Reverend Charles Hesketh

sutcliffe · Reverend Charles Hesketh

Anyone know anything about this gentleman and his rectorship of St Cuthbert´s?( around 1870) There must also have been some kind of farm attached to the property. It seems that a number of my Howard ancestors were at some time in his employment.
Paul Sutcliffe

baxtersp

Charles Hesketh was the Lord of the Manor, as well as the Rector of North Meols. Charles bought the title in 1845 from his brother Peter, who had no male heirs.

Jane

There might be more information in some of the local history books about him Paul.

Or try a Google search - yes I found him as top on a page of peerages

Bez

Sandyken

Bez is correct in saying that Charles Hesketh did not hold a title of 'Lord' . It should be written' lord of the Manor '(note lower case l ). This is used as a description of any one having 'power or authority over others or who holds 'feudal estate'. Over the years this has been corrupted into the use of the upper case L.
Charles Hesketh was a great benefactor to the area of North Meols. The Hesketh Family Tree is depicted in Peter Aughton's 'North Meolos and Southport' book and he is mentioned in Bailey's 'History of Southport' and other histories of the area

SeaCopRimmer

I am away from home at present but I think that the Rector of North Meols in the very late 1890's was The Rev. Charles Hesketh Knowlys! He was certainly the man in charge at many of the meetings of The Marshside Fishermen's Provident Association Limited

If I remember I will check up when I get home on Friday

baxtersp

Yes, you're right Seacop.

Sandyken

But do you notice that above Chas Hesketh Knowles is THE Charles Hesketh,
Dean and 'Lord of the Manor'!!!

Jane

I assume then that Charles changed his name and dropped the lord bit? Anyone know why?

Bez

These are 2 different men.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/...325&strquery=north%20meols#s2

If you follow this link and scroll down to the list of Rectors - it gives the reason for the vacancy and you will see that The Rev Charles Hesketh became Rector on the 6th May 1835 following the death of his predecessor, Gilbert Ford. When he died the Rev. Charles Hesketh Knowyls took up the position on the 4th October 1876 (41 years later) and was succeeded by James Denton Thompson on 6th October 1894 after he resigned.

Dotty · Oh, it all makes sense now...

Thank you for putting us straight Bez. I knew we could count on you.

Dotty

sutcliffe

Taken from "Merseyside Reporter"

1865 Rev. Charles Hesketh donates 30 acres of land to Southport for a public park, with the following conditions, build a wall around the park with four impressive gates, full maintenance and build a road around the outside of the park and connect the road with the rest of the towns sewer system. And so was created Hesketh park a high class residential area of Southport.

Jane

I love the way we all discover these facts.

Thanks Bez for putting us straight about Rev Heskeths.

As for the Park. It has recently had lots of money spent on it and is once again looking good.

Bez

The entry in Bland's "Annals of Southport" says this:

"1864 - December 6th. The Rev. Charles Hesketh, Rector, one of the Lords of the Manor, offered to the town 30 acres of sandhills with which to form a public park."

Yes, "Lords" was witten with a capital "L".

The offer was probably not as generous as it first appears, as the sandhills would have been of little commercial value to the estate, but it just goes to show what you can grow on sand. (That's why my veggies usually do so well).

Reverend Charles Hesketh

Oh, it all makes sense now...