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William Hesketh 1640–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1640

Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 3 May 1697

Death Location: Halsall, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Hesketh

Mother: Margery Johnson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Anne Aspinall, Margret Hesketh

The story of William Hesketh began in 1640 in Sefton, Lancashire, England. William Hesketh married Elizabeth Hesketh, and had children including Anne Hesketh Aspinall, Margret Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh. William Hesketh passed away in 1697 in Halsall, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hesketh began in 1640 in Sefton, Lancashire, England.
  • William Hesketh married Elizabeth Hesketh, and had children including Anne Hesketh Aspinall, Margret Hesketh, Thomas Hesketh.
  • William Hesketh passed away in 1697 in Halsall, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hesketh's Ancestors

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William Hesketh
1640–1697
Birth Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Hesketh
–1657
Margery Johnson
1611–1669
Sefton, Great Cosby, Lanchashire, England
Grandparents
Roshe Johnson
1590–
Walton Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Thomas
1595–1633
Walton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jane Thomas
–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hesketh's Descendants

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William Hesketh (19 JAN 1640–3 May 1697)
  1. 1. Anne (Hesketh) Aspinall 1663–1716
  2. 2. Margret Hesketh –1732

William Hesketh's Timeline

4 Records

1640
19 JAN 1640
Birth of William Hesketh in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England
1640
19 Jan 1640
William Hesketh was baptized in Sefton,Lancashire,England
Sefton,Lancashire,England
1692
19 aug 1692
Age 52
Death of William Hesketh in Halsall
Halsall
1697
3 May 1697
Age 57
Burial of William Hesketh in Halsall, Lancashire, England
Halsall, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1640
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1640
    Event Place: Sefton,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 aug 1692
    Event Place: Halsall
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 May 1697
    Event Place: Halsall, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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