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Hoghton, Richard (1570 - 1630)

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Houghton

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1570-09-28
Death Date: 1630-11-12

Notes

Ward of Sir Gilbert Gerard, Master of the Rolls. Imprisoned in the Fleet for debt 1626

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1590
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Spencer, Jane ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced two sons. Not known if Richard and Jane were married

Offspring

  1. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
  2. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Male offspring: Hoghton, Thomas ( - )
  3. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Male offspring: Hoghton, Richard ( - )
  4. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Male offspring: Hoghton, Ratcliffe ( - )
  5. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Male offspring: Hoghton, Roger ( - )
  6. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Anne ( - 1671)
  7. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
  8. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Elizabeth ( - )
  9. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Gilibert ( - )
  10. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Francis ( - )
  11. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Margaret ( - )
  12. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Alice ( - )
  13. From Gerard, Catherine ( - )
    Female offspring: Hoghton, Eleanor ( - )

Primary Title

  • Knight Baronet

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1598
    Vacated: 1630-11-12
  • Knight Baronet
    Assumed: 1611-05-22
    Vacated: 1630-11-12

General Lands Note

Licence to enter lands 1590

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Lancashire 1593 1600
Sheriff, Lancashire 1598 -11 -28 1599 -12 -3
MP, Lancashire 1601
MP, Lancashire 1604

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Lancashire: Chipping Manor
    Divested: 1626
    Sold
  • Lancashire: Great Harwood Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Martholme Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Mawdesley Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Tottlesworth Manor
    From wife Jane's dower
  • Lancashire: Walton Hall
    Acquired: 1597
  • Lancashire: Wrightington Manor
    From wife Jane's dower

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Congleton (Unknown), Congleton, Cheshire Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward
Performance - York (Unknown), York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward Hoghton, Richard (1570 - 1630) Performing Animals 1
Sir Richard Hoghton's Bearward Hoghton, Richard (1570 - 1630) Performing Animals 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Hoghton Tower Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

View a list of abbreviations.

  • Baines, Edward. History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. 4 vols. London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1836
  • Cokayne, G.E. The Complete Baronetage. Alan Sutton, 1983
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. London: HMSO, 1898