Ann Hesketh (1831–) • FamilySearch

Ann Hesketh

1831–
Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Ann

When Ann Hesketh was born in 1831, in Aughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hesketh, was 28 and her mother, Margaret Meadow, was 26. She married Thomas Cain on 13 June 1859, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Maghull, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Thomas Cain

1834–

Ann Hesketh

1831–

Marriage: 13 June 1859

Thomas Cain

1859–

William Cain

1862–

Margaret Cain

1864–1865

Margaret Cain

1867–

James Cain

1865–

Alice Cain

1869–

John Cain

1874–1875

Spouse and Children

Thomas Cain

Male1834–Male

Ann Hesketh

Female1831–Female

MARRIAGE
13 June 1859
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

children

(7)

Thomas Cain

Male1859–Male

William Cain

Male1862–Male

Margaret Cain

Female1864–1865Female

James Cain

Male1865–Male

Margaret Cain

Female1867–Female

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Parents and Siblings

William Hesketh

Male1803–Male

Margaret Meadow

Female1805–Female

siblings

(10)

Ruth Hesketh

Female1824–1898Female

Female1822–Female

Female1829–Female

Female1831–Female

Male1833–1911Male

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World Events (8)

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

Age 11

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

1843

Age 12

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1878 · Bacup Natural History Society

Age 47

The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.

Name Meaning

Hesketh

Ann

English (Lancashire): habitational name from places in Lancashire and North Yorkshire called Hesketh, or from Hesket in Cumbria, all named from Old Norse hestr ‘horse’, ‘stallion’ + skeið ‘racecourse’. The ancient Scandinavians were fond of horse-racing and horse-fighting, and introduced both pastimes to England.

Possible Related Names

Heskett

Sources (3)

Ann Cain in household of Thomas Cain, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Ann Cain in household of Thomas Cain, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
Ann Cain in household of Thomas Cain, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

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