Thomas HOUGHTON

Birth:
1540
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England
Death:
21 Nov 1589
Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England
Sources:
1613 Visitation of Lancashire
1569 Visitation of Lancashire
1998 Ancestral File
2000 Ordinance Index
Notes:
                   Houghton Genealogy, #48, pp. 27-32

Thomas Houghton/Hoghton built Hoghton Tower during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.  He was the Sherriff of Lancashire, 1564.
Ann KEIGHLEY
Birth:
1549
of Inskip, St. Mich. on Wyre, Lancashire, England
Death:
30 Oct 1609
Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England
Sources:
Universal Genealogy, ALIAS: 5365-1040, GENDB
Children
Marriage
1
Richard HOUGHTON, SIR
Birth:
26 Oct 1570
Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England
Death:
12 Nov 1630
Catherine GERARD 
Marr:
England 
Notes:
                   Houghton Genealogy, pp. 68,69, #34; pp. 33, 34

Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Baronet of Hoghton Tower, so created 22 May 1611.  He was knighted Jan 1589/90;  he was Sherriff of Lancashire, 1599.

Sir Richard entertained King James I on his return from Scotland at Hoghton Tower in 1617.  During his stay, James liked his loin of beef so well that he took out his sword and "knighted" it, naming it SirLoin (sirloin), which is what it is called today.  Entertaing the King and the 600-800 members of his company was so expensive that Richard was bankrupt after the visit, even though he got some rights to mining interests from the King as a result of the visit.  Apparently entertaining a king or queen was so expensive that some nobles, upon hearing that they had been selected for a royal visit, would burn down part of their manor house as an excuse for not hosting the King, figuring aht it was cheaper to repair the house than to entertain the King and his company for a period.

Note: Alternat birth dates, Aug 1570, and Sep 1570, were also recorded.
2
William HOUGHTON
Birth:
1572
of Houghton, Lancaster, England
Death:
1642
3
Thomas HOUGHTON
Birth:
1574
of Houghton, Lancaster, England
Death:
4
Adam HOUGHTON
Birth:
1576
of Houghton, Lancaster, England
Death:
5
Henry HOUGHTON
Birth:
1578
of Houghton, Lancaster, England
Death:
6
Mary HOUGHTON
Birth:
Abt 1580
of Houghton, Lancaster, England
Death:
7
Catherine HOUGHTON
Birth:
Abt 1582
of Houghton, Lancaster, England
Death:
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Thomas Houghton - Ann Keighley

Thomas Houghton was born at Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, England 1540. His parents were Richard [Sir] Houghton and Alice Morley.

He married Ann Keighley . Ann Keighley was born at of Inskip, St. Mich. on Wyre, Lancashire, England 1549 daughter of Henry Keighley and Elizabeth Osbaldeston .

They were the parents of 7 children:
Richard Houghton, Sir born 26 Oct 1570.
William Houghton born 1572.
Thomas Houghton born 1574.
Adam Houghton born 1576.
Henry Houghton born 1578.
Mary Houghton born Abt 1580.
Catherine Houghton born Abt 1582.

Thomas Houghton died 21 Nov 1589 at Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England .

Ann Keighley died 30 Oct 1609 at Lea Hall, Preston, Lancashire, England .