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Simon Houghton 1723–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1723

Birth Location: Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 6 Mar 1797

Death Location: Wigan, Lancashire England

Father: Thomas Houghton

Mother: Mary green

Spouse(s): Mary Turton

Children(s): Margaret Houghton

Simon Houghton was born in 1723 in Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Houghton And Mary Green. Simon Houghton married Mary Turton, and had children including Margaret Peggy Houghton. Simon Houghton passed away in 1797 in Wigan, Lancashire England.

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Biography

  • Simon Houghton was born in 1723 in Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Houghton And Mary Green.
  • Simon Houghton married Mary Turton, and had children including Margaret Peggy Houghton.
  • Simon Houghton passed away in 1797 in Wigan, Lancashire England.

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Simon Houghton's Ancestors

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Simon Houghton
1723–1797
Birth Place: Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Houghton
1700–
Scholes, Wigan, Lancashire England
Mary green
1706–1734
Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire England
Grandparents
Robert Houghton
1682–1718
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Anne Reeve
1680–1705
Great-Grandparents
John Houghton
1660–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Simon Houghton's Descendants

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Simon Houghton (15 Sep 1723–6 Mar 1797) m. Mary Turton (15 Mar 1723–20 Oct 1783)
  1. 1. Margaret ((Peggy)) Houghton 1762–1854 m. James Arrowsmith 1763–1786
    1. 1. Elizabeth Arrowsmith 1786–1873 m. William Hankin 1786–1819 m. John Meadows 1775–1848
      1. 1. Esther Hankin 1806–1889 m. William Balderston 1800–1880
        1. 1. Sarah Balderstone 1835–1908 m. John Wigan 1833–1880
      2. 2. Alice Hankin 1811–1885
      3. 3. James (Hankin) (Ankin) 1812–1813
      4. 4. Hannah (Hankin) (Ankin) 1819–
      5. 5. Sarah Hankin 1818–1835
      6. 6. William Hankin 1807–1848
      7. 7. Mary Hankin 1810–1863
      8. 8. Margaret Hankin 1815–1868
      9. 9. Jane Meadows 1827–1885
      10. 10. Ellen Meadows 1825–1881
      11. 11. Elizabeth Meadows 1822–1888
      12. 12. Thomas Meadows 1829–1901
      13. 13. Alice Meadows 1823–1902 m. Thomas Fairhurst 1820–
    2. 2. George Gibson 1804–
    3. 3. Esther Gibson 1799–1880

Simon Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1723
15 Sep 1723
Birth of Simon Houghton in Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England
Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England
1797
6 Mar 1797
Age 74
Death of Simon Houghton in Wigan, Lancashire England
Wigan, Lancashire England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1723
    Event Place: Scholes Wigan, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire England

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