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William Hesketh 1240–1288 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1240

Birth Location: Hesketh, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1288

Death Location: Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England

Father: William Hesketh

Mother: Elbora Totleworth

Spouse(s): Mawde Fitton

Children(s): Thomas Rufford

William Hesketh was born in 1240 in Hesketh, Lancashire, England, the child of William Hesketh And Elbora De Totleworth. William Hesketh married Maud Fitton, Mawde Fitton, and had children including Thomas Hesketh Of Rufford. William Hesketh passed away in 1288 in Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Hesketh was born in 1240 in Hesketh, Lancashire, England, the child of William Hesketh And Elbora De Totleworth.
  • William Hesketh married Maud Fitton, Mawde Fitton, and had children including Thomas Hesketh Of Rufford.
  • William Hesketh passed away in 1288 in Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England.

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William Hesketh's Ancestors

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William Hesketh
1240–1288
Birth Place: Hesketh, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Hesketh
1215–1288
Heskayth, Lancashire, England
Elbora (de) Totleworth
1217–
Totleworth, Lancashire, England
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William Hesketh's Descendants

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William Hesketh (Abt 1240–1288) m. Mawde Fitton (Abt 1245–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hesketh of) Rufford 1270–1304 m. Alice Byspham 1275–
    1. 1. John Hesketh 1300– m. Alice Fitton 1305–1360 m. Alice Fytton 1286–1347
      1. 1. William Hesketh 1320–1378 m. Marcella (de) Thweng 1330–1379
        1. 1. Agnes (De) Hesketh 1378–1442 m. Lawrence (Fitton of) Gawsworth 1365–1456 m. John Fitton 1388–1456
        2. 2. Thomas Hesketh 1347– m. Margaret Banester 1347–
        3. 3. Thomas (de) Hesketh 1368–

William Hesketh's Timeline

2 Records

1240
Abt 1240
Birth of William Hesketh in Hesketh, Lancashire, England
Hesketh, Lancashire, England
1288
1288
Age 48
Death of William Hesketh in Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1240
    Event Place: Hesketh, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William Hesketh, person ID GSBR-D4H.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1288
    Event Place: Rufford Manor, Rufford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William Hesketh, person ID GSBR-D4H.

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