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James Hesketh 1829–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 NOV 1829

Birth Location: Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 MAR 1878

Death Location: Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Maximilian Hesketh

Mother: Sarah Grayson

Spouse(s): Mary Bolton

Children(s): John Hesketh, Maximilian Hesketh, Mary Hesketh, James Hesketh

In 1829, James Hesketh entered the world in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Maximilian Hesketh And Sarah Grayson. James Hesketh married Mary Ann Mather Bolton, and had children including James Hesketh, John William Hesketh, Mary Jane Hesketh, Maximilian Hesketh. James Hesketh passed away in 1878 in Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1829, James Hesketh entered the world in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Maximilian Hesketh And Sarah Grayson.
  • James Hesketh married Mary Ann Mather Bolton, and had children including James Hesketh, John William Hesketh, Mary Jane Hesketh, Maximilian Hesketh.
  • James Hesketh passed away in 1878 in Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maximilian Hesketh
1799–1856
Birth Location: Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Grayson
1801–1882
Birth Location: Kirkby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bolton
1831–1891
Birth Location: Maghull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MB

Children(s)

John Hesketh
1857–1923
Birth Location: Maghull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Maximilian Hesketh
1860–1931
Birth Location: Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Hesketh
1862–1944
Birth Location: –
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James Hesketh
1860–1925
Birth Location: –
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James Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
James Hesketh
1829–1878
Birth Place: Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Maximilian Hesketh
1799–1856
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Grayson
1801–1882
Kirkby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Hesketh
1773–1825
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ruth Pimbley
1773–1803
Aintree, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
William Grayson
1771–1847
Isabella Todd
1776–1857
Great-Grandparents
William Hesketh
1740–1822
GraceAnn Ashcroft/
1743–1801
James Grayson
1748–1792
Margaret Ambrose
1749–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hesketh
1715–1758
Ann Forshaw
1714–1794
James Ambrose
1719–1797
Mary Lyon
1730–1766

James Hesketh's Descendants

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James Hesketh (6 NOV 1829–18 MAR 1878) m. Mary (Ann Mather) Bolton (1831–1891)
  1. 1. John (William) Hesketh 1857–1923 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Pye 1858–1926
    1. 1. Bertha Hesketh 1891–1961 m. Robert (Stanley) Haskayne 1893–1964
      1. 1. Stanley Haskayne 1914–1983 m. Sarah (Nora) Downey 1916–1984
    2. 2. John (Jack) Hesketh 1886–1955 m. Marion (Louisa) Knight 1886–1960
      1. 1. Irene Hesketh 1915–1978
      2. 2. Vera Hesketh 1916–2004 m. Arthur (Frank) Moen 1914–1999
      3. 3. Dorothy (Marion) Hesketh 1920–2015
    3. 3. Annie Hesketh 1888–1969 m. Nicholas Holden 1883–1936
      1. 1. Robert Holden 1908–1985 m. Audrey McFadden 1925–2000
        1. 1. Judith (Gail) Holden 1951–1972
    4. 4. Thomas Hesketh 1885–1956
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Hesketh 1889–1957 m. James Glynn 1881–1941
      1. 1. James (Glynn) Hesketh 1920–1944
      2. 2. Margaret (Glynn) Glynn 1926–1991
    6. 6. John Hesketh 1878–1935 m. Mary (Ann) Cassin 1878–1959
      1. 1. John Hesketh 1903–
      2. 2. Joseph Hesketh 1908–1924
      3. 3. William Hesketh 1910–1929
      4. 4. Margaret Hesketh 1912–2002
      5. 5. Thomas Hesketh 1914–1914
      6. 6. Elizabeth Hesketh 1915–1916
      7. 7. Stephen Hesketh 1917–1925
      8. 8. Ann Hesketh 1924–2005
    7. 7. Martha Hesketh 1881–1891
    8. 8. Henry Hesketh 1884–1963
    9. 9. James Hesketh 1892–1893
    10. 10. William Hesketh 1894–1982 m. Mary (May) Gerhardt 1896–1977
      1. 1. Mary (May) Hesketh 1919–1977
      2. 2. William (George) Hesketh 1920–1992 m. Eileen (Ann) Hammond 1924–2025
      3. 3. John (Jay) Hesketh 1925–1986 m. Flossie (Ruth) Ponder 1924–2000
    11. 11. Harold Hesketh 1899–1983 m. Jane (Clayton) Farrington 1906–1963
      1. 1. Florence Hesketh 1924–
      2. 2. Christopher (Harold) Hesketh 1925–2014 m. Frieda Hesketh –2002
  2. 2. Maximilian Hesketh 1860–1931
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Hesketh 1862–1944 m. Richard Haskayne 1867–1944
    1. 1. Robert (Stanley) Haskayne 1893–1964 m. Bertha Hesketh 1891–1961
    2. 2. Catherine (May) Haskayne 1900–1980 m. Edward (Webster) Wood 1906–2003
  4. 4. James Hesketh 1860–1925 m. Ellen Blackhurst –1943
    1. 1. Mary Hesketh 1889–1986
      1. 1. Agnes Spencer 1921–
    2. 2. Edith (Alice) Hesketh 1891–
    3. 3. Thomas Hesketh 1892–1917
    4. 4. John Hesketh 1894–1975 m. Winifred Muday 1902–
      1. 1. Leonard (J) Hesketh 1922–
    5. 5. Catherine (Ellen) Hesketh 1899–1987
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Alice) Hesketh 1902–1987 m. Albert (Edward) Newton 1901–1965
      1. 1. Marjorie Newton 1927–2004
      2. 2. Bertram (James Hesketh) Newton 1929–1934
      3. 3. Stanley Newton 1932–1965
      4. 4. Dorothy Newton 1934–2016

James Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1829
6 NOV 1829
Birth of James Hesketh in Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1878
18 MAR 1878
Age 49
Death of James Hesketh in Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 NOV 1829
    Event Place: Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1878
    Event Place: Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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