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Sir Thomas Hesketh 1520–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 June 1588

Death Location: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England

Father: Robert Hesketh

Mother: Grace Townley

Spouse(s): Dorras Trow??

Children(s): Robert Hesketh

Sir Thomas Hesketh was born in 1520 in North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Hesketh And Grace Townley. Sir Thomas Hesketh married Dorras Trow, and had children including Robert Hesketh. Sir Thomas Hesketh passed away in 1588 in Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Hesketh was born in 1520 in North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Hesketh And Grace Townley.
  • Sir Thomas Hesketh married Dorras Trow, and had children including Robert Hesketh.
  • Sir Thomas Hesketh passed away in 1588 in Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Hesketh's Ancestors

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Sir Hesketh
1520–1588
Birth Place: North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Hesketh
1504–1539
Rufford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grace Townley
1490–1543
Townley Hall, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Towneley
1473–1539
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Pilkington
1471–1522
Gateford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hesketh's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Hesketh (1520–20 June 1588) m. Dorras Trow?? (1505–15 Oct 1587)
  1. 1. Robert Hesketh 1560–1620

Sir Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Thomas Hesketh in North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1588
20 June 1588
Age 68
Death of Sir Thomas Hesketh in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: North Meols, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Rufford Lancashire Cheshire, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1588
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rufford, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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