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This would go with MarieCeleste's find:-

Name: Thomas Henry Hesketh (widower)
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Jan 1927
Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Country of birth:- England
occupation:-Contractor

Spouse's Name: Mary Jane Horsley Shutt (widow)
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 6 (original show aged 60yrs)
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 (1867)
Country of birth:- England

Reference ID: cn500 , GS Film number: 1795953 , Digital Folder Number: 004236653 , Image Number: 02202

Also this Hesketh leaving on same day but not listed with above family:-

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about Mr K Hesketh
Name: Mr K Hesketh
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1871
Occupation:- Painter
Departure Date: 12 Oct 1901
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Cape
Ship Name: Goorkha
Search Ship Database: Search the 'Goorkha' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Master: J F Moseley

Initial is noted as K but looks more like an R to me.


EDIT:- just checked 1901 census and Robert is noted as a Housepainter so this does look to be him.

This looks to be the family leaving:-


NAME: Mrs Hesketh
BIRTH: abt 1873
DEPARTURE: 12 Oct 1901 - Southampton, England
DESTINATION: Cape

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
PASSENGER LISTSView Image
NAME: Miss F Hesketh
BIRTH: abt 1897
DEPARTURE: 12 Oct 1901 - Southampton, England
DESTINATION: Cape

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
PASSENGER LISTSView Image
NAME: Master F Hesketh
BIRTH: abt 1899
DEPARTURE: 12 Oct 1901 - Southampton, England
DESTINATION: Cape

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
PASSENGER LISTSView Image
NAME: Miss E Hesketh
DEPARTURE: 12 Oct 1901 - Southampton, England
DESTINATION: Cape

Don't know if this is any connection - from National Archives of South Africa:

DEPOT NAB
SOURCE MSCE
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 33537/1941
PART 1
DESCRIPTION HESKETH, THOMAS HENRY. (S/S HESKETH, MARY JANE) (FORMERLY SHUTT, BORN HORSLEY).
STARTING 1941
ENDING 1942
REMARKS MSCE 10 228.

It implie s it relates to the death in 1941 of a Thomas Henry Hesketh. His surviving spouse was Mary Jane nee Horsley but possibly also been married to a Shutt.

Hello Anne and welcome to the Community boards.





I'll let Anne know how to return to her replies. :-)

They were still in the UK in 1901



1901 England Census

Name:Florence V Hesketh

Age:3

Estimated birth year:abt 1898

Relation to Head:Daughter

Gender:Female

Father:Robert Hesketh

Mother:Ann Hesketh

Birth Place:Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Civil Parish:Birkenhead

Ecclesiastical parish:Holy Trinity

County/Island:Cheshire

Registration district:Birkenhead

Sub-registration district:Birkenhead

ED, institution, or vessel:17

Piece:3390

Folio:77

Page Number:49

Household schedule number:283

Household Members:

Robert Hesketh 30
Ann Hesketh 27
Florence V Hesketh 3
Fred Hesketh 2
Eva Hesketh 2 Months

have you put your tree on the site, so that anyone looking for links can see the connection with you?

Thomas Hesketh
England and Wales Census, 1881

Name: Thomas Hesketh
Age (Original): 31
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1850
Birthplace: Chester, Cheshire, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Painter
Address: 6 Ackworth Row
Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Record Type: Household
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 3575 / 118
Page Number: 7
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Thomas Hesketh Head M 31 Chester, Cheshire, England
Sarah Hesketh Wife F 33 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Robert Hesketh Son M 10 Chester, Cheshire, England
Fred Hesketh Son M 7 Chester, Cheshire, England
Ernest Hesketh Son M 3 Wales GS Film number: 1341856

have you checked to find out if anyone else on here is researching the family?

You will need birth years

Anne Hesketh trying to find any info on Heskeths that emmigated to South Africa from Birkenhead, England around 1900. Names include Thomas Henry and Sarah Hesketh, Robert and Ann Hesketh with children Florence, Fred and Eva. Any help would be really appreciated. :-)