David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ I find the name for the first time in 1583, when Peter Houblon was a witness to a testamentary declaration, and was styled, “a merchant-stranger, aged 26.” This is the Peter Houblon who at his son’s funeral was eulogized as “a confessor” (a refugee from the Duke of Alva’s fury) by Bishop Burnet. (See my Chapter II.) In Alva’s vice-royalty, however, he was only eleven years of age. Perhaps his father was the above-named John Houblon, and he may have been brought to England by him during the long-continued persecutions usually associated with Duke Alva’s name. ”

“ I have not found the baptism of one son who grew to manhood, Rev. Jacob Houblon, Rector of Moreton. Sir John Houblon was buried in the church of St. Christopher-le-Stocks, 18th January 1711 (n.s.) . Mary, Lady Houblon, survived until 10th December 1732.
The present Houblon family descends from Jacob, the fourth son of the elder James and Mary Du Cane, his wife. Deferring our notice of him, we state on the authority of an authentic manuscript pedigree, that there were originally ten brothers ”

“ So he left me and I him, and walked home [ward] , seeing people almost distracted, and no manner of means used to quench the fire. . . . Here I saw Mr. Isaac Houblon, the handsome man, prettily dressed and dirty, at his house at Dovvgate, receiving some of his brothers’ things, whose houses were on fire, and, as he says, have been removed twice already, and he doubts (as it soon proved) that they must be in a little time removed from his house also, which was a sad consideration. ”