The men of the family were agricultural labourers and coal merchants.

Others researched who were born in this place:

Ann FACER, 1808

Eliza FACER, 1840

George FACER, 6 March 1843

John FACER, 1815

John FACER, 1850

Martha FACER, Abt 1827

Mary FACER, 1813

Samuel FACER, 1819

Sarah FACER, 1810

Thomas FACER, 1854

William FACER, 1845

Frederick John BAKER, 1870

Joseph BIRD, Abt 1831

William EAMES, Abt 1806

William HIGGS, Abt 1845

Hannah MAYNARD, Abt 1822

Charlotte SAVAGE, 1765

Mary SAVAGE, 1767

Robert SAVAGE, 1764

Elizabeth TAVERNER, 8 May 1788

Hannah TAVERNER, 7 October 1790

Mary TAVERNER, 1784

Samuel TAVERNER, 5 September 1785

Sarah TAVERNER, 1782

Bedfordshire Counties Contact

A market town and parish near Dunstable, Houghton Regis once had a thriving straw-plaiting industry.

In the News …………. 1857

The sad tale of Thomas Facer.

Messenger:

The children of Thomas Messenger and his wife Ann who moved to Houghton Regis soon after their marriage.

Ann MESSENGER, Abt Mar 1841

Emily MESSENGER, 1829

Hannah MESSENGER, Abt 1831

Martha MESSENGER, 1825

Mary MESSENGER, Abt 1821

Ruth MESSENGER, Abt 1833

William MESSENGER, 1836

Other Parishes

Piggott and Pickett:

Seemingly one family, the spelling of their name changed several times over the years.

Abigail PIGGOTT, 1754

Francis PIGGOTT, 1762

Hannah PICKETT, 27 October 1782

John PICKETT, 10 February 1788

Sarah PICKETT, 8 December 1790

Thomas PICKETT, 1756

William PICKETT, 1 April 1785

William PICKETT, Abt 1757