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Henry Hesketh 1848–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JAN 1848

Birth Location: Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 SEP 1919

Death Location: Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Hesketh

Mother: Ellen Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Mary Griffith

Children(s): John Hesketh, Mary Hesketh, Frances Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh, Joseph Hesketh, Josephine Hesketh, Gertrude Hesketh, Charlotte Hesketh

In 1848, Henry Hesketh entered the world in Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Hesketh And Ellen Wilkinson. Henry Hesketh married Mary Griffith, and had children including Charlotte Eleanor Hesketh, Frances Jane Hesketh, Gertrude Adleaide Hesketh, John Henry Hesketh, Joseph Alfred Hesketh, Josephine Taylor Hesketh, Mary Louisa Ellen Hesketh, Thomas Griffith Hesketh. Henry Hesketh passed away in 1919 in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Henry Hesketh entered the world in Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Hesketh And Ellen Wilkinson.
  • Henry Hesketh married Mary Griffith, and had children including Charlotte Eleanor Hesketh, Frances Jane Hesketh, Gertrude Adleaide Hesketh, John Henry Hesketh, Joseph Alfred Hesketh, Josephine Taylor Hesketh, Mary Louisa Ellen Hesketh, Thomas Griffith Hesketh.
  • Henry Hesketh passed away in 1919 in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

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Henry Hesketh's Ancestors

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Henry Hesketh
1848–1919
Birth Place: Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hesketh
1826–1888
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Wilkinson
1826–1862
Upholland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Maximilian Hesketh
1799–1856
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Grayson
1801–1882
Kirkby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Hesketh
1773–1825
Ruth Pimbley
1773–1803
William Grayson
1771–1847
Isabella Todd
1776–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hesketh
1740–1822
GraceAnn Ashcroft/
1743–1801
James Grayson
1748–1792
Margaret Ambrose
1749–1791

Henry Hesketh's Descendants

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Henry Hesketh (23 JAN 1848–6 SEP 1919) m. Mary Griffith (15 SEP 1845–4 JUN 1926)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Hesketh 1879–1912
  2. 2. Mary (Louisa Ellen) Hesketh 1873–1961 m. Benjamin (James) Molyneux 1876–1955
    1. 1. Mary (Frances) Molyneux 1899–1985 m. William (Tunna) Hughes 1899–1984
    2. 2. Edward Molyneux 1901–1982 m. Nellie (Louisa) Molyneux 1913–2001
  3. 3. Frances (Jane) Hesketh 1875–1945 m. Arthur (Dalton) Hooper 1870–1913
  4. 4. Thomas (Griffith) Hesketh 1881–1946 m. Alice Parry 1893–1971
  5. 5. Joseph (Alfred) Hesketh 1883–1884
  6. 6. Josephine (Taylor) Hesketh 1887–1962 m. Frederick (John) Downey 1884–1958
  7. 7. Gertrude (Adleaide) Hesketh 1890–1965 m. John Jones 1884–1965
  8. 8. Charlotte (Eleanor) Hesketh 1876–1954 m. Thomas Leyland 1875–1953
    1. 1. Sydney Leyland 1899–1942 m. Olive (Edith) Mason 1905–1992
    2. 2. Robert Leyland 1901– m. Alice (W) Foward 1855–
    3. 3. Henry Leyland 1903–1963
    4. 4. Arthur Leyland 1905–1964 m. Mary (Ellen) Rogerson 1905–

Henry Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1848
23 JAN 1848
Birth of Henry Hesketh in Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1919
2 SEP 1919
Age 71
Death of Henry Hesketh in 38 Trafalgar Road, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
38 Trafalgar Road, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1919
6 SEP 1919
Age 71
Burial of Henry Hesketh in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1848
    Event Place: Rainford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1919
    Event Place: 38 Trafalgar Road, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1919
    Event Place: Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

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