Lawrence Habergham

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Personal and Family Information

Lawrence was born about 1478, the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.

His wife was Grace Towneley, who he married in 1543. The place has not been found. They had no known children.

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BirthABT 1478

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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had about 1543 married Grace Hesketh,

the lawful daughter of Sir John Towneley

and widow of Sir Robert Hesketh, who

died a few months after marriage, on

28 May 1543 , and later he

married Margaret Ingham, illegitimate

daughter of the same

Sir John Towneley by Janet Ingham ;

inquiry was made by the Archbishop of

York in 1562, and it was decided that the

marriage was lawful, the paternity in the

second case being doubtful ; ibid. H 156.

A settlement of the manor of Habergham

was made by Lawrence Habergham in

15513 Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 14,

m. 166.