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William DE HESKETH 1248–1318 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1248

Birth Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Aft 5 Feb 1318

Death Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Father: John HESKETH

Mother: Elizabeth BARRON

Spouse(s): Matilda FITTON

Children(s): John HESKETH, Robert MASSEY, Adam HESKETH, Thomas HESKETH

William DE HESKETH was born in 1248 in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England, the child of John De Hesketh And Elizabeth Barron. William DE HESKETH married Matilda Fitton, and had children including Adam De Hesketh, John Hesketh, Robert Massey, Thomas De Hesketh. William DE HESKETH passed away in 1318 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.

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  • William DE HESKETH was born in 1248 in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England, the child of John De Hesketh And Elizabeth Barron.
  • William DE HESKETH married Matilda Fitton, and had children including Adam De Hesketh, John Hesketh, Robert Massey, Thomas De Hesketh.
  • William DE HESKETH passed away in 1318 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.

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William HESKETH's Ancestors

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William HESKETH
1248–1318
Birth Place: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England
Parents
John DE HESKETH
1220–
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth BARRON
1225–
Lancashire County, England
Grandparents
William (DE) HESKETH
1176–1230
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England
Elbora (de) TOTLEWORTH
1178–1220
Accrington, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William HESKETH's Descendants

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William (DE) HESKETH (Abt 1248–Aft 5 Feb 1318) m. Matilda FITTON (Abt 1250–Aft 1294)
  1. 1. John HESKETH 1276–1334 m. Alice (DE) RADCLIFFE 1283–1354
    1. 1. William HESKETH 1320–1378 m. Marcella (DE) THWENG 1336–1379
      1. 1. Agnes HESKETH 1374–1441 m. Lawrence FITTON 1375–1456
        1. 1. Thomas FITTON 1402–1449 m. Helena MAINWARING 1404–1482
        2. 2. Elizabeth FITTON 1396–1413 m. William (DEL) MERE 1330–
        3. 3. John FITTON 1398–1455 m. John FITTON 1694–
        4. 4. Agnes (Alice) FITTON 1398–1478 m. Robert (DE) DAVENPORT 1398–1435 m. Mathew MERE 1394–
        5. 5. Joan FITTON 1399–1486 m. Ralph GROSVENOR 1407–1476 m. Ralph GROSVENOR 1407–1464
        6. 6. John FYTON 1401–1456
        7. 7. Randle FITTON 1401–1500
        8. 8. Edward FITTON 1404–1459
        9. 9. Hugh FYTON 1407–1418
        10. 10. Laurence FITTON 1407–1434
        11. 11. Margaret FITTON 1408–1443 m. John (DE) EGERTON 1404–1459
        12. 12. William FITTON 1408–1459
        13. 13. Richard FITTON 1410–1459 m. Richard FITTON 1412–
        14. 14. Hugh FITTON 1418–1449
        15. 15. Ellen FITTON 1420–1440 m. John FITTON 1391–
      2. 2. Thomas HESKETH 1360–1413 m. Sybyl LAWRENCE 1408–1460 m. Margaret BANNESTER –1406
  2. 2. Robert MASSEY 1251–1298 m. Alice DAVENPORT 1252–1337 m. Margaret (DE) MASSEY 1264–
  3. 3. Adam (DE) HESKETH 1277–
  4. 4. Thomas (DE) HESKETH –1305 m. Valentine (DE) RIXTON 1298–1370 m. Alice (DE) BISPHAM 1275–1338

William HESKETH's Timeline

2 Records

1248
Abt 1248
Birth of William DE HESKETH in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England
1318
Aft 5 Feb 1318
Age 70
Death of William DE HESKETH in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1248
    Event Place: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William de Hesketh, person ID GSBR-D4H.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 5 Feb 1318
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for William de Hesketh, person ID GSBR-D4H.

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