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Richard Hough (Hoghe)

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Birthplace: Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
Death: December 10, 1573 (68)
Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Thomas Hough, III; Thomas Hough, Esq and Lady Catherine Ann Hough
Husband of Christina Hough
Father of William Hough; Thomas Hough; John Hough; Anthony Hough and Henry Hough
Brother of Anne Leigh

Occupation: name changed to Hough, pronounced "Huff"
Managed by: Jon Arnon
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About Richard Hough

Jane married William Hough (c. 1527–1585), of Leighton in Wirral, Cheshire, around 1550.[15] William Hough was the son of Richard Hough (1508–73/74) who was Cromwell's agent in Chester from 1534 to 1540.[31][32][33][29] Jane and her husband remained staunch Roman Catholics, who, together with their daughter, Alice, her husband, William Whitmore, and their children, all came to the attention of the authorities as recusants during the reign of Elizabeth I.[34]

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Richard Hough's Timeline

1505
November 5, 1505
Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
1527
1527
Wirral, Leighton, Cheshire, England
1573
December 10, 1573
Age 68
Neston, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom
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