Hoghton, William of Houghton Lancs

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Watchmaker by the name of HOGHTON; Full name:- William Hoghton, born 1570 at Hoghton Tower, Hoghton,Nr Preston, Lancashire, died 1642 at Grimsargh.

Note from Thomas de Hogton :William Hoghton may have been the younger brother of the Premier Baronet Sir Richard Hoghton who died in 1630.This William was married to Grace daughter of Sir Richard Sherburne of Stonyhurst and from them the Hoghtons of Grimsargh are descended. His son, also William, married Elizabeth Browne and they in turn had 5 sons and 1 daughter ,the eldest being William and the daughter being named Grace like the Grandmother. Given your likely dates it certainly seems that it could be the Grandfather or Father of the third William.

Addendum:- William Houghton or Holden waas working between 1682 and 1722 in Preston. He was the son of William Hougton de Grimsargh who appears in the 1662 Preston Guild Role but was listed as a watchmaker in the 1682-1722 Preston Guilds.

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Susan E Stuart, Biographical List of Clockmakers, Lancashire and South Westmorland 1680-1900, Pub Centre of North-West Studies 1999 ISBN 1-86220-019-X

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