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Short title: Houghton v Farrington. Plaintiff(s): Sir Charles Houghton, bart. Defendant(s):...
Catalogue reference: E 134/3WmandMary/Hil26
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This record is about the Short title: Houghton v Farrington. Plaintiff(s): Sir Charles Houghton, bart. Defendant(s):... dating from 1692 Jan 23-1692 Feb 12 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/3WmandMary/Hil26
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1692 Jan 23-1692 Feb 12
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Houghton v Farrington.
Plaintiff(s): Sir Charles Houghton, bart.
Defendant(s): Henry Farrington, William Farrington, George Farrington, Agnes Farrington, widow, Edward Fletewood, Hugh Symmons, Lawrence Rawstorne, Edward Miller alias Exton.
Subject of depositions: Manors or lordships of Lea and Ashton super Ribble, Penwortham, Hutton, and Houghwick (Lancashire). Right of free fishing in the River of Ribble. Metes and bounds. Customs of manors. [The names and possessions of Sir Richard Hoghton, bart (plaintiff's great grandfather), Sir Gilbert Hoghton (plaintiff's grandfather), Sir Richard Hoghton (plaintiff's late father), William Farrington (defendant Henry's late father), John Fleetwood (defendant Edward's late father), and Edward Rawstorne (late father of defendant Lawr) are mentioned].
County/place: Lancashire.
Date of commission: 28 November 1691.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 11 January 1692 at Ashton-upon-Ribble.
Deponent(s): Edward Gregson; John Turner; Ralph Pope; William Parkinson; Gilbert Houghton; John Hodgkinson; Gilbert Cuerdale; William Sargeant; Lawrence Pilkington; Grace Eccles; James Sherrington; Henry Burton; William Short; Richard Eccles; Richard Cowband.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- E 134/3&4W&M/Hil26; E 134/3and4WandM/Hil26
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Fishing
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