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Ellen Hesketh 1512–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1512

Birth Location: Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 28 MAR 1589

Death Location: Colne, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Hesketh

Mother: Alice Hayworth

Spouse(s): Lawrence Townley

Children(s): Lawrence Towneley, Robert Towneley, Anne Towneley, Charles Towneley, Richard Towneley, Ellen Towneley, Lady Denman, Lucy Towneley, Alice Towneley, Elizabeth Townley, Henry Townley, Margaret Townley

Ellen Hesketh was born in 1512 in Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Hesketh And Alice Hayworth. Ellen Hesketh married Lawrence Townley, and had children including Alice Towneley, Anne Towneley, Charles Towneley, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Towneley, Henry Townley, Lady Catharine Denman, Lawrence Towneley, Lucy Towneley, Margaret Townley, Richard Towneley, Robert Towneley. Ellen Hesketh passed away in 1589 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Ellen Hesketh was born in 1512 in Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Hesketh And Alice Hayworth.
  • Ellen Hesketh married Lawrence Townley, and had children including Alice Towneley, Anne Towneley, Charles Towneley, Elizabeth Townley, Ellen Towneley, Henry Townley, Lady Catharine Denman, Lawrence Towneley, Lucy Towneley, Margaret Townley, Richard Towneley, Robert Towneley.
  • Ellen Hesketh passed away in 1589 in Colne, Lancashire, England.

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Ellen Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Hesketh
1512–1589
Birth Place: Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Hesketh
1477–1559
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hayworth
1501–1523
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert Hesketh
1427–1490
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Alice Booth
1432–1498
Barton, Eccles, Lancashire, England
Christopher Haworth
1468–1496
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Helen Hesketh
1467–
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hesketh
–1463
Margaret Massey
–1456
Robert Booth
1382–1460
Douce Venables
1396–1463
Thomas Haworth
1435–1520
Lady Farrington
1440–
Edmund Hesketh
1445–1505
Ann Ashton
1445–1512
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Boothe
1354–1422
Joanna Trafford
1358–1405
William Bollen
1376–1459
Johanna Massey
1375–1420

Ellen Hesketh's Descendants

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Ellen Hesketh (ABT 1512–28 MAR 1589) m. Lawrence Townley (NOV 1510–1566)
  1. 1. Lawrence Towneley 1543–1598 m. Margaret Hartley 1543–1589
    1. 1. Lawrence Townley 1575–1655 m. Jennet Halsted 1574–1623
      1. 1. Elizabeth Townley 1598–1679 m. Christopher Smith 1592–1638 m. Richard Halstead 1593–1624
        1. 1. Christopher Smith 1631–1716 m. Elizabeth 1630–1703 m. Lydia Broadribb 1635–1712
        2. 2. Lawrence Smith 1629–1700 m. Mary Hitchen 1631–1652 m. Mary Debnam 1634–1728
        3. 3. Richard Smith 1635–1689 m. Eleanor Yarborough 1635–1725
      2. 2. Ellen Towneley 1606–1623 m. Thomas Chadbourne 1603–
      3. 3. Elsewhere Townley 1615–1680
      4. 4. Alice Towneley 1604–1623 m. Richard Gray 1600–1690
      5. 5. Margaret Towneley 1597–1621 m. Thomas Riley 1590–
      6. 6. Anne Towneley 1608–1672 m. Samuel Hoyle 1604–1650
      7. 7. Mary Townley 1614–1662 m. James Miller 1600–1657 m. Augustine WARNER 1610–1674
      8. 8. Lawrence Towneley 1611–1672 m. Alice Calvert 1611–1667
    2. 2. Ellen Towneley 1571–1578
    3. 3. Thomas Towneley 1565–1623 m. Susan Langforde 1566–
    4. 4. Henry Towneley 1572–1626
    5. 5. Hellen Towneley 1576–1580
    6. 6. Robert Towneley 1574–1645 m. Robert Townley 1580–
    7. 7. Hellen Towneley 1586–
    8. 8. Ambrosse Towneley –1812
    9. 9. Charles Towneley 1582–1636
    10. 10. Ellen Towneley 1581–1623 m. Edward Chorlton –1652
    11. 11. John Townley 1577–1654 m. Mary (Margerie) Louney 1581–1659
  2. 2. Robert Towneley 1545–1563
  3. 3. Anne Towneley 1548–1571 m. Robert Rishworth 1542–1602
  4. 4. Charles Towneley 1547–1616
  5. 5. Richard Towneley 1549–1616
  6. 6. Ellen Towneley 1538– m. Henry Thompson 1512–1567
  7. 7. Lady (Catharine) Denman 1530–1550 m. Richard (James) Sturman 1525–1550 m. Richard Sturman 1525–1586
  8. 8. Lucy Towneley 1551–1621 m. Thomas Townley 1530– m. Thomas Towneley 1576–
  9. 9. Alice Towneley 1540–1614 m. Richard Lacy 1537–1591
  10. 10. Elizabeth Townley 1552–1614 m. John Talbott 1550– m. Edward Standish 1532–1610
  11. 11. Henry Townley 1541–1616 m. Anna Catterall 1539–1611
  12. 12. Margaret Townley 1555–1633 m. John Parker 1552–1635

Ellen Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1512
ABT 1512
Birth of Ellen Hesketh in Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1589
28 MAR 1589
Age 77
Death of Ellen Hesketh in Colne, Lancashire, England
Colne, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1512
    Event Place: Rutherford Maner,Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAR 1589
    Event Place: Colne, Lancashire, England

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