'Hesketh4'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hesketh of Birmingham, Hesketh of Ellesmere, Hesketh of Kenwick, Hesketh of Shrewsbury

                               
Cuthbert Hesketh of Kenwick in Ellesmere, Salop (bur 20.07.1671)
m. Ambrosia (bur 23.09.1674)
1. Robert Hesketh of Kenwick, later of Shrewsbury (bur 04.12.1719)
  m. Sarah (bur 10.07.1729)
  A. Charles Hesketh of Kenwick in Ellesmere (bpt 18.03.1673/4, bur 18.08.1729)
  m. Elizabeth (bur 04.04.1751)
  i. Charles Hesketh of Ellesmere (bur 05.07.1761)
  m. (16.08.1730) Sarah Cooke
  a. Charles Hesketh of Whitcurch (bpt 01.05.1732, bur 21.11.1777)
  b. Sarah Hesketh (bpt 08.03.1735-6)
  m. (10.08.1753) Robert Nevil
  ii. Robert Hesketh of Shrewsbury (d 09.09.1751)
  m. (26.07.1732) Elizabeth Russell (bpt 17.10.1711, bur 15.04.1766, dau of William Russell of Shrewsbury)
  a. Robert Hesketh of Shrewsbury (bpt 29.04.1735, d 31.12.1802)
  m. (03.05.1761) Margaret Thornes (bpt 16.09.1736, d 13.08.1820, dau of Thomas Thormes of Kynaston)
  (1) Robert Hesketh (bpt 07.10.1774, d 11.02.1837, Rector of Arton Burnell) had issue
  m1. (23.08.1804) Eliza Mayer (bpt 21.06.1772, d 25.08.1807, dau of John Mayer of Antigua, widow of Captain Richard Gabbett)
  m2. (16.08.1809) Emma Dansell (bpt 26.05.1785, d 17.02.1847, dau of George Dansell of the Middle Temple)
  (2) Eleanor Hesketh (bpt 18.01.1762, d 18.06.1847)
  m. (16.02.1782) Francis Reynolds of Bagley (d 07.09.1918)
  (3)+ other issue - Elizabeth (bpt 09.08.1764), Margaret (bpt 09.10.1766, bur 22.10.1768), Margaret (bpt 17.02.1769, bur 31.07.1769), Mary (bpt 11.07.1770, bur 25.10.1771)
  b. Elizabeth Hesketh (bpt 14.06.1733, bur 19.09.1789)
  m. (24.04.1764) William Harrison of Shrewsbury (bur 02.05.1785)
  c. Mary Hesketh (bpt 30.11.1742, bur 09.02.1792)
  m. (23.08.1767) Tennant Lacy of Shrewsbury (d 02.10.1802)
  d.+ other issue - William of Shrewsbury (bpt 13.05.1737, bur 25.09.1810), Charles (bpt 26.07.1739, bur 31.07.1739), Joseph of Shrewsbury (bpt 11.10.1740, bur 21.03.1780)
  iii. Cuthbert Hesketh (bpt 17.03.1698-9, bur 22.04.1712)
  B. Frances Hesketh (bpt 18.01.1683/4)
2 James Hesketh of Kenwick Park (bur 26.12.1721)
  m. Elinor (bur 29.07.1706)
  A. Francis Hesketh of Shrewsbury (bpt 12.10.1685, bur 20.05.1729)
  m. Mary Bowers (bur 29.01.1730//1, dau of Thomas Bowers of Shrewsbury)
  i. Elizabeth Hesketh (bpt 18.03.1705-6, a 03.1727-8)
  m. William Ogden of Hanmer (a 03.1727-8)
  ii. Mary Hesketh (bpt 05.05.1709, a 03.1727-8)
  m. _ Birch (d by 03.1727-8)
  iii.+ other issue - Francis (bpt 29.06.1704, bur 01.01.1704-5), Elizabeth (bur 04.02.1705-6), Martha (bpt 18.05.1707, a 11.1729), Patience (bpt 28.07.1710, bur 01.03.1710-1), Sarah (a 02.1750-1, d unm?)
3. Mary Hesketh (bur 01.08.1675)
  m. Rowland Muckleston of Merington (bpt 18.11.1632, bur 25.02.1704-5, m1. Margaret Bowdler, m3. ?? (Mrs. Maddox of Astley))

 

 

Robert Hesketh of Platt, Lancashire (minister)
m1/2. Jane Tincknell
1. William Hesketh of Leeds
  m. Martha Heald of Lupsethall
  A. Robert Hesketh of Birmingham
  m. Jane Fountaine of Craven
  i.+ issue - William, Robert, Richard, Edward, Samuel, Nancy
  B.+ other issue - Samuel of Birmingham (dsp), Sarah (b c1736, d unm 1820)
m2/1. (06.04.1708) Hannah Sykes (dau of Joseph Sykes of Leeds)
2. Bethia Hesketh
  m. _ Blankhorn of York
  A. Bethia Blankhorn
  m. _ Phipps of Whitechapel (uphosterer)
3. Bathshua Hesketh
  m. Joseph Swaine of Bradford
4.+ other issue (all hosiers in London) - Joseph (dsp), John (dsp), Edward

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 3 (1898), 'Descent of the Reverend Robert Hesketh, M.A. from Hesketh of Rufford, co. Lancaster', between p36 & p37)
(2) For lower section (originally uploaded 03.02.16 to HZmisc12, moved here 07.10.24) : FMG (vol 1, MS129/130, 'Hesketh-Swaine', p295+)
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