Charles Hougham registered his first mark on 11^th January 1769 as a small-worker. He went on to register a number of marks as a buckle-maker and then other marks from 1785 as a plate-worker.  Clearly he had a wide range of talents! He died on 18th January 1793 aged only 44. Charles and Solomon Hougham were brothers. Solomon only entered his mark on the death of his brother, on 1st Feebruary 1793.

His tongs are always of a very fine quality and are often engraved with a stylised flower pattern, (Adam style). He made both cast and standard style tongs. Charles Hougham is fairly easy to identify, his mark is always in a square punch.