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Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton 1510–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Carlton, Durham, England

Death Date: 5 Aug 1558

Death Location: Houghton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Father: William Houghton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Browne

Children(s): Lady Durant

Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton was born in 1510 in Carlton, Durham, England, the child of William Sir Knight Banneret Houghton And Mary. Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton married Lady Anne Browne, and had children including Lady Mary Houghton De Durrant Durant. Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton passed away in 1558 in Houghton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton was born in 1510 in Carlton, Durham, England, the child of William Sir Knight Banneret Houghton And Mary.
  • Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton married Lady Anne Browne, and had children including Lady Mary Houghton De Durrant Durant.
  • Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton passed away in 1558 in Houghton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Houghton's Ancestors

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Sir Houghton
1510–1558
Birth Place: Carlton, Durham, England
Parents
William Sir Knight Banneret Houghton
1442–1501
Hoghton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Moses) Houghton
1427–1481
Helen (Elena Ellen) Mosson
1429–1468
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mosson
1409–
Sarah Booth
1412–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Houghton's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de) Houghton (1510–5 Aug 1558) m. Lady (Anne) Browne (abt 1519–1548)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Houghton de Durrant) Durant 1537–1583 m. William (Joseph) Ring 1535–1598
    1. 1. William (Andrew de) Ring(e) 1560–1622 m. Deborah (de) Hopkins 1564–1644
      1. 1. William (Andrew Ring) II 1580–1620 m. Mary (Ann "Mercy") Durrant 1584–1631
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ring (Deane)) (Cooke) 1602–1687 m. Stephen Deane 1605–1634 m. Josiah Cooke 1610–1673

Sir Houghton's Timeline

3 Records

1471
1471
Birth of Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton in Hoghton Tower Castle, Lancashire, England
Hoghton Tower Castle, Lancashire, England
1510
1510
Birth of Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton in Carlton, Durham, England
Carlton, Durham, England
1558
5 Aug 1558
Age 48
Death of Sir Richard Sheriff of Lancashire de Houghton in Houghton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Houghton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Hoghton Tower Castle, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Carlton, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1558
    Event Place: Houghton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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