Thomas Dicconson

Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol I. page 457

Another sister, the widow of Captain Edward Clifton of Lytham, had succeeded Charles at Wrightington. She spent £17,000 on altering, restoring and rebuilding the Hall in 1860-62. It is not known when the riding school (now the recreation club) was built, but it is an extension of a 16th or 17th century building. Mrs Clifton was succeeded by her son, Thomas Clifton Dicconson who died in 1881 after being insane for 6 years. He was followed at Wrightington by his brother , William Charles Clifton Dicconson, who, dying in 1889, was again succeeded by a brother Charles Clifton Dicconson.

Wrightington Hall and the People who lived there, History of Wrightington Hall