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Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh 1504–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 February 1539

Death Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Hesketh

Mother: Elizabeth Fleming

Spouse(s): Grace Townley

Children(s): Thomas Hesketh

Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh was born in 1504 in Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Sir Thomas Of Hesketh And Elizabeth Fleming. Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh married Grace Townley, and had children including Thomas Hesketh. Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh passed away in 1539 in Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh was born in 1504 in Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Sir Thomas Of Hesketh And Elizabeth Fleming.
  • Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh married Grace Townley, and had children including Thomas Hesketh.
  • Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh passed away in 1539 in Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Hesketh
1485–1523
Birth Location: Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Fleming
1474–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Grace Townley
1500–1543
Birth Location: Townley Hall, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Hesketh
1534–1588
Birth Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hesketh
1504–1539
Birth Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Sir Thomas of Hesketh
1485–1523
Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Fleming
1474–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hesketh's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood) Hesketh (1504–8 February 1539) m. Grace Townley (Abt 1500–28 May 1543)
  1. 1. Thomas Hesketh 1534–1588 m. Alice Hesketh 1520–1605
    1. 1. John Lord 1580– m. Mary Haydock 1578–1663 m. Susan Kilver 1575–
      1. 1. James Lord 1601– m. Elizabeth ((Turnoe)) Clarke 1600–
        1. 1. Jane Lord 1620–1659 m. Thomas Hale 1613–1678
        2. 2. Simeon Lord 1636–1744
        3. 3. Edmund Lord –1726
      2. 2. Robert Hesketh 1608–1652
      3. 3. Nathan Lord 1600–

Sir Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1530
May 1530
Age 26
Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh was married
None
1539
8 February 1539
Age 35
Death of Sir Robert,(Illigitimate) MP of Rufford and Great Harwood Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1539
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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