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Agnes Hesketh 1379–1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1379

Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: JAN 1442

Death Location: St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Hesketh

Mother: Margaret Bannister

Spouse(s): Lawrence Fitton

Children(s): Thomas Fitton

The story of Agnes Hesketh began in 1379 in Rufford, Lancashire, England. Agnes Hesketh married Lawrence Fitton, and had children including Thomas Fitton. Agnes Hesketh passed away in 1442 in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes Hesketh began in 1379 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.
  • Agnes Hesketh married Lawrence Fitton, and had children including Thomas Fitton.
  • Agnes Hesketh passed away in 1442 in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Hesketh
1347–
Birth Location: Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England
TH
Margaret Bannister
1347–
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
MB

Spouses(s)

Lawrence Fitton
1375–1456
Birth Location: Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
LF

Children(s)

Thomas Fitton
1402–1449
Birth Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
TF

Agnes Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Hesketh
1379–1442
Birth Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Hesketh
1347–
Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England
Margaret Bannister
1347–
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Hesketh
1320–1378
Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marcella (de) Thweng
1330–1379
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Bannister
–1379
Agnes Houghton
–1390
Great-Grandparents
John Hesketh,
1300–
Alice Fitton
1305–1360
Marmaduke Thwenge
1310–1369
Agnes Norton
1320–
Adam BANNISTER
–1346
PETRONILLA
–1388
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rufford
1270–1304
Alice Byspham
1275–
Edmund Thwenge
1275–1330
Isabel Constable
1281–1346

Agnes Hesketh's Descendants

1.
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Agnes Hesketh (1379–JAN 1442) m. Lawrence Fitton (1375–14 FEB 1456)
  1. 1. Thomas Fitton 1402–1449 m. Elizabeth Mainwaring 1395–1480
    1. 1. Elizabeth deFitton 1420–1480 m. Thomas ((De)) Weever 1397–1445
      1. 1. Elizabeth Weaver –1513 m. John Doane 1424–1500
        1. 1. Joan Donne 1459–1541 m. Tochett (De) Beeston 1449–1518

Agnes Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1379
1379
Birth of Agnes Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England
1441
3 JAN 1441
Age 62
Death of Agnes Hesketh in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
1442
JAN 1442
Age 63
Burial of Agnes Hesketh in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1379
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1441
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JAN 1442
    Event Place: St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
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