Richard was born about 1545, the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.
He died before 1617. The place is not known.
His wife was Jane Haresnape “Hoghton”. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1545 | ||||
| Death | BEF 1617 |
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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2 Lancs. Ing. p.m. [Rec. Soc. Lancs, and
Ches.], iii, 351-8. Settlements made in
1620 are recited. Robert’s wife Jane,
who bore him a son before marriage,
afterwards married Sir Richard Hoghton,
and had the manors of Harwood, Tottles-
worth, Mawdesley and Wrightington, with
various lands, assigned as dower. Licence
for the marriage of Robert Hesketh and
Jane Haresnape was granted 6 June
16173 Marriage Act book, Chester, ii. <<<< dated 6 Jun 1617.
Robert’s will is printed in Wills [Chet.
Soc. new ser.], ii, 21-4.