Hugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham (c.1637–1712) was an English peer of the

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. He was the eldest son of

Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham (c.1602–1691/92) was an English peer of the House of Lords. He was born in about 1602, son of Sir Thomas Willoughby and Mary Thornhaugh (Thornley), and grandson of Charles Willoughby, 2nd Baro ...

and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Hugh Whittle of

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. 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

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and

. In 1693 he bought the Shaw family lease of lead mines at

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which he held along with the manor as trustee to a mortgage.Archive (a2a) Transcript of Document Number DDKE/6/47 n.d. c. 1693 In 1703 became a trustee and benefactor of

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. Hugh Willoughby married twice, first Anne, daughter of Lawrence Halliwell of

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on 29 December 1663 at

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who bore him a son, Thomas baptised there on 21 December 1664, he died in infancy, Anne his wife 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 in August 1712. The title passed to his nephew, Edward Willoughby who became 13th Baron Willoughby of Parham.

References

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