Biography of Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet 1825-1872
Paternal Family Tree: Hesketh
On 11 Jan 1825 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet was born to Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet (age 25).
On 27 Jul 1842 [his grandfather] Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet (age 65) died. His son [his father] Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet (age 43) succeeded 4th Baronet Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
On 10 Feb 1843 [his father] Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet (age 43) died. His son Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 18) succeeded 5th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
In 1846 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 20) and Anna Maria Arabella Fermor (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Fermor 4th Earl Pomfret.
In 1847 [his son] Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet was born to Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 21) and [his wife] Anna Maria Arabella Fermor (age 19).
On 09 May 1849 [his son] Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh 7th Baronet was born to Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 24) and [his wife] Anna Maria Arabella Fermor (age 21).
In 1862 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 36) was elected MP Preston. He held the seat until his death.
In 1868 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 42) adopted the additional name Fermor.
In 1870 [his wife] Anna Maria Arabella Fermor (age 42) died.
On 20 Aug 1872 Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet (age 47) died. His son [his son] Thomas Henry Fermor-Hesketh 6th Baronet (age 25) succeeded 6th Baronet Fermor-Hesketh of Rufford in Lancashire.
St Mary The Virgin Church, Rufford [Map]. Various monuments, mostly from previous chapel and church on this site, including: a small brass of a knight, Sir Robert Hesketh (d.1541) (on north wall of chapel); a large monumental slab of alabaster portraying Thomas Hesketh of Rufford (d.1463) and Margaret his wife, with their children and Hesketh coat of arms at their feet, and lettering round the margin including names; a large table monument with effigy of Sir Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet by Matthew Noble; at east end of south aisle a wall monument to Lady Sophia Hesketh (d.1817), by Flaxman, copiously lettered, and on north wall a tablet to Sir Thomas Hesketh (d.1778), with a verse by the poet Cowper.
Kings Wessex: Great x 25 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 22 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 28 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 23 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 17 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Graham 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Hesketh 2nd Baronet 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Hesketh 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh 3rd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Father: Thomas Hesketh 4th Baronet 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Thomas Fermor-Hesketh 5th Baronet 15 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England