Raymond Broughton was born in Spixworth near Norwich and christened at St Peter's Church on 1st December 1842. He was the son of John Broughton (b.1809) and Mary Catherine Coe. In 1851 he was aged 9, was at school and was living at the forge in Lone Barn, Spixworth. The Broughtons moved to Norwich before 1861, when he was living as a lodger in Eaton. In April 1871 he was single and living in Newgate Street, Beccles. He was working as a blacksmith and gave his age, wrongly, as 22. He married Louisa Garrould in Halesworth Parish Church on 13th June 1871. In 1878 he was living at 10 Galatea Terrace, Albert Road in Peckham Rye. In 1881 he was aged 39 and working as a blacksmith in New Road, Beccles. In 1885, he was living at 3 Denmark Terrace in Beccles. In 1891 he was aged 48 and working as a blacksmith in Ingate Street, Beccles. In 1900 or 1901 he and Louisa and some of the family moved to Pakefield near Lowestoft, where they boarded with Triphena Rose (nee Knights) at 3 Lakenham Cottage, Beach Street. In 1911 he was a retired blacksmith and living at 500 London Road in Lowestoft with his wife and the family of his daughter Kate and son-in-law Henry Knights. He died on 28th March 1912 at 500 London Road. The cause of death was chronic bronchitis and cardiac failure. He was buried on 1st April 1912 in Kirkley Cemetery, plot F/81. He was aged 69.

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• 1. 1881 Census. New Road, Beccles. Raymond Broughton. Head. Age 39. Born Spixworth. Blacksmith. • 2. Birth Register, St. Peter's Church, Spixworth. Raymond Broughton. Baptised 1st December 1842. • 3. 1851 Census. Loune Barn [sic: Lone Barn], St Faiths, Spixworth St Faiths. Rayman Browghton. Son. Age 9. Scholar. Born Spixworth. • 4. Tom Broughton's files. Raymond Broughton. Married Louisa Garrould on 13th June 1871 at Halesworth, Suffolk. Was a blacksmith between 1881 and 9th October 1910. • 5. 1901 Census. Pakefield. Raymond Broughton. Age 58. Blacksmith. Born Spixworth. • 6. Kirkley Cemetery Index. Raymond Broughton. Buried 1. 4. 1912. Aged 69. Tinsmith. K/F/81. • 7. Marriage Registers. Broughton, Raymond. Jun. 1871. 4a. 1026. Blything. • 8. Norfolk Transcription Archive. Baptisms (Parish Register), St Faiths District, Spixworth: 1843, Broughton, Raymond. John + Mary. No. 41. • 9. 1901 Census. 3 Lakenham Cottage [Beach Street], Pakefield. Raymond Broughton. Boarder. Married. Age 58. Blacksmith. Born Spixworth. • 10. 1871 Census. Newgate Street, Beccles. Raymond Broughton. Unmarried. Aged 22 [sic]. Blacksmith. Born Spixworth. • 11. Halesworth Parish Registers. Marriage register 1871: Raymond Broughton. Bachelor. Full [age]. Residing Halesworth. Father: John Broughton. Blacksmith. Louisa Garrould. Spinster. Full [age]. Residing Halesworth. Father: George Garrould. Shoemaker. • 12. 1891 Census. Ingate Street, Beccles. Raymond Broughton. Age 48. Blacksmith. Born Spixworth. • 13. Death Registers. Broughton, Raymond. Mar. 1912. 4a. 1328. Mutford. Aged 69. • 14. Death certificate. Raymond Broughton. Died 28 March 1912 at 500 London Road South, Lowestoft. Age 69. Blacksmith. Cause of death: Chronic Bronchitis, Cardiac Failure. Certified by Harold C. Barraclough, MD. Informant: K. L. Knights, daughter, 500 London Road South, Lowestoft. • 15. Marriage Certificate. Married 13th June 1871 at the Parish Church, Halesworth. Raymond Broughton, Full [age], Bachelor, Blacksmith, Halesworth. Father: John Broughton, Blacksmith. Louisa Garrould, Full [age], Spinster, Halesworth. Father: George Garrould, Shoemaker. Curate: A. Matchett. Witnesses: George Garrould, Elizabeth Garrould. • 16. Birth Certificate. Raymond Broughton. Born 1st December 1842, Spixworth. Father: John Broughton, Blacksmith. Mother: Mary Catherine Broughton, formerly Coe. Informant: Mary Catherine Broughton, Mother. Registered 13th December, Wm. Durrant. • 17. 1861 Census. Bake Office Yd, Eaton, Norwich. Raymond Broughton. Lodger. Age 18. Blacksmith. Born Catton. • 18. Death Certificate. Listed as living at 3 Denmark Terrace, Beccles on the death certificate of daughter Miriam Eliza in 1885. • 19. Death Certificate. Reg Dist: Wangford. Sub-dist: Beccles. Fourteenth October 1885, 3 Denmark Terrace, Beccles U.R.D. Miriam Eliza Broughton, Female, 4 months, Daughter of Raymond Broughton, a Blacksmith. Cause: Struma, 3 months, Tuberculosis, 1 month, Certified by E.B. Crowfoot, M.B. Informant: R. Broughton, father, In attendance, 3 Denmark Terrace, Beccles. Registered 14th October 1885, David Jude, Registrar.