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St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford is in Rufford, Lancashire, Churches in Lancashire.
World War II Memorial at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map], and memorial to more recent services' deaths.
West wall of St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map] with windows commissioned by Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet in memory of his wife Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh.
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]
On 8th October 1463 Thomas Hesketh of Rufford (age 57) died. Alasbaster grave slab at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map] to Thomas and his wife Margaret Massey with their children depicted at his feet.
Thomas Hesketh of Rufford: Around 1406 he was born. In 1428 Thomas Hesketh of Rufford and Margaret Massey were married.
Margaret Massey: she was born to Hamon Massey of Rixton.
On 8th February 1539 Robert Hesketh (age 29) died. He was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. Brass to Robert and his wife Grace Towneley (age 34).
Robert Hesketh: After 1510 he was born to Thomas Hesketh of Hesketh and Rufford. In 1521 Robert Hesketh and Grace Towneley were married.
Grace Towneley: Around 1505 she was born to John Towneley. On 28th May 1543 she died. She was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
On 28th May 1543 Grace Towneley (age 38) died. She was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. Grave of Margaret Hesketh, died 1680. Possibly Margaret Hesketh (age 28).
Margaret Hesketh: Before 1652 she was born to Robert Hesketh and Lucy Rigby Lady Molyneux.
In 1769 Robert Hesketh (age 99) died. He was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 4th March 1778 Thomas Hesketh 1st Baronet (age 51) died. His brother Robert (age 48) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. Memorial at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
Thomas Hesketh 1st Baronet: In 1727 he was born to Thomas Hesketh. In 1761 Thomas Hesketh 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
Robert Hesketh 2nd Baronet: On 23rd April 1729 he was born to Thomas Hesketh. On 30th December 1796 Robert Hesketh 2nd Baronet died. His grandson Thomas succeeded 3rd Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
On 6th February 1817 Sophia Hinde Lady Hesketh (age 39) died. She was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. Monument by John Flaxman (age 61).
Sophia Hinde Lady Hesketh: In 1778 she was born. On 1st February 1798 Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
On 27th July 1842 Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet (age 65) died. He was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. His son Thomas (age 43) succeeded 4th Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. Annette Maria Bomford Lady Hesketh (age 43) by marriage Lady Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
On 10th February 1843 Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet (age 43) died the day before his 44th birthday. His son Thomas (age 18) succeeded 5th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. Memorial at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet: On 11th February 1799 he was born to Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet and Sophia Hinde Lady Hesketh. On 3rd April 1824 Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet and Annette Maria Bomford Lady Hesketh were married. On 27th July 1842 Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet died. He was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford succeeded 4th Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. Annette Maria Bomford Lady Hesketh by marriage Lady Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
On 22nd May 1849 Thomas Richard Hesketh (age 1) died. Memorial at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
Thomas Richard Hesketh: Around February 1848 he was born to Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet and Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh.
On 17th October 1849 Thomas Buckler Lethbridge 2nd Baronet (age 71) died. He was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. His son John (age 51) succeeded 3rd Baronet Lethbridge of Westaway House in Devon and Winkley Court in Somerset.
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. Memorial of the three children of Thomas ffoster, sometime Rector of Rufford, and his wife Mary Elizabeth Christian, who died young.
On 14th June 1863 Anna Maria Lake (age 88) died. Memorial window at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map] commissioned by her grand-daughter Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh (age 35).
Anna Maria Lake: In 1775 she was born to Gerard Lake 1st Viscount Lake and Elizabeth Barker. On 21st August 1799 Richard Borough 1st Baronet and she were married.
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. The font now in use is a handsome modern one of red granite, a Masonic gift in memory of Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 46), but the 18th-century hexagonal font is still preserved, with a wooden canopy, round the bottom of which is the inscription: 'NI[PS]ON ANOMHMA MH MONAN O[PS]IN.'
On 20th August 1872 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 47) died. His son Thomas (age 25) succeeded 6th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire. Monument at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map] by Matthew Noble (age 55).
Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet: In 1847 he was born to Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet and Arabella Fermor Lady Hesketh. In 1876 Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet died unmarried. His brother Thomas succeeded 7th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 17th December 1879 Annette Maria Bomford Lady Hesketh (age 80) died. She was buried at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map] Memorial to Sunday School teacher Annie Maude Hogg-Goggin, died 9th April 1902.
1918. World War I Memorial at St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].
Curates and Rectors of St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map].