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Nicholas Hesketh 1377–1416 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1377

Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1416

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Hesketh

Mother: Margaret Banastre

Spouse(s): Margaret Minshull

Children(s): Thomas Hesketh

The story of Nicholas Hesketh began in 1377 in Rufford, Lancashire, England. Nicholas Hesketh married Margaret Minshull, and had children including Thomas Hesketh. Nicholas Hesketh passed away in 1416 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Hesketh began in 1377 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.
  • Nicholas Hesketh married Margaret Minshull, and had children including Thomas Hesketh.
  • Nicholas Hesketh passed away in 1416 in England.

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Nicholas Hesketh's Ancestors

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Nicholas Hesketh
1377–1416
Birth Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Hesketh
1347–1413
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Margaret Banastre
1347–1377
Bretherton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Hesketh) VI
1320–1379
Gawsworth Hall, Gawsworth, Aldford, MacClesfield, North Cheshire, England
Marcilla (de) Thweng
1317–1379
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1300–
Lady Fitton
1303–1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1275–1300
Lady Plantagenet
1277–1338

Nicholas Hesketh's Descendants

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Nicholas Hesketh (1377–1416) m. Margaret Minshull (1377–1418)
  1. 1. Thomas Hesketh 1407–1459 m. Sibyl Lawrence* 1407–1460
    1. 1. Thomas, (Lord of Hesketh Rufford,) Hesketh* 1420–1458 m. Margaret Massey* 1427–1456
      1. 1. Robert (Lord Hesketh Rufford) Hesketh* 1447–1491 m. Alice Booth 1450–1498
        1. 1. Thomas Hesketh 1465–1523 m. Alice Haworth 1480–1523
        2. 2. Margaret Hesketh 1456–
        3. 3. Thomas Hesketh –1521

Nicholas Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1377
1377
Birth of Nicholas Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England
1416
1416
Age 39
Death of Nicholas Hesketh in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1377
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: England

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