Samuel Broughton was born in 1850 and was baptised on 31st August. He was the son of William Broughton (1813) and Elizabeth Thurston. In 1851 he was living in Plumstead.

Sources
• 1. Grace King's Data. Samuel Broughton. Baptised 31 Aug 1850. • 2. 1851 Census. Plumstead. Samuel Broughton. Son. Age 6m. Farm Labourer's Son. Born Plumstead.