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Thomas Houghton 1541–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 21 Nov 1589

Death Location: Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Houghton

Mother: Alice Morley

Spouse(s): Ann Keighley*

Children(s): Richard Houghton

In 1541, Thomas Houghton entered the world in Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Houghton And Alice Elizabeth Morley. Thomas Houghton married Ann Keighley, and had children including Richard Houghton. Thomas Houghton passed away in 1589 in Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Thomas Houghton entered the world in Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England, born to Richard Houghton And Alice Elizabeth Morley.
  • Thomas Houghton married Ann Keighley, and had children including Richard Houghton.
  • Thomas Houghton passed away in 1589 in Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Houghton's Ancestors

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Thomas Houghton
1541–1589
Birth Place: Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Houghton
1496–1559
Lea Hall, Lea, Preston Parish, Lancashire, , England
Alice (Elizabeth) Morley
1503–1559
Morley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Hoghton
1442–1501
Lancashire, England
Mary Southworth
1442–1540
Hoghton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hoghton
1427–1481
Helen Mosson
1429–1468
Richard DeSouthworth
1420–1472
Elizabeth Molyneux
1420–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mosson
1409–1429
Thomas DeSouthworth
1392–1432
Joan Booth
1386–1432
Richard Molyneux
1396–1459
Joane Haydock
1387–1440

Thomas Houghton's Descendants

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Thomas Houghton (1541–21 Nov 1589) m. Ann Keighley* (1549–30 Oct 1609)
  1. 1. Richard Houghton 1570–1630 m. Catherine Gerrard 1569–1617
    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

Thomas Houghton's Timeline

4 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Thomas Houghton in Houghton, Lancashire, England
Houghton, Lancashire, England
1541
1541
Birth of Thomas Houghton in Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England
Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England
1570
Oct 1570
Age 29
Thomas Houghton was baptized in Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Kirkham, Lancashire, England
1589
21 Nov 1589
Age 48
Death of Thomas Houghton in Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England
Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Houghton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Hoghton Tower, Leyland, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Oct 1570
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1589
    Event Place: Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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