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Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton 1525–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 3 JUN 1580

Death Location: Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England

Father:

Mother: Lady Southworth

Spouse(s): Alice Kirke

Children(s): Thomas Lancashire

Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton was born in 1525 in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir William Lea Leigh Of Houghton And Lady Mary Southworth. Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton married Alice Morley Kirke, and had children including Thomas Lea Leigh Sheriff Of Lancashire. Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton passed away in 1580 in Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton was born in 1525 in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir William Lea Leigh Of Houghton And Lady Mary Southworth.
  • Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton married Alice Morley Kirke, and had children including Thomas Lea Leigh Sheriff Of Lancashire.
  • Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton passed away in 1580 in Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England.

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Richard Houghton's Ancestors

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Richard Houghton
1525–1580
Birth Place: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Parents
Lady (Mary) Southworth
1508–
Samlesbury, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Southworth
1485–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Houghton's Descendants

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Richard (Lea\Leigh of) Houghton (1525–3 JUN 1580) m. Alice ((Morley)) Kirke (1529–Jan 1580)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lea\Leigh Sheriff of) Lancashire 1541–1589 m. Anne Keighley 1566–1598
    1. 1. Ellen Lea 1565–1625 m. George Crosse 1564–1619
      1. 1. Thomas Crosse 1587–1658 m. Ellin Whythead 1589–1690
        1. 1. Anne Crosse 1610–1669 m. William (Edward Jollye) Twin 1606–1669

Richard Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton in Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
1580
3 JUN 1580
Age 55
Death of Richard Lea\Leigh of Houghton in Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Houghton Tower, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JUN 1580
    Event Place: Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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