William was born about 1333, the son of Stephen Hesketh but his mother is unknown. The place is not known.
He died before 1394. The place is not known.
His wife was UNKNOWN Steynson. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Agnes (c1355-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1333 | ||||
| Death | BEF 1394 |
Note 1
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16102072
DL - Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
Division within DL - Records of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
DL 25 - Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
DL 25/3539 - Thomas son of Robert le Jewe of Wigan and Agnes daughter of William son of Stephen de Hesskethe: release of his right in land in the townships of...
Catalogue description Name: Thomas son of Robert Jewe) , of Wigan. Places: Sealed at Becconsall, Lancashire;...
Reference: DL 25/3539/3097
Description:
Name: Thomas son of Robert Jewe), of Wigan.
Places: Sealed at Becconsall, Lancashire; Property in Becconsall, Lancashire / Hesketh, Lancashire; Party also from Wigan, Lancashire.
Document Note: Thomas son of Robert Jew is further described as son of Agnes daughter of William son of Stephen of Hesketh.
Seal Design: Design: eight-petalled flower, Size: 17 mm, Shape: round, Colour: red, Legend: none, Personal.
Material: Wax.
Attachment: On tag.
Seal Note: No name on seal. Impression: clear. Condition: complete.
Note: These seals are reproduced by kind permission of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Date: 1394 Apr 22
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Not Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5688623
DL - Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
Division within DL - Records of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
DL 25 - Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
Catalogue description Thomas son of Robert le Jewe of Wigan and Agnes daughter of William son of Stephen de...
Reference: DL 25/3539
Description:
Thomas son of Robert le Jewe of Wigan and Agnes daughter of William son of Stephen de Hesskethe: release of his right in land in the townships of Hesketh and Becconsall late of William Steynson his great grandfather, and of all actions: [Lancs].
Seal[s] described at item level
Note: Date derived from catalogue description for attached seal[s]. Date in the old typescript catalogue stated as 17 Ric II
Date: 1394 Apr 22
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Not Public Record[s]
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5688631
DL - Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
Division within DL - Records of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
DL 25 - Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
Catalogue description Appointment by Agnes late the wife of Robert le Jewe of Wigan of an attorney to deliver...
Reference: DL 25/3548
Description:
Appointment by Agnes late the wife of Robert le Jewe of Wigan of an attorney to deliver to Adam de Bekansowe seisin of the land, etc. which came to her after the death of William de Hesketh, her father, in the township of Hesketh: . English.
Seal described at item level
Note: Date derived from catalogue description for attached seal. Date in the old typescript catalogue stated as 17 Ric II
Date: 1394 Apr 21
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Not Public Record
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!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.
Soc. Lancs, and Ches.), i, 92.
1718 Bishop Gastrell gave Hesketh Bank as an alias
of Becconsall. ‘The parish lies on the west bank of
the Douglas estuary, the Ribble forming the northern
boundary. In ancient times almost the only habit-
able part must have been the elevated patch in the
south-east corner, a continuation of the Tarleton
ridge, Becconsall being at the southern end of this
patch and Hesketh at the north-west. The northern
half of the land has in the main been reclaimed from
the Ribble since 1834, chiefly through the operations
of the Ribble Navigation Company.!? The area is
4,736 acres.!3 In 1go1 there wasa population of got.