. Another example is John Houseman the actor and film producer
(1902- 1988) Again not a true example as he was born Jacques Haussmann in Budapest. One true Houseman is Peter Houseman (1945-1977) who played football for Chelsea. There is a junior league
named in his memory. A more notorious example is Richard Houseman of Knaresborough. He, together with Eugene Aram, was accused of murdering Daniel Clark in 1744. Houseman turned King's
evidence and only Eugene Aram was found guilty and executed. In 1828, the late Thomas Hood wrote The Dream of Eugene Aram, a poem of thirty-six stanzas. Sir E. B. Lytton (when Mr. Bulwer)
published his romance of Eugene Aram in 1831, and dedicated it to Sir Walter Scott.
(1902-
evidence and only Eugene Aram was found guilty and executed. In 1828, the late Thomas Hood wrote The Dream of Eugene Aram, a poem of thirty-
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