John William Broughton was the illegitimate son of Eliza Broughton (1841) and was baptised in Edgefield in 1872. He was with his mother in West Beckham Workhouse in 1871 and 1872.

Sources
• 1. Grace King's Data. John William Broughton. Baptised Edgefield, 1872. With Eliza Broughton, Spinster of Beckham Workhouse. • 2. 1871 Census. West Beckham Workhouse. William Broughton. Son. Age 9. Scholar. Born Edgefield.