Hugh Willoughby, 12th Baron Willoughby of Parham

[1] He was the eldest son of Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Hugh Whittle of Horwich.

[1][2] Hugh Willoughby followed in his father's footsteps supporting religious dissenters at Rivington and Horwich.

In 1693 he bought the Shaw family lease of lead mines at Anglezarke which he held along with the manor as trustee to a mortgage.

[4] Hugh Willoughby married twice, first Anne, daughter of Lawrence Halliwell of Tockholes on 29 December 1663 at St Mary the Virgin's Church, Deane[5] who bore him a son, Thomas baptised there on 21 December 1664,[5] he died in infancy, Anne his wife died in 1690 aged 52.

[2][7] Hugh Willoughby died aged 75[6] without a surviving male heir in August 1712.