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de Hoghton, of Hoghton Tower and Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster (E Baronet, 1611)

Creation: let.pat. 22 May 1611

Family name: Hoghton later Hoghton-Bold later de Hoghton

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Arms:

Sable three Bars Argent

Crest:

A Bull passant Argent the ears, tip of the horns, mane, hoofs and point of the tail Sable

Supporters:

On either side a Bull Argent

Motto:

Malgré la tort (In spite of wrong)

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Sir Richard Hoghton, 1st Bt.

son and heir of Thomas Hoghton, of Hoghton Tower, co. Lancaster, by his wife Ann Kighley, dau. of Henry Kighley, of Kighley, co. York

born

Sep 1570

mar.

in or before 1590 Catharine Gerard (b. c. 1569; d. 17 Nov 1617), dau. of Sir Gilbert Gerard, of Gerard's Bromley, co. Stafford, Master of the Rolls 1581-92, by his wife Anne Ratcliffe, dau. of William Ratcliffe, of Wimersley, co. Lancaster

children

1. Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Bt.

2. Thomas Hoghton

3. Richard Hoghton

4. Ratcliffe Hoghton, mar. Anne Walmesley, dau. of Thomas Walmesley, of Banaster Hall, co. Lancaster, by his wife Frances Stanley, dau. of Edward Stanley, of Moore Hall, co. Lancaster

5.

1. Anne Hoghton (d. 17 May 1671), mar. (1) as his third wife Sir John Cotton, of Lanwade, co. Cambridge, and (2) 1625 Sir John Carleton, 1st Bt., of Holcombe, co. Oxford, and had issue by both husbands

2. Frances Hoghton (d. unm.)

3. Catherine Hoghton (dsp.), mar. as his first wife Charles [Stewart], 2nd Earl of Galloway

4. Elizabeth Hoghton, mar. Nicholas Girling

5. Gilbert Hoghton, mar. Sir George Muscamp

6. Mary Hoghton (d. 13 Jul 1632), mar. as his second wife Thomas Walmesley, of Dunkenhalgh, co. Lancaster (d. 12 Mar 1641), and had issue

7. Alice Hoghton (d. unm.)

8. Margaret Hoghton (d. unm.)

died

12 Nov 1630

created

22 May 1611 a Baronet of England, styled "of Hoghton Tower and Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster"

suc. by

son

note

Sheriff of Lancashire 1598-99; knighted 1600; Member of Parliament for Lancashire 1601 and 1604-05; entertained King James I at Hoghton Tower on his progress to Scotland 1617

Sir Gilbert Hoghton, 2nd Bt.

born

1591

mar.

Margaret Aston (d. 23 Dec 1657), 1st dau. and cohrss. of Sir Roger Aston, of Cranford, co. Middlesex, Master of the Wardrobe to King James I, by his wife Marjory Stewart, sister of Andrew [Stewart], 1st Baron Castle Stuart, and 3rd dau. of Hon Andrew Stewart, Master of Ochiltree (by his wife and cousin Hon Margaret Stewart, 3rd dau. by his second wife of Henry [Stewart], 1st Lord Methven), 1st son and heir ap. of Andrew [Stewart], 2nd Lord Ochiltree, by his first wife Agnes Cunningham, dau. of John Cunningham of Caprington

children

1. Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Bt.

2. George Hoghton (dvp. young)

3. Roger Hoghton (dvp. at the Battle of Hessam Moor 1643)

4. Gilbert Hoghton (d. 1661), mar. Lettice Gamull, dau. of Sir Francis Gamull, of Chester, by his wife Christian Grosvenor, dau. of Sir Richard Grosvenor, 1st Bt., of Eaton, co. Chester

5. Thomas Hoghton (dvp. young)

6. Capt Henry Hoghton, mar. Mary Stanley (widow of Sir Thomas Stanley, 2nd Bt., of Bickerstaffe, co. Lancaster), dau. of Peter Egerton, of Shaw, co. Lancaster

1. Catherine Hoghton, mar. Thomas Preston, of Holker Hall, co. Lancaster, Sheriff of Lancashire (d. 9 Jan 1678), and had issue

2. Mary Hoghton, mar. as his second wife Sir Hugh Calveley, of Lea, co. Chester, Sheriff of Cheshire (b. 1613; dsps. 4 Apr 1648)

3. Margaret Hoghton, mar. as his third wife Alexander Rigby MP, of Middleton, co. Lancaster (b. 1618/9; bur. 4 Mar 1694), and had issue

4. Anne Hoghton

died

Apr 1647

suc. by

son

note

knighted 1604; Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1614 and for Lancashire 1621-22, 1626 and 1640; a supporter of King Charles I in the Civil War, in which his castle of Hoghton was partially destroyed

Sir Richard Hoghton, 3rd Bt.

born

c. 1616

mar.

Lady Sarah Stanhope (bur. at Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster, 21 May 1698), 1st dau. of Philip [Stanhope], 1st Earl of Chesterfield, by his first wife Hon Catherine Hastings, sister of Henry [Hastings], 5th Earl of Huntingdon, and 1st dau. of Hon Francis Hastings, styled Lord Hastings (by his wife Sarah Harington, sister of John [Harington], 1st Baron Harington of Exton, and dau. of Sir James Harington, of Exton, co. Rutland), son and heir ap. of George [Hastings], 4th Earl of Huntingdon

children

1. Sir Charles Hoghton, 4th Bt.

2. Philip Hoghton (dvp. young)

3. Ferdinand Hoghton

4. Gilbert Hoghton

5. Henry Hoghton

6. Benjamin Hoghton

1. Lucy Hoghton (d. 27 Oct 1689), mar. 24 Jul 1678 as his second wife Tilston Bruen, of Bruen Stapleford, co. Chester (b. c. 1641; d. 1684), and had issue

2. Catherine Hoghton

3. Arabella Hoghton

4. Sarah Hoghton

died

3 Feb 1677/8

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Lancashire 1646-48 and 1656-58; Sheriff of Lancashire 1658-59

Sir Charles Hoghton, 4th Bt.

born

c. 1651

mar.

after 8 Mar 1676 Hon Mary Skeffington (b. c. 1656; d. 30 Apr 1732; bur. at Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster), 1st dau. of John [Skeffington], 2nd Viscount Massereene, by his wife Hon Mary Clotworthy, only dau. and hrss. of John [Clotworthy], 1st Viscount Massereene

children

1. John Hoghton (b. c. 1677; bur. vp. 23 Feb 1698/9)

2. Sir Henry Hoghton, 5th Bt.

3. Philip Hoghton (d. 1747), mar. (1) 8 Jan 1724 Elizabeth Sclater (d. Mar 1731), dau. of Thomas Sclater, of Denham, co. Lancaster, and had issue:

1a. Sir Henry Hoghton, 6th Bt.

1a. Elizabeth Hoghton (d. unm.)

Philip Hoghton mar. (2) Margaret Rigby (d. Feb 1795), dau. of Edward Rigby, of Middleton, co. Chester, and had issue:

1b. Anne Hoghton (d. Nov 1783), mar. 28 Feb 1744 Rev Humphrey Shuttleworth, Vicar of Preston and Kirkham, co. Lancaster, and had issue

4. Skeffington Hoghton (b. c. 1688; d. 8 Feb 1768)

5. James Hoghton (dvp. young)

1. Mary Hoghton (d. unm.)

2. Cordelia Hoghton (d. 8 Feb 1768), mar. Robert Davie, of York

3. Anna Hoghton, mar. 9 Oct 1721 Samuel Crook, of Coppull, co. Lancaster

4. Margaret Hoghton (d. 1775), mar. 27 Aug 1716 Samuel Watson

5. Elizabeth Hoghton (d. 15 May 1733), mar. 14 Feb 1715 Thomas Fenton, of Hunslet, co. York (b. c. 1687; d. 17 Jan 1734), and had issue

6. Lucy Hoghton (b. 1694; d. 1780), mar. 6 Feb 1720 Thomas Lutwidge, of Whitehaven, co. Cumberland (b. 1670; d. 1745), and had issue, from whom descended Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author "Lewis Carroll"

died

10 Jun 1710 (bur. at Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster)

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Lancashire 1679-81, 1681 and 1689-90

Sir Henry Hoghton, 5th Bt.

born

1679

mar. (1)

Oct 1710 Mary Boughton (b. c. 1687; d. 23 Feb 1719/20), 1st dau. of Sir William Boughton, 4th Bt., of Lawford, co. Warwick, by his first wife Mary Ramsey, dau. of John Ramsey, Alderman of London

mar. (2)

14 Apr 1721 Elizabeth Russell (widow of Lord James Russell, 3rd son of William [Russell], 1st Duke of Bedford; d. 1 Dec 1736), dau. of ..... Lloyd, by his wife Tryphena .....

mar. (3)

Susanna Butterworth (b. c. 1709; d. 16 Oct 1772; bur. at Preston, co. Lancaster), 1st dau. of Thomas Butterworth, of Manchester, co. Lancaster

died

s.p. 23 Sep 1768 (bur. at Preston, co. Lancaster)

suc. by

nephew

note

Member of Parliament for Preston 1710-13, 1715-22 and 1727-41, and for East Looe 1724-27; a Commissioner for the Forfeited Estates and Advocate General of the Land Forces 1715

Sir Henry Hoghton, 6th Bt.

born

22 Oct 1728

mar. (1)

1761 Elizabeth Ashurst (dspm 1762; bur. at Hedingham Castle, co. Essex), only dau. and hrss. of William Ashurst, of Hedingham Castle, co. Essex

only child by first wife

1. Elizabeth Hoghton, mar. 15 Jul 1783 Lewis Majendie, and had issue

mar. (2)

8 Jul 1766 Fanny Booth (d. Apr 1803; bur. in Bunhill Fields Cemetery, co. Lancaster), 1st dau. and cohrss. of Daniel Booth, of Hutton Hall, co. Essex, a Director of the Bank of England

children by second wife

1. Sir Henry Philip Hoghton, 7th Bt.

2. Maj Gen Daniel Hoghton (d. 16 May 1811)

died

9 Mar 1795 (bur. at Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster)

suc. by

son by second wife

note

Member of Parliament for Preston 1768-95

Sir Henry Philip Hoghton, 7th Bt.

born

12 Jun 1768

mar.

13 Nov 1797 Susanna Parker (b. c. 1762; widow of Thomas Townley Parker; d. 8 Dec 1852; bur. at Chorley, co. Lancaster), only dau. and hrss. of Peter Brooke, of Astley Hall, co. Lancaster, by his wife Susanna Crookall, dau. of James Crookall, of Clifton, co. Lancaster

children

1. Sir Henry Hoghton later Bold-Hoghton, 8th Bt.

1. Fanny Elizabeth Hoghton (d. 7 Feb 1883)

died

27 Nov 1835 (bur. at Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster)

suc. by

son

note

Member of Parliament for Preston 1795-1802; Col, 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia

Sir Henry Hoghton later Bold-Hoghton, 8th Bt.

born

3 Jun 1799

mar. (1)

23 May 1820 Dorothea Bold (d. 7 Dec 1840; bur. at Tarnworth, co. Lancaster), 2nd but eventually 1st surv. dau. and cohrss. of Peter Patten later Bold, of Bold, co. Lancaster, by his wife Mary Parker, dau. of Rev John Parker, of Astle, co. Chester

children by first wife

1. Sir Henry Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton, 9th Bt.

2. Sir Charles de Hoghton, 10th Bt.

3. Lieut Richard Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 20 May 1828; dsp. 17 Aug 1892), mar. 17 Sep 1863 Martha Miller, 3rd dau. of Septimus Miller

1. Mary Bold-Hoghton (b. 7 Jun 1825; d. 30 Apr 1855), mar. 12 Nov 1846 as his first wife Lt Col John Ireland Blackburne JP DL MP, of Orford Hall and Hale Hall , co. Lancaster (b. 28 May 1817; d. 5 Sep 1893), 1st son and heir of John Ireland Blackburne JP DL MP, of Orford Hall and Hale Hall, co. Lancaster, by his wife Anne Bamford, dau. of William Bamford, of Bamford, co. Lancaster, and had issue

2. Dora Bold-Hoghton (b. 12 Sep 1826; d. 10 Jan 1902), mar. 10 Nov 1857 Priestley Birch, and had issue

mar. (2)

13 Nov 1847 Harriet Sarah Smith (d. 25 Oct 1866), 1st dau. of John Smith, of Norwich, co. Norfolk

children by second wife

3. William Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton, an Army officer (b. 4 Oct 1848; d. 29 Apr 1870)

4. Edward Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 24 Oct 1849; d. 24 Aug 1868)

5. Sir James de Hoghton, 11th Bt.

6. Lieut Philip Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 21 Jun 1852; d. 8 May 1876)

7. Maj Daniel Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 13 Aug 1853), mar. 1888 Mary Parker, dau. of Henry Parker, and had issue

8. Lieut Gilbert Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. Sep 1854; d. 26 Aug 1883)

3. Ada Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (d. 20 Dec 1873)

4. Margaret Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (d. 9 Dec 1863)

died

19 Jul 1862 (bur. at Anglesea, near Gosport, co. Hampshire)

suc. by

son by first wife

note

Sheriff of Lancashire 1829; Col, 3rd Royal Lancashire Militia; took the surname of Bold before that of Hoghton by Royal Warrant 1835

Sir Henry Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton, 9th Bt., JP DL

born

32 Aug 1821

mar. (1)

14 Aug 1845 (diss. by Act of Parliament 1849) Louisa Josephine Sanders, 4th dau. and cohrss. of Joseph Sanders

only child by first wife

1. Cecil Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 5 Feb 1849; dvp. 24 Jul 1874)

mar. (2)

1 Jul 1851 Aline Jervis-White-Jervis (d. 29 Dec 1852), 3rd dau. of Sir Henry Meredyth Jervis-White-Jervis, 2nd Bt., of Bally Ellis, co. Wexford, by his wife Marian Campbell, 1st dau. of William Campbell of Fairfield by his second wife Catherine Gunning, dau. of Capt William Gunning

only child by second wife

1. Aline Marian Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 8 Dec 1852; d. 1885), mar. 4 Jan 1875 Gerald John Fitzgerald, and had issue

mar. (3)

6 Sep 1854 Ellen Anne Harvey (d. 27 Dec 1909), only child of Ralph Harvey, of Lincoln's Inn, co. Middlesex

only child by third wife

2. Elinor Isabel Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton (b. 14 May 1860)

died

s.p.m. 2 Dec 1876

suc. by

brother

note

Sheriff of Cardiganshire 1849; took, as did the other issue of his father, the name of "de Hoghton" in lieu of that of "Bold-Hoghton" by Royal Warrant 1862

Sir Charles de Hoghton, 10th Bt.

born

20 Nov 1823

mar.

1863 Florence Moyard (d. 1872), dau. of Louis Moyard, of Morges, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland

died

s.p. 12 Apr 1893

suc. by

half-brother

note

Capt, 73rd Regiment of Foot; took, as did the other issue of his father, the name of "de Hoghton" in lieu of that of "Bold-Hoghton" by Royal Warrant 1862

Sir James Bold-Hoghton later de Hoghton, 11th Bt., JP DL

born

2 Feb 1851

mar.

27 Jun 1878 Aimée Jane Grove (d. 1 Jul 1919), only dau. of John Grove, of Mudeford, co. Hampshire, by his wife Clara Cicely Sarah Burrow, dau. of Joseph Ashton Burrow, of Carleton Hall, co. Cumberland

children

1. Guy de Hoghton (b. 12 May 1879; dvp. 27 Dec 1880)

2. Sir Cuthbert de Hoghton, 12th Bt.

3. Maj Vere de Hoghton (b. 6 Mar 1882; k. in action vp. Oct 1915), mar. 9 Nov 1911 Alice Dorothy Patience Hollins (mar. (2) 14 May 1921 Joseph Eccles (d. 18 Mar 1944), son of Joseph Eccles, of Myserscough House, Garstang, co. Lancaster), 2nd dau. of Sir Frank Hollins, 1st Bt., and had issue

4. Maj Guy de Hoghton DSO MC (b. 21 Nov 1886; dsp. 4 Apr 1965), mar. (1) 11 Feb 1915 (annulled 1918) Violet Caroline Townley Townley-Parker (b. 11 Dec 1891), only child of Capt Gerald Townley Parker, of Bridge House, Dawlish, co. Devon, by his wife Helen Annie Ashby, 2nd dau. of Capt George Ashby Ashby, of Naseby, Wolleys, co. Northampton, and (2) 1 Nov 1922 (div. 1938) Marian Barnard Colman (former wife of Frederick Gordon Colman, of Little Burgh, co. Surrey), only dau. of John Barnard-Hankey JP, of Fetcham Park, co. Surrey, by his second wife Ellen Gertrude Moon, dau. of Sir Edward Graham Moon, 2nd Bt.

1. Dorothy de Hoghton (b. 29 Apr 1883; d. 27 May 1967), mar. 24 Nov 1908 Col Sir Archibald Moir Park Lyle, 2nd Bt., and had issue

2. Cicely de Hoghton (b. 27 Dec 1884; d. 17 Jul 1987), mar. 29 Sep 1908 Piers Cecil Le Gendre Starkie, of Hethe Place, Hartfield, co. Sussex (b. 14 Sep 1882; d. 2 Jun 1947), 3rd son of Col Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie JP DL MP, of Huntroyde, co. Lancaster, by his wife Jemima Monica Mildred Tempest, sister of Sir Charles Henry Tempest, 1st Bt., and 2nd dau. of Henry Tempest, of Losock Hall, co. Lancaster, and had issue

3. Joan de Hoghton (b. 21 Sep 1891; d. 19...), mar. 12 Jul 1921 Maj Charles Robert Thropp Thorp MC (d. 14 Jan 1935), and had issue

4. Barbara de Hoghton (b. 2 May 1894; d. 17 Jul 1987), mar. (1), mar. (1) 8 Dec 1914 2nd Lieut Robert Myles Heywood, of Cheadle Hall, co. Stafford (dvp. 15 Feb 1915 from wounds received in action), only son of Robert Heywood, of Hales Hall, co. Stafford, and (2) 4 Oct 1926 Richard Leveson Vernon (b. 26 Nov 1900; d. 19...), only son and heir of Walter Bertie William Vernon JP, of Hilton Park, co. Stafford, by his wife Esther Hodgson Atcherley, widow of Capt Francis Robinson Hartland Atcherley, of Marton Hall, co. Shropshire, and dau. of John Mills, of Bowden, co. Chester, and had issue by her second husband

died

4 Nov 1938

suc. by

son

note

took, as did the other issue of his father, the name of "de Hoghton" in lieu of that of "Bold-Hoghton" by Royal Warrant 1862; served in the Ashanti War 1873-74; Maj, Lincolnshire Regiment; Instructor of Musketry; Hon Lt Col, 4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment of Militia

Sir Cuthbert de Hoghton, 12th Bt., JP

born

27 Aug 1880

mar. (1)

12 Feb 1917 Helen Macdonald (d. 15 Oct 1943), only dau. of Maj Duncan Macdonald of Glencoe

children by first wife

1. Sir (Henry Philip) Anthony Mary de Hoghton, 13th Bt.

2. Charles James Gilbert de Hoghton (b. 5 Jul 1930; d. 25 Sep 1971), mar. 27 Sep 1957 (Winifred) Valerie Maud Thomas, 2nd dau. of William Richard Glynn Thomas, of Cefn Coed, co. Brecon, and had issue:

1a. Katherine Anne de Hoghton (b. 27 Sep 1959; d. 19 Jul 1980)

1. Iseult Mary de Hoghton (b. 25 Apr 1921; dvp. 1 May 1921)

mar. (2)

31 Jan 1944 Philomena Simmons (mar. (2) 10 Feb 1960 Richard Grahame Adams (d. Jun 1985), 1st son of Godfrey Adams, of Radlett, co. Hertford), dau. of Herbert Simmons, of Walton-le-Dale, co. Lancaster

children by second wife

3. Sir (Richard) Bernard Cuthbert de Hoghton, 14th Bt.

2. Mary Philomena Cecilia de Hoghton (b. 13 Oct 1946; dvp. 31 Oct 1946)

died

5 Dec 1958

suc. by

son by first wife

note

served in World War I 1914-18 as Lieut, Coldstream Guards

Sir (Henry Philip) Anthony Mary de Hoghton, 13th Bt.

born

19 Apr 1919

died

20 Feb 1978

suc. by

half brother

Sir (Richard) Bernard Cuthbert de Hoghton, 14th Bt., DL

born

26 Jan 1945

mar.

14 Sep 1974 Rosanna Stella Virginia Buratti, dau. of Terzo Buratti, of Florence, Italy

children

1. Thomas James Daniel Adam de Hoghton (b. 11 Apr 1980)

1. Elena Susannah Isabella de Hoghton (b. 26 Jul 1976)

note

Kt SMO Malta 1980; Kt Constantinian Order 1984; UN Special Ambassador 1995

First written 7 May 2012

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Address:

Hoghton Tower, Hoghton, nr. Preston, Lancashire PR5 0SH

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