Gilbert Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Gilbert was born about 1375, the son of Thomas Hesketh and Margaret Banester. The place is not known.

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

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Adam de Beconsaw occurs as a witness

to deeds in 1380-3; Add. MS. 32104,

no. 75, 1643. He is probably the Adam

murdered at Rufford in 1399; see the

account of Rufford. Henry de Beconsaw

appears immediately afterwards, com-

plaining, perhaps in connexion with

Adam’s death, of maiming, &c., by

Nicholas son of Thomas de Hesketh of

Rofford, Gilbert his brother, and others ; <<<<

Pal, of Lanc. Chan. Mis:. 1/8, m. 12.

—

13 Dodsworth [loc. cit.] states that

Nicholas was the son of Thomas and

Sibyl ; also that he had a brother Gilbert <<<< No. Sibyl was wife of wrong Thomas. Nicholas’ [~1370-1416] mother was Margaret Banester. There was only one Nicholas at this time and no other so far until 1570.

and sons Thomas and Hugh. On the <<<< I have found no other Hugh between ~1310 and ~1457. Thus, Hugh is likely a younger brother son of Nicholas.

other hand a later note shows that there

was another Nicholas then living,

—

In 1403 the king pardoned [among

others] Nicholas son of Thomas de

Hesketh and Gilbert his brother for the

murder of Adam de Beconsaw in 1399;

Cal. Pat. 1401-5, p. 235. From a later

record it appears that Nicholas had been

outlawed in error, Adam de Beconsaw

came to the lidyate in Rufford, and

Nicholas struck him on the head with a

‘dokke spade,’ while Gilbert stabbed him

in the shoulder and Lawrence de Lea ran

him through with a sword ; Coram Rege

R. 1 Hen. V, pt. ii, m. 6.