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Margaret Houghton 1630–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England

Death Date: 30 Jun 1675

Death Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Father: Gilbert Houghton

Mother: Margaret Aston

Spouse(s): Alexander Rigbie

Children(s): Thomas Rigbye

Margaret Houghton was born in 1630 in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England, the child of Gilbert Houghton And Margaret Aston. Margaret Houghton married Alexander Rigbie, and had children including Thomas Rigbye. Margaret Houghton passed away in 1675 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Houghton was born in 1630 in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England, the child of Gilbert Houghton And Margaret Aston.
  • Margaret Houghton married Alexander Rigbie, and had children including Thomas Rigbye.
  • Margaret Houghton passed away in 1675 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Houghton
1630–1675
Birth Place: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England
Parents
Gilbert Houghton
1591–1647
Houghton, Lancashire, England
Margaret Aston
1600–1657
Cranford, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Richard Houghton
1570–1630
Hoghton Lancashire, England
Catherine Gerrard
1569–1617
Gerard's Bromley, Staff., Eng
Roger Aston
1535–1612
Aston, Cheshire West and Chester, England
Mary (or Marjory) Stewart
1565–1604
Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Houghton
1541–1589
Ann Keighley*
1549–1609
James Gerard
1525–
Mary Holcroft
1546–1595
Thomas Aston
1488–1551
Andrew Stewart
1549–1578
Margaret
1542–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Houghton
1496–1559
Alice Morley
1503–1559
Henry Keighley
1525–1553
Elizabeth Osbaldeston
1522–1567
Richard Aston
1470–1529
Douce Warburton
1492–1541
Andrew Stewart
1521–1591
Agnes Cunningham
1516–1557

Margaret Houghton's Descendants

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Margaret Houghton (1630–30 Jun 1675) m. Alexander Rigbie (1619–1694)
  1. 1. Thomas Rigbye 1656–1728 m. Ellin Prescott 1654–1683
    1. 1. Alex Rigby 1682–1716 m. Ann Towneley 1686–
      1. 1. Jane Crook 1704–1787 m. Edward Chew 1703–1763
        1. 1. Jane Chew 1751–1840 m. Richard Baynes 1737–1811

Margaret Houghton's Timeline

6 Records

1624
1624
Birth of Margaret Houghton in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England
Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England
1630
1630
Birth of Margaret Houghton in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England
Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England
1675
Jun 1675
Age 45
Death of Margaret Houghton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1675
30 Jun 1675
Age 45
Burial of Margaret Houghton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1677
Aug 1677
Age 47
Death of Margaret Houghton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1677
Aug 1677
Age 47
Death of Margaret Houghton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1675
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1677
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1677
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1675
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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