Herbert Walter Houchen was the son of Walter Edridge Houchen (1859) and Alice Wills, and was born in Hingham in 1897. In 1901 he was living with his parents in Hingham.

Sources
• 1. Birth Registers. Howchin, Herbert Walter. Dec. 1897. 4b. 195. Forehoe. • 2. 1901 Census. Hingham. Herbert Howchin. Age 3. Born Hingham.