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Sir Richard Houghton 1496–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1496

Birth Location: Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Hoghton, Lancashire, England

Father: William Houghton

Mother: Mary Southworth

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Sir Richard Houghton was born in 1496 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Houghton And Mary Southworth. Sir Richard Houghton passed away in 1559 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Houghton was born in 1496 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Houghton And Mary Southworth.
  • Sir Richard Houghton passed away in 1559 in Hoghton, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Houghton's Ancestors

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Sir Houghton
1496–1559
Birth Place: Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Houghton
1449–1501
Hoghton, Lancashire, England
Mary Southworth
1450–1540
Hoghton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry Houghton
1427–1481
Hoghton, Lancashire, England
Helen Mosson
1429–1481
Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Houghton
1395–1468
Margaret Richmond
1401–1463
Thomas Mosson
1409–1429
Lady Booth
1412–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bothe
1390–

Sir Houghton's Timeline

2 Records

1496
28 Apr 1496
Birth of Sir Richard Houghton in Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1559
1559
Age 63
Death of Sir Richard Houghton in Hoghton, Lancashire, England
Hoghton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1496
    Event Place: Hoghton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Hoghton, Lancashire, England

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