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Annie Hesketh 1916–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 MAY 1916

Birth Location: St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 MAY 1978

Death Location: Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England

Father: John Hesketh

Mother: Margaret Ashcroft

Spouse(s): George Gent

Children(s): George Gent, Joyce Gent, George Gent, Gerald Gent, Derek Gent, Sheila Gent, Anita Gent, Margaret Gent

Annie Hesketh was born in 1916 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Hesketh And Margaret Ashcroft. Annie Hesketh married George Gent, and had children including Anita Gent, Derek Gent, George Gent, Gerald Gent, John Gent, Joyce Gent, Margaret Gent, Sheila Gent. Annie Hesketh passed away in 1978 in Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

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Biography

  • Annie Hesketh was born in 1916 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Hesketh And Margaret Ashcroft.
  • Annie Hesketh married George Gent, and had children including Anita Gent, Derek Gent, George Gent, Gerald Gent, John Gent, Joyce Gent, Margaret Gent, Sheila Gent.
  • Annie Hesketh passed away in 1978 in Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England.

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Annie Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
Annie Hesketh
1916–1978
Birth Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hesketh
1876–1953
Watery Lane, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Ashcroft
1880–1959
Gillars Green, Eccleston, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joseph Hesketh
1837–1902
Kirkby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Anders
1844–1926
Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England
Henry Ashcroft
1850–1907
Eccleston, St. Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lyon
1855–1928
Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Hesketh
1794–1858
Hannah Simpson
1794–1879
John Anders
1820–1878
Rachel Sixsmith
1822–1905
Henry Ashcroft
1822–1873
Mary Briers
1817–1882
William Lyon
1820–1899
Alice Finney
1819–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hesketh
1773–1858
Alice Prescott
1755–1841
John Simpson
1762–1848
Ann Parr
1763–1804
John Anders
1795–1875
Margaret Cheetham
1793–1880
George Sixsmith
1791–1868
Elizabeth Pilkington
1780–1851
Roger Ashcroft
1786–1847
Mary Makin
1785–1851
Peter Briers
1790–1864
Ellen Allen
1793–1869
Thomas Lyon
1786–1865
Elizabeth Jarvis
1795–
James Finney
1796–1872
Alice Woods
1797–1879

Annie Hesketh's Descendants

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Annie Hesketh (20 MAY 1916–15 MAY 1978) m. George Gent (29 MAY 1912–DEC 1987)
  1. 1. George Gent 1947–2007 m. Linda (May) Gibbons 1946–2009
  2. 2. Joyce Gent 1937–2017 m. Benjamin (George) Billingsley 1935–2009
  3. 3. George Gent 1940–1941
  4. 4. Gerald Gent 1942–2011
  5. 5. Derek Gent 1944–2024
  6. 6. Sheila Gent 1945–2000
  7. 7. Anita Gent 1948–2013 m. James (Terence) Hughes 1946–2005
  8. 8. Margaret Gent 1938–1988 m. Raymond Corns 1937–2023

Annie Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1916
20 MAY 1916
Birth of Annie Hesketh in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1978
10 MAY 1978
Age 62
Death of Annie Hesketh
None
1978
15 MAY 1978
Age 62
Burial of Annie Hesketh in Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England
Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1916
    Event Place: St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1978

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 MAY 1978
    Event Place: Christ Church Churchyard Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England

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