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Richard Houghton 1570–1630 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1570

Birth Location: Hoghton Lancashire, England

Death Date: Nov 12 1630

Death Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Houghton

Mother: Ann Keighley*

Spouse(s): Catherine Gerrard

Children(s): Gilbert Houghton

Richard Houghton was born in 1570 in Hoghton Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Houghton And Ann Keighley. Richard Houghton married Catherine Gerrard, Jane Spencer, and had children including Gilbert Houghton. Richard Houghton passed away in 1630 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Houghton was born in 1570 in Hoghton Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Houghton And Ann Keighley.
  • Richard Houghton married Catherine Gerrard, Jane Spencer, and had children including Gilbert Houghton.
  • Richard Houghton passed away in 1630 in Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Houghton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Houghton
1570–1630
Birth Place: Hoghton Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Houghton
1541–1589
Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Ann Keighley*
1549–1609
Castle Cliffe, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Houghton
1496–1559
Lea Hall, Lea, Preston Parish, Lancashire, , England
Alice (Elizabeth) Morley
1503–1559
Morley, Lancashire, England
Henry Keighley
1525–1553
Keighley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Osbaldeston
1522–1567
Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hoghton
1442–1501
Mary Southworth
1442–1540
Henry Keighley
1495–1550
Cicily (Butler)
1505–1551
Alexander Osbaldeston
1481–1543
Ellen Tildesley
1487–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hoghton
1427–1481
Helen Mosson
1429–1468
Richard DeSouthworth
1420–1472
Elizabeth Molyneux
1420–1518
Richard Keighley
1470–
Joan Leigh
1470–1547
Thomas Boteler
1460–1522
Margaretha Delves
1465–1504
Richard Osbaldeston
1462–1507
Grace Singleton
1461–1490
Thomas Tildesley
1461–1495
Anne Radcliffe
1464–1536

Richard Houghton's Descendants

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Richard Houghton (26 Aug 1570–Nov 12 1630) m. Catherine Gerrard (1569–17 Nov 1617)
  1. 1. Gilbert Houghton 1591–1647 m. Margaret Aston 1600–1657
    1. 1. Margaret Houghton 1630–1675 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–

Richard Houghton's Timeline

4 Records

1570
Oct 26 1570
Birth of Richard Houghton in Hoghton Lancashire, England
Hoghton Lancashire, England
1570
26 Aug 1570
Birth of Richard Houghton in Hoghton Lancashire, England
Hoghton Lancashire, England
1570
26 Aug 1570
Birth of Richard Houghton
None
1630
Nov 12 1630
Age 60
Death of Richard Houghton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 26 1570
    Event Place: Hoghton Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1570
    Event Place: Hoghton Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1570

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 12 1630
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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