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Richard Houghton 1554–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1554

Birth Location: Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1608

Death Location: Watre Hall, Haighton Parish, Knowsley, Lancashire

Father: Evan Houghton

Mother: F Carleton

Spouse(s): Margaret Stanley, Margaret Stanley

Children(s): Evan Houghton, Henry Haughton

The story of Richard Houghton began in 1554 in Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Richard Houghton married Margaret Stanley, and had children including Evan Houghton, Henry Haughton. Richard Houghton passed away in 1608 in Watre Hall, Haighton Parish, Knowsley, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Houghton began in 1554 in Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • Richard Houghton married Margaret Stanley, and had children including Evan Houghton, Henry Haughton.
  • Richard Houghton passed away in 1608 in Watre Hall, Haighton Parish, Knowsley, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Evan Houghton
1530–1608
Birth Location: Great Carleton, Lancashire, England
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F Carleton
1536–
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stanley
1566–1680
Birth Location: Bickerstaff, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Stanley
1566–1625
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
MS

Children(s)

Evan Houghton
1582–1644
Birth Location: Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Henry Haughton
1594–1654
Birth Location: Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England
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Richard Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Houghton
1554–1608
Birth Place: Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Parents
Evan Houghton
1530–1608
Great Carleton, Lancashire, England
F Carleton
1536–
England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Houghton, Steward of) Amounderness
1471–1558
Hoghton, Lancashire, , England
Ann Browne
1500–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Houghton's Descendants

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Richard Houghton (1554–1608) m. Margaret Stanley (1566–1680) m. Margaret Stanley (1566–1625)
  1. 1. Evan Houghton 1582–1644 m. Eleanor ((Ellen)) Parker 1584–1611
    1. 1. Katherine Houghton 1615–1651 m. William Henshaw 1607–1644
      1. 1. Joshua (Hancher) (Henshaw) 1643–1717 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Sumner 1652–1726
        1. 1. John Hancher 1679–1767 m. Mary Steedman 1680–1728
        2. 2. William Henshaw 1671–1732
  2. 2. Henry Haughton 1594–1654

Richard Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1554
1554
Birth of Richard Houghton in Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1608
1608
Age 54
Death of Richard Houghton in Watre Hall, Haighton Parish, Knowsley, Lancashire
Watre Hall, Haighton Parish, Knowsley, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Watre Hall, Haighton Parish, Knowsley, Lancashire
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