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Ruth Ann Hesketh 1857–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1857

Birth Location: Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 JAN 1924

Death Location: Netherton, nr Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Hesketh

Mother: Mary Shacklady

Spouse(s): John Wood

Children(s): Edward Wood, Maud Wood, May Wood, Sarah Wood, Gertrude Wood, William Wood, Alice Wood, Stanley Wood, Edith Wood

In 1857, Ruth Ann Hesketh entered the world in Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Hesketh And Mary Shacklady. Ruth Ann Hesketh married John Wood, and had children including Alice Hesketh Wood, Edith Annie Wood, Edward Webster Wood, Gertrude Ruth Wood, Maud Mary Wood, May Ellen Wood, Sarah Jane Wood, Stanley John Wood, William Wood. Ruth Ann Hesketh passed away in 1924 in Netherton, nr Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Ruth Ann Hesketh entered the world in Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Hesketh And Mary Shacklady.
  • Ruth Ann Hesketh married John Wood, and had children including Alice Hesketh Wood, Edith Annie Wood, Edward Webster Wood, Gertrude Ruth Wood, Maud Mary Wood, May Ellen Wood, Sarah Jane Wood, Stanley John Wood, William Wood.
  • Ruth Ann Hesketh passed away in 1924 in Netherton, nr Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Ruth Hesketh's Ancestors

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Ruth Hesketh
1857–1924
Birth Place: Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Hesketh
1828–1893
Hesketh's Farm, Simonswood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Shacklady
1823–1907
Bickerstaffe, 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

Ruth Hesketh's Descendants

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Ruth (Ann) Hesketh (27 FEB 1857–24 JAN 1924) m. John Wood (9 JUN 1851–5 SEP 1927)
  1. 1. Edward (Webster) Wood 1876–1914 m. Lizzie (Bell) Black 1881–1906
    1. 1. Edward (Webster) Wood 1906–2003 m. Catherine (May) Haskayne 1900–1980
    2. 2. Harold Wood 1906–2000 m. Mary Wright 1910–1998
  2. 2. Maud (Mary) Wood 1878–1912
  3. 3. May (Ellen) Wood 1881–1962
  4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Wood 1884–1888
  5. 5. Gertrude (Ruth) Wood 1886–1943
  6. 6. William Wood 1888–1916
  7. 7. Alice (Hesketh) Wood 1892–1978
  8. 8. Stanley (John) Wood 1894–1915
  9. 9. Edith (Annie) Wood 1896–1977

Ruth Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1857
27 FEB 1857
Birth of Ruth Ann Hesketh in Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1924
24 JAN 1924
Age 67
Death of Ruth Ann Hesketh in Netherton, nr Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Netherton, nr Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1857
    Event Place: Lydiate, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1924
    Event Place: Netherton, nr Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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