Walter Houchen was born around 1859 in Hingham and was the son of Robert Houchen (1827) and Harriet Edridge. In 1861 and 1871 he was living in the Market Place in Hingham. In 1881 he was a butcher in Hingham. He married Alice Hayward Wills (1868) from Yeovil in 1896. From 1881 to 1901 he was a butcher in Hingham.

Sources
• 1. 1881 Census. Market Place, Hingham. Walter Howchin. Son. Age 22. Butcher. Born Hingham. • 2. Marriage Registers. Howchin, Walter Edridge. Mar. 1896. 4b. 255. Forehoe. • 3. 1901 Census. Hingham. Walter Howchin. Age 42. Butcher. Born Hingham. • 4. Market Street, Hingham. Walter E. Howchin. Son. Age 2. Born Hingham. • 5. 1871 Census. Market Place, Hingham. Walter E. Howchin. Son. Age 12. Born Hingham