Alice Booth

Personal and Family Information

Alice was born about 1415, the daughter of Robert Booth but her mother is unknown. The place is not known.

She died about 1498. The place is not known.

Her husband was Robert Hesketh. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their three known children were Thomas (c1450-?), Hugh (c1452->1511) and Richard (c1454-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"

The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY

https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434620/cu31924088434620_djvu.txt#:~:text=k%20[Standish]%2C%20211%20Emmott%20[Whalley]%2C%20525%20Euxton,[p]%20115%2C%20[m]%20115%20Thorp%20[Croston]%2C%20104.

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Robert, married to Alice daughter <<<< Robert Hesketh de Hesketh [~1424 - ~1491] with wife Alice Booth and son Thomas. Page continues mixing the two Hesketh lines.

of Robert Booth in 1454,’ died in 1491,° leaving a

son Thomas, who, in default of legitimate issue,‘

bequeathed his manors to his natural son Robert, with <<<< Robert Hesketh de Rufford [~1478 - 1539]. Second son Robert, but heir was Thomas. I don’t see a Robert with heir Robert.

remainders to Charles and Ellen, brother and sister <<<< Robert Hesketh de Rufford [~1478 - 1539]. Siblings Charles and Helene.

Thomas Hesketh appears to have added

very largely to the hereditary possessions of his family,

and died at Ruford on 14 August 1523.° <<<< Thomas Hesketh de Rufford ~1453 - ~1523.

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Alice widow of Robert Hesketh and

their sons Hugh and Richard in 1499-1

came to an agreement with Thomas the

heir as to dower, &c. ; Towneley MS.

HE, Hen. VII, no. 3. She died in 1498 <<<< The reason these dates don't conflict is the gravestones show the date purchased in England. It would have been purchased for her husband and then she buried next to him.

and was buried at Rufford.

!Source: Visitation of Lancashire by Richard St. George, 1613, page 128. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1613_visitation.pdf

Heskayth.

[Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 124 b, 125.].

Arms. — The first twelve quarterings of the shield described at fo. 110.

,…,

Robert Heskaith, = Alice, dau. of Sir Robert Booth knt <<<< Robert & Alice

Lo. of Heskaith, | lo: of Dunham Massye; after her hus-

obilt. 1490. _| band's death she professed chastitye.

!Source: Visitation of Lancashire by Richard St. George, 1613, page 22. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1613_visitation.pdf

Hesketh.

[Hart. MS. 1437 fo. 23.]

Entred.

Thomas Hesketh = Margaret, dau. of

of Hesketh, esq' | Hamon Massye

| of Rixton.

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Robert Hesketh, = Alice, dau. of William Thomas John Hugh William Hesketh, = …. .

sonne and heire. Sir Robert 2 sonne. 3 sonne. 4 sonne. 5 sonne. 6 sonne. |

Booth. [died 1st] |

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Ann, dau. and = Barthollmew Hesketh. = ........... .

coheire of | | ……….. .

William Clif- | | first wife.

ton, second | _______________

wife. | |

| George Hesketh.

Gabriell Hesketh = Jane, dau. of

of Aughton. | Sir Henry Hal-

| sail of Halsall,

| knt.

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Bartholmew Hesketh, = Margaret, dau. Sir Thomas, 2. Cutbert,3. Richard, 4.

sonne and heire. | to Sir John

| Sowthworth,

| knt.

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Gabriell Hesketh = Jane, dau. of Henry, 2.

of Awghton, | Hen. Stanley

sonne and heire, | of BickerslOI1,

living 1613. | esq.

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Barthollmew Hesketh, = Ann, dan. of Sir

sonne and heire, ætat. Cuthbert Halsall

II annor. 1613. of Halsall, knt.

[aged 2]