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John Hesketh 1715–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Simonswood, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: 24 Nov 1758

Death Location: Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Father: Henry Hesketh

Mother: Margaret Lytherland

Spouse(s): Ann Forshaw

Children(s): Margaret Durning, John Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh, James Hesketh, Richard Hesketh

John Hesketh was born in 1715 in Simonswood, Lancashire, , England, the child of Henry Henricus Hesketh And Margaret Lytherland. John Hesketh married Ann Forshaw, and had children including James Hesketh, John Hesketh, Margaret Durning, Richard Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh. John Hesketh passed away in 1758 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • John Hesketh was born in 1715 in Simonswood, Lancashire, , England, the child of Henry Henricus Hesketh And Margaret Lytherland.
  • John Hesketh married Ann Forshaw, and had children including James Hesketh, John Hesketh, Margaret Durning, Richard Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh.
  • John Hesketh passed away in 1758 in Kirkby, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
John Hesketh
1715–1758
Birth Place: Simonswood, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Henry (Henricus) Hesketh
1692–1724
Halsall, Lancashire, , England
Margaret Lytherland
1690–1764
Kirkby Lancashire
Grandparents
Henry Allisson
1659–
Lancashire, England
Jane Hesketh
1667–1702
Parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England
William Litherland
1665–1703
Simonswood, Lancashire, England
Jane Tyrer
1665–1722
Sefton,Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hesketh
1640–1692
Elizabeth (9th-Ggm)
1640–1680
Mathew Lytherland
1639–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Hesketh's Descendants

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John Hesketh (1715–24 Nov 1758) m. Ann Forshaw (1716–1794)
  1. 1. Margaret Durning 1740–1810 m. Rob. Durning 1740–1842
    1. 1. Ann Dorning 1773–
    2. 2. Ellen Dorning 1777–
    3. 3. Thomas Dorning 1776–1789
    4. 4. John Durning 1771–1847 m. Ann Winstanley 1769–1838
      1. 1. Thomas Dourning 1834–
      2. 2. Henry Dourning 1832–
      3. 3. Mary Dorning 1811–
      4. 4. Jonathan Dorning 1810–1884 m. Ann Harrison 1809–1875
        1. 1. William Dourning 1836–1895 m. Margaret Bold 1838–1919
        2. 2. Matthew Dourning 1842–1901 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Gaskell 1843–1910
        3. 3. Henry Dourning 1832–1888 m. Phoebe Nocross 1835–1892
        4. 4. John (Chorley) Durning 1839–1907 m. Ann Westwell 1840–1873
        5. 5. Ann Dorning 1851–
        6. 6. Ellen Dorning 1843–1919 m. James Dourning 1846–1921
        7. 7. Thomas Darring 1833–1908 m. Mary Dorning 1832–1913 m. Elizabeth Dorning 1839–
        8. 8. James Dourning 1846–1888
        9. 9. Robert Dourning 1848–1888
      5. 5. Richard Durning 1801–1859
      6. 6. Marianne Durning 1805–
      7. 7. Sarah Durning 1807–
      8. 8. Sarah Durning 1793–1868 m. John Chorley 1790–1853
        1. 1. Sarah Chorley 1830–1872 m. William Rimmer 1830–
        2. 2. Margaret 1836–1869 m. John Briscoe 1835–1885
        3. 3. Lawrence Chorley 1826–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Chorley 1833–
        5. 5. John Chorley 1823–1868 m. Margaret Birchall 1826–1904
      9. 9. James Durning 1811–1856 m. Ann Greenough 1793–1875
        1. 1. Matthew (Chorley) Dourning 1843–1901
        2. 2. Henry Dorning 1832–1888
        3. 3. Ann Durning 1817–1891 m. Arthur Hornby 1812–1861
        4. 4. Sarah Darring 1835–1874
        5. 5. Robert Durnel 1826–1895 m. Elizabeth Dorning 1824–1893
        6. 6. John Durnel 1822–1884
        7. 7. James Durning 1839–1903 m. Elizabeth Dorning 1840–1902
        8. 8. Thomas Durning 1833–
        9. 9. John Durning 1815–1875
        10. 10. Margaret Durning 1819–
      10. 10. Thomas (Durning Or) Dorning 1813–1881
  2. 2. John Hesketh 1745–
  3. 3. Thomas Hesketh 1752–1752
  4. 4. James Hesketh 1750–
  5. 5. Richard Hesketh 1747–1752

John Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1715
1715
Birth of John Hesketh in Simonswood, Lancashire, , England
Simonswood, Lancashire, , England
1737
31 Oct 1737
Age 22
John Hesketh was married
None
1758
24 Nov 1758
Age 43
Death of John Hesketh in Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Kirkby, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Simonswood, Lancashire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1737
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1758
    Event Place: Kirkby, Lancashire, England

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