Hugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham
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Hugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham (Born c.1637 Died 1712) was an English peer
of the House of Lords
. He was the eldest son of Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham
and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Hugh Whittle of Horwich
. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1692.
and Horwich
. In 1693 he bought the Shaw's lead mines at Anglezarke
where he held the mines and manor as trustee to a mortgage. In 1703 became a trustee and benefactor of Rivington Unitarian Chapel
.
Hugh Willoughby married twice, first Anne, daughter of Lawrence Halliwell of Tockholes who bore him a son, Thomas, who died in infancy. She died in 1690 aged 52. He then married Honora, daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh, Lord of Stoneleigh and had two children, John and Honora. His second wife outlived him and died 1750 aged 77.
Hugh Willoughby died aged 75 without a surviving male heir on August 1712. The title passed to his nephew, Edward Willoughby who became 13th Baron Willoughby of Parham.
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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. He was the eldest son of Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham
Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham was an English peer of the House of Lords. He was born in about 1602, son of Sir Thomas Willoughby and Mary Thornhaugh , and grandson of Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby of Parham and Lady Margaret Clinton...
and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Hugh Whittle of Horwich
Horwich
Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...
. He succeeded to the title on the death of his father in 1692.
Life
Hugh Willoughby followed in his father's footsteps supporting religious dissenters at RivingtonRivington
Rivington is a small village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England, occupying . It is about southeast of Chorley and about northwest of Bolton. Rivington is situated on the fringe of the West Pennine Moors, at the foot of Rivington Pike...
and Horwich
Horwich
Horwich is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. It is southeast of Chorley, northwest of Bolton and northwest from the city of Manchester. It lies at the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors with the M61 motorway close to the...
. In 1693 he bought the Shaw's lead mines at Anglezarke
Anglezarke
Anglezarke is a sparsely populated civil parish in the Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England. It is dominated by reservoirs that were built to supply water to Liverpool, and a large expanse of moorland with evidence of Bronze Age settlements...
where he held the mines and manor as trustee to a mortgage. In 1703 became a trustee and benefactor of Rivington Unitarian Chapel
Rivington Unitarian Chapel
Rivington Unitarian Chapel is a place of Unitarian worship in Rivington, Lancashire, England. It was founded in 1703 and its motto is "Here let no man a stranger be". The chapel is a Grade II* listed building, and its restoration in 1990 was aided by English Heritage...
.
Hugh Willoughby married twice, first Anne, daughter of Lawrence Halliwell of Tockholes who bore him a son, Thomas, who died in infancy. She died in 1690 aged 52. He then married Honora, daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh, Lord of Stoneleigh and had two children, John and Honora. His second wife outlived him and died 1750 aged 77.
Hugh Willoughby died aged 75 without a surviving male heir on August 1712. The title passed to his nephew, Edward Willoughby who became 13th Baron Willoughby of Parham.