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Richard Houghton 1793–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1793

Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Wigan Lancashire England

Father: Roger Houghton

Mother: Esther Sharrock

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Unsworth, Margaret Prescott\Belshaw

Children(s): William Houghton, Esther Houghton, Roger Houghton, Richard Houghton, John Houghton, Roger Houghton, Eliza Houghton, Ann Houghton

Richard Houghton was born in 1793 in Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Roger Houghton And Esther Sharrock. Richard Houghton married Elizabeth Unsworth, Margaret Prescott Belshaw, and had children including Ann Houghton, Eliza Houghton, Esther Houghton, John Houghton, Richard Houghton, Roger Houghton, William Houghton. Richard Houghton passed away in 1864 in Wigan Lancashire England.

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Biography

  • Richard Houghton was born in 1793 in Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Roger Houghton And Esther Sharrock.
  • Richard Houghton married Elizabeth Unsworth, Margaret Prescott Belshaw, and had children including Ann Houghton, Eliza Houghton, Esther Houghton, John Houghton, Richard Houghton, Roger Houghton, William Houghton.
  • Richard Houghton passed away in 1864 in Wigan Lancashire England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Houghton
1771–1841
Birth Location: Chapel Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Esther Sharrock
1762–1823
Birth Location: Pemberton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Unsworth
1794–1847
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Prescott\Belshaw
1785–1860
Birth Location: Pemberton Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

William Houghton
1830–
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Esther Houghton
1834–1851
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Roger Houghton
1825–1829
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Richard Houghton
1827–1872
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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John Houghton
1828–1906
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Roger Houghton
1832–1834
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Eliza Houghton
1822–
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
EH
Ann Houghton
1826–
Birth Location: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Richard Houghton's Ancestors

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Richard Houghton
1793–1864
Birth Place: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Parents
Roger Houghton
1771–1841
Chapel Lane, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Esther Sharrock
1762–1823
Pemberton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Houghton's Descendants

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Richard Houghton (25 Nov 1793–1864) m. Elizabeth Unsworth (1794–2 Apr 1847) m. Margaret Prescott\Belshaw (Abt. 1785–1860)
  1. 1. William Houghton 1830–
  2. 2. Esther Houghton 1834–1851
  3. 3. Roger Houghton 1825–1829
  4. 4. Richard Houghton 1827–1872
  5. 5. John Houghton 1828–1906
  6. 6. Roger Houghton 1832–1834
  7. 7. Eliza Houghton 1822–
  8. 8. Ann Houghton 1826–

Richard Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1793
25 Nov 1793
Birth of Richard Houghton in Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England
1864
1864
Age 71
Death of Richard Houghton in Wigan Lancashire England
Wigan Lancashire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1793
    Event Place: Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Wigan Lancashire England
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