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Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton 1535–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: abt 1591

Death Location: Esselson, Cheshire, England

Father: Roger Bradshagh

Mother: Mary (Clifford)

Spouse(s): Ralph Litherland

Children(s): Margaret Houghton, Ralph Houghton, George Houghton, Elizabeth Litherland, Anne Houghton

In 1535, Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton entered the world in Wigan, Lancashire, , England, born to Roger John Bradshaw Bradshagh And Mary Jane Halsall Hesketh Clifford. Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton married Ralph Raphe Houghton Of Kirklees Litherland, and had children including Ann Houghton, Anne Houghton, Elizabeth Litherland, George Edward Houghton, Margaret Houghton, Ralph Raphe Houghton. Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton passed away in 1591 in Esselson, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton entered the world in Wigan, Lancashire, , England, born to Roger John Bradshaw Bradshagh And Mary Jane Halsall Hesketh Clifford.
  • Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton married Ralph Raphe Houghton Of Kirklees Litherland, and had children including Ann Houghton, Anne Houghton, Elizabeth Litherland, George Edward Houghton, Margaret Houghton, Ralph Raphe Houghton.
  • Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton passed away in 1591 in Esselson, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Bradshagh
1520–1599
Birth Location: Duxbury, Lancashire, England
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Mary (Clifford)
1520–1567
Birth Location: Standish Hall, Standish, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
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Spouses(s)

Ralph Litherland
1540–1604
Birth Location: Prescott Parrish, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Houghton
1558–1604
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Ralph Houghton
1564–1587
Birth Location: Prescott Parrish, Lancashire, England
RH
George Houghton
1564–1587
Birth Location: Prescott Parrish, Lancashire, England
GH
Elizabeth Litherland
1569–1587
Birth Location: Chipping, Lancashire, England
EL
Anne Houghton
1557–1604
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England
AH

Lady Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Houghton
1535–1591
Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Roger John Bradshaw Bradshagh
1520–1599
Duxbury, Lancashire, England
Mary (Jane Halsall Hesketh) (Clifford)
1520–1567
Standish Hall, Standish, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
Sir (Roger Bradshaw) (Bradshawe)
1503–1599
Leeds, Kent, England
Anne Bold
1509–1550
Bold, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bradshagh
1480–1525
Joan Standish
1488–1590
Margaret Butler
1454–1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Houghton's Descendants

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Lady (Ellen Bate Bradshaigh -) Houghton (1535–abt 1591) m. Ralph (Raphe Houghton Of Kirklees,) Litherland (1540–1604)
  1. 1. Margaret Houghton 1558–1604 m. Gentleman (Christopher) Kenyon 1543–1607
  2. 2. Ralph (Raphe) Houghton 1564–1587
  3. 3. George (Edward) Houghton 1564–1587
  4. 4. Elizabeth Litherland 1569–1587
  5. 5. Anne Houghton 1557–1604

Lady Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton in Wigan, Lancashire, , England
Wigan, Lancashire, , England
1591
abt 1591
Age 56
Death of Lady Ellen Bate Bradshaigh - Houghton in Esselson, Cheshire, England
Esselson, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1591
    Event Place: Esselson, Cheshire, England
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