Christiana (de Hoghton)

✓ Christiana, mother of Sir Richard de Hoghton by Master Richard de Hoghton, a clerk; VCH: 'The legitimacy of Richard son of Master Richard seems doubtful, considering the way in which his mother Christiana is referred to in a deed made while the father was still living'. TOP - nothing further wired. Source: Victoria County History, Lancashire vol. VI (1911), 'Townships: Hoghton' (british-history.ac.uk, read 2 Nov 2026), text and notes 25-31. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]