Alice Haworthe / Haward

Personal and Family Information

Alice was born about 1453, the daughter of Christopher Haworthe but her mother is unknown. The place is not known.

She had two marriages/partners. Her first husband was Thomas Hesketh, who she married in AFT 1510. The place has not been found. Their four known children were Robert (c1478-1539), Charles (c1480->1556), Helene (c1482-?) and Edward (c1484-?).

Her second husband was William Tarleton, who she married in AFT 1523. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

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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He seems to have settled his manors

and lands on his natural children already

by a preceding will, made on the occasion

of the marriage of his bastard son Robert <<<< Robert and Charles are both labeled as bastards in Visitation of Lancashire by Richard St. George, 1613, [Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 122.]Inq: post Mortem Thome Hesketh 16 Sep. A 15 H. 8

with Grace Towneley, but some further

Provisions are made for Robert, Charles <<<< Alice Haworthe is listed in Visitation of Lancashire by William Flower, Hesketh of Rufford. [Hart. MS. fo. 70. Chetham MS. fo. -.] as their mother & his second wife after Grace..

and E len, and also for Alice Haward, <<<< However, he was married to Eliza Fleming at the time. Alice Haward may be the mistress and real mother of the said bastards.

their mother. <<<< After the 1497 divorce of Eliza married for 26 years, and the marriage to Grace until 1510, it appears he finally married his long-time mistress.

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1483 holding lands in Wiswell, apparently in right

of Grace his wife, of the king as duke by knight’s

service.’ Thomas Hesketh acquired the same in

1505," but Sir Thomas Hesketh and Alice his wife

sold in 1555 to Anthony Watson and Thurstan

Mawdsley. Walmesley of Coldcoats *' and Banastre

of Altham ® also had lands in Wiswell.

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Other wills are copied in Towneley

MS. HE, Hen. VIII, no. 9, 103; the

former of these [dated 15 May 1521]

makes a settlement of his manors, lands,

&e.

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® Duchy of Lane. Ing. p.m. v, no. 16.

In addition to the manor of Ruff rd, held

[as formerly] of the Abbot of Chester by

a rent of 40. and valued at £20 clear,

he held lands, &c., in Harwood, Tottle-

worth, Croston, Mawdesley, Longton,

Hutton, Penwortham, Howick, Brether-

ton, Ulnes Watton, and a great number

of other places in the county, with the

advowsons of chantries at Croston, Ruf-

ford, Harwood and Longton. The will

of 2 July 1522 is given, settling the

estate upon Robert Hesketh, and several <<<< Still Rufford heir.

feoffments are recited. Alice Haward <<<< Alice Haward appears to be his mistress and the real mother of the said bastards, as well as his later wife.

had married William Tarleton of Rufford.

The lawful heirs were Henry Kighley <<<< His sisters and their husbands.

[son of Richard son of Margery], Richard

Aughton [son of Maud], Roland Kighley,

clerk [son of Murgaret], Roger Nowell of

Read [son of John Nowell by Dulcia],

which Margery, &c., were sisters of

Thomas Hesketh.

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* Henry Kighley and the other heirs

named in the inquisition put forward

their claim in 1525. They alleged that

Thomas was brother and heir of Richard

Hesketh, who is not named in the inqui-

sition after the death of Robert Hesketh

[1491], but is said to have been an

official of the Crown; L. and P. Hen.

FIL, i, 1781 5 Dods. loc. cit. Richard is

called a younger brother in 1511;

Kuerden MSS. iii, H 84. Thomas is

again descrited as brother and heir of

Richard Hesketh, deceased, in a grant of

his in 1523; Towneley MS. DD, no.

392. The defendants in 1525 were the <<<< In other words, the Executors of the will won and the supposed heirs lost.

feoffees and executors of the will of

Thomas Hesketh, and showed that they

had due authority for their action ; Duchy

of Lane. Dep. Hen. VIII, xv, K 2.

Source: Visitation of Lancashire by William Flower, 1567, p. 80. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1567_visitation.pdf

Hesketh of Rufford.

[Hart. MS. fo. 70. Chetham MS. fo. -.]

Arms. - Quarterly o[ five, viz: 1. Argent, on a bend sable, three garbs or; 2. Barry of six, argent and azure, in chief three

lozenges, gules; 3. Argent, a cross flory, sable; 4. Argent, a fess gules; 5. Sable, three mullets, each issuing

from a crescent, argent.

Sir William Heskethe,

knt. |

I

Thomas Heskethe = ... dau. of ...

of Rufforde, ar., | Massy of Rix-

sonne and heire, | ton, co. Lan-

co. Lancaster. | caster, ar.

- |

Robert Heskethe = Grace, dau. of

of Rufforde, | … Phyton of

sonne and heire. | Gawseworthe,

| co. Chester,

| knt.

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Grace, dau. = Thomas Hesketh = Alice, dau. of Richard, William, ... a dau. … , a dau. <<<< Grace & Thomas & Alice

of Sir John | of Rufford, ar. | Christopher 2 sonne. third sonne, maryed to maryed to

Towneley of | | Haworthe, bishop of Rich. Awgh- Sir Henry

Towneley, | | second wyf. Man. ton of the Kyghley of

co. Lancas- | | Myles, co. Ingkippe,

ter, knt. | | Lancaster. co. Lancas-

| |______________________________________________________ ter, knt

| | | |

William Hesketh, Sir Robert Hesketh, = Grace, dau. of Charles, Helene,

dyed sans yssue. knt., obiit 1539. | Sir John 3 sonne. maryed to

| Towneley of Laurence

| Towneley,knt.; Towneley of

| obiit 21 Maii, Barnshed,

| 1543· co. Ebor., ar.

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Sir Thomas Hesketb = Alice, dau. of Robert, Jane, Helene,

of Rufford, co. Lan- | Sir J olm Hol- 2 sonne. maryed to maryed to

caster, knt., sonne and | crafte of Hol- Richard Richard Bar-

heire of Sir Robert. | crafte, co. Asheton of ton of Bar-

| Lancaster, knt. Croston, co. ton Rowe,

Lancaster,ar. co. Lancas-

ter, ar.

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Robert Heskett = Mary, dau. of Thomas, Richard, Dorothe. Margarett.

of Rufford, esq., Sir George 2 sonne. 3 sonne.

sonne and heire Stanley of

of Sir Thomas. Crossehall, co.

Lancaster, knt.

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Note: Location Rufford is 4.92 miles from Hesketh Bank, Prston, Lancashire.