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James Hesketh 1757–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 DEC 1823

Death Location: Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Hesketh

Mother: Ann Forshaw

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Worswick

Children(s): John Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh, Ralph Hesketh, Dorothy Hesketh, Mary Hesketh, Esther Hesketh

James Hesketh was born in 1757 in Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Hesketh And Ann Forshaw. James Hesketh married Elizabeth Worswick, and had children including Dorothy Hesketh, Esther Hesketh, John Hesketh, Mary Hesketh, Ralph Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh. James Hesketh passed away in 1823 in Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Hesketh was born in 1757 in Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Hesketh And Ann Forshaw.
  • James Hesketh married Elizabeth Worswick, and had children including Dorothy Hesketh, Esther Hesketh, John Hesketh, Mary Hesketh, Ralph Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh.
  • James Hesketh passed away in 1823 in Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hesketh
1715–1758
Birth Location: Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Ann Forshaw
1714–1794
Birth Location: Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Worswick
1761–1816
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Hesketh
1785–1862
Birth Location: St Michael, Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Hesketh
1787–1878
Birth Location: Upper Rawcliffe, St Michael-on-Wyre, Lancashire, EnglandUpper Rawcliffe, St Michael-on-Wyre, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Ralph Hesketh
1790–1855
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy Hesketh
1794–1840
Birth Location: UpperRawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Hesketh
1797–1862
Birth Location: Upper Rawcliffe with Tamacre, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Esther Hesketh
1800–1870
Birth Location: Saint Michael-on-Wyre, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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James Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
James Hesketh
1757–1823
Birth Place: Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hesketh
1715–1758
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Forshaw
1714–1794
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Hesketh
1692–1724
Parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Lytherland
1690–1764
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Edward Forshaw
1682–1727
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Jane) Whittle
1685–1740
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
HenryHenrici AllissonAllason/
1659–1702
Jane(Jana) Hesketh
1667–1702
Robert Forshaw
1650–1682
Cicely Baldwin
1655–1700
James Whittle
1647–1695
Margaret Howell
1630–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Alleson
1608–
William Hesketh
1640–1692
Elizabeth Fleetwood
1650–1680
Edward Baldwin
1614–1672
Ellin Alty
1615–1689
Thomas Whittle
1625–
Elizabeth Jackson
1596–1671
Francis Howell
1596–1685
Margaret Ince
1596–1666

James Hesketh's Descendants

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James Hesketh (1757–17 DEC 1823) m. Elizabeth Worswick (21 FEB 1761–5 AUG 1816)
  1. 1. John Hesketh 1785–1862 m. Jane Haliwell 1800–1861
    1. 1. John Hesketh 1837–1852
    2. 2. James Hesketh 1841–1922
      1. 1. John Hesketh 1867–
      2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth) Hesketh 1863–1932 m. David (William) Graham 1861–1946
        1. 1. William (George) Graham 1897–1917
      3. 3. Thomas Hesketh 1869–
  2. 2. Thomas Hesketh 1787–1878 m. Alice Wilkinson 1796–1834
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Helen) Hesketh 1818–1893 m. James Lever 1809–1877
      1. 1. Elizabeth Lever 1840–1849
      2. 2. Eliza (Emma) Lever 1841–1920
      3. 3. Mary Lever 1843–1918
      4. 4. Jane Lever 1845–
      5. 5. Emily Lever 1847–
      6. 6. Alice Lever 1849–
      7. 7. James (Darcy) Lever 1854–1910
      8. 8. Harriet Lever 1856–
      9. 9. Lucy (Anne) Lever 1859–
      10. 10. William (Hesketh) Lever 1851–1925 m. Elizabeth (Ellen) Hulme 1850–1913
        1. 1. William (Hulme) Lever 1888–1949
    2. 2. William Hesketh 1819–1898 m. Alice Millner 1826–1900
      1. 1. Thomas Hesketh 1846–
      2. 2. Richard Hesketh 1848–1889
      3. 3. Hugh Hesketh 1850–1924
      4. 4. Elizabeth Hesketh 1851–1922 m. Robert Thwaite 1847–1913
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Thwaite 1868–1930
        2. 2. Alice Thwaite 1870–1938
        3. 3. Martha Thwaite 1872–1932
        4. 4. Luke Thwaite 1879–1943
        5. 5. Samuel Thwaite 1881–1959
        6. 6. William Thwaite 1884–1884
        7. 7. Robert Thwaite 1885–1978
      5. 5. James (Hudson) Hesketh 1852–1926
      6. 6. Arthur Hesketh 1854–1880
      7. 7. Millner Hesketh 1856–1884
      8. 8. Mary (Ellen) Hesketh 1859–1950
      9. 9. Charles (Edward) Hesketh 1861–1912
      10. 10. William (Henry) Hesketh 1863–1939 m. Annie Swann 1868–1943
        1. 1. John (Henry) Hesketh 1908–1983 m. Ruth Costigan 1914–1988
    3. 3. James Hesketh 1827–1904 m. Emma Powell 1823–1904
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Hesketh 1867–1924
    4. 4. John Hesketh 1830–1895 m. Isabella Roskell 1833–1874
      1. 1. Thomas Hesketh 1858–1920 m. Nancy Threlfall 1853–1924
        1. 1. Ellen (Jane Threlfall) Hesketh 1880–1958
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hesketh 1883–1959
        3. 3. Henry Hesketh 1885–1963 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Dunderdale 1883–1959
        4. 4. John Hesketh 1888–1976 m. Isabella Wilkinson 1883–1966
        5. 5. Thomas (James) Hesketh 1895–1918
      2. 2. Alice Hesketh 1860–1939
      3. 3. John Hesketh 1861–1930 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Dunderdale 1857–1927
        1. 1. Isabell Hesketh 1883–1949
        2. 2. Sarah (Dunderdale) Hesketh 1884–1961
        3. 3. Peter (Dunderdale) Hesketh 1886–1964
        4. 4. Caroline Hesketh 1891–1955
      4. 4. Joseph Hesketh 1865–1951 m. Alice Porter 1875–1938
        1. 1. John Hesketh 1894–1908
        2. 2. Ann (Isabella) Hesketh 1897–1929
        3. 3. Harry (Victor) Hesketh 1900–1965
        4. 4. Jessie Hesketh 1902–1904
        5. 5. Alice Hesketh 1904–1904
        6. 6. Joseph Hesketh 1904–1904
        7. 7. Madge Hesketh 1908–1908
        8. 8. Dorothy Hesketh 1914–1915
      5. 5. Dorothy Hesketh 1869–1949 m. Sylvester Clark 1866–1961
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Florence) Clark 1891–1968
        2. 2. Joseph (Hesketh) Clark 1892–1970 m. Jane (Genner) Spence 1897–1973
        3. 3. Dorothy (Alice) Clark 1894–1969
        4. 4. John (James) Clark 1896–1975
        5. 5. Constance (Isabella) Clark 1897–1987
        6. 6. Sylvester Clark 1899–1954
        7. 7. Wilfred Clark 1901–1932
        8. 8. Emma Clark 1904–2006
        9. 9. Thomas Clark 1905–1989
        10. 10. Edmund Clark 1907–2000
        11. 11. Ada Clark 1909–2010
      6. 6. William (James) Hesketh 1871–1939 m. Rose (Gregson) Hornby 1872–1904
        1. 1. Harold (Robert) Hesketh 1894–1918 m. Annie Berry 1890–
        2. 2. William (Thomas) Hesketh 1896–1966
        3. 3. Reginald Hesketh 1898–1929
        4. 4. Ernest (Edward) Hesketh 1900–1957
  3. 3. Ralph Hesketh 1790–1855
  4. 4. Dorothy Hesketh 1794–1840 m. John Threlfall 1791–1878
    1. 1. Elizabeth Threlfall 1826–
    2. 2. James Threlfall 1827–
    3. 3. John Threlfall 1830–
    4. 4. Ralph Threlfall 1832–1877 m. Elizabeth Balderstone 1827–1888
      1. 1. John (Hesketh) Threlfall 1858–1896
      2. 2. William Threlfall 1860–
      3. 3. Alice Threlfall 1862–1946
      4. 4. Ralph Threlfall 1864–1932
      5. 5. Richard Threlfall 1868–
      6. 6. James Threlfall 1869–
    5. 5. Rosamond Threlfall 1836–1889 m. James Metcalf 1827–1905
      1. 1. John (William) Metcalfe 1873–1912
  5. 5. Mary Hesketh 1797–1862 m. Thomas Cottam 1797–1864
  6. 6. Esther Hesketh 1800–1870 m. Robert Butler 1801–1883
    1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1829–1906
    2. 2. Richard Butler 1831–
    3. 3. Ellen Butler 1834–1924 m. William Smith 1830–
      1. 1. John Smith 1862–1938 m. Sophia Butler 1876–1951
        1. 1. John Smith 1902–
        2. 2. Fanny (Sophia) Smith 1906–1932
        3. 3. Richard (Butler) Smith 1912–2001
      2. 2. Robert (James) Smith 1867–1929 m. Mary (Gardiner) Collision 1881–1941
        1. 1. James Smith 1904–
        2. 2. William Smith 1906–
        3. 3. Clinton (Albert) Smith 1907–1972 m. Margaret Wilson 1906–1986
        4. 4. Christopher Smith 1912–1986
        5. 5. John (F) Smith 1916–
      3. 3. Margaret (Esther) Smith 1872–1918
    4. 4. Mary Butler 1836–1916
    5. 5. James Butler 1839–1895 m. Margaret Sharples 1832–1899
      1. 1. Robert Butler 1860–1927 m. Mary (Jane) Brade 1858–1940
        1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Butler 1888–
        2. 2. Effie Butler 1891–
        3. 3. Maud Butler 1892–1974
        4. 4. Robert Butler 1894–1894
        5. 5. May Butler 1895–
        6. 6. Gladys Butler 1896–1896
        7. 7. James (Robert) Butler 1897–1897
        8. 8. Harold Butler 1898–1899
      2. 2. Arthur (Sharples) Butler 1862–1944
      3. 3. William (Henry) Butler 1865–1935
      4. 4. James Butler 1867–1942
      5. 5. Richard Butler 1867–1867
      6. 6. John (Richard) Butler 1869–1924
      7. 7. George (Thomas) Butler 1870–1925
      8. 8. Mary (Esther) Butler 1872–1954

James Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1757
1757
Birth of James Hesketh in Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1823
17 DEC 1823
Age 66
Death of James Hesketh in Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Simonswood, Parish of Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1823
    Event Place: Upper Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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