Chapter 13

Little Acorns

Chapter 13

PARTICULARS OF THE MAWDESLEY FAMILY.

Robert Mawdesley living 1613 buried at Croston (James 1) married Alice daughter of Thomas Nelson of Mawdesley. William, son of the above also burled at Croston married Margaret, daughter of James Ashton of Mawdesley (Cromwell).
Robert son of the above, probably buried at Wigan 1659 married Dorothy, daughter of Elexander Rigby of Wigan, purchased Heskin New Hall about 1687, he married Elizabeth daughter of George Dodding of Coneyshed. Robert son of the above
living at Heskin in 1723 (George I). There is also a burial of a Robert Mawdesley at Croston in this year. He married Dorothy daughter of Edward Stanley of Dale Garth, Cumberland, who was buried at Ormskirk in 1740 (George II).
(Anne) Thomas son of the above baptised at Eccleston, May 1705. He seems to have died childless and his estates went to the Rev. Thomas Mawdesley, His first cousin who was buried at Croston 1735 (George 11). He married Margaret, (George III). Thomas son of the above died 1769 and is believed to have married Frances daughter of R. Crooke of Crook Hall.

HESKIN NEW HALL is a large brick edifice. It was purchased by Robert Mawdesly Esq., from Sir Richard Molyneux, Kt. and Mart. in Charles I, 1625-49 and in 1739 (George II) was purchased out of Chancery of the trustees of the Rev. Thomas Mawdesley by Thomas Kershaw. Esq., in 1744 (George II). In 1788 Mr. Kershaw devised this estate (William and Mary) together with that of Mawdesley, which he also purchased to his three illegitimate sons, successively, but the three dying without issue, the estates descended to the right heirs of the testator, in moieties on the death of the last in 1833.
Lake House the seat of WILLIAM HAWKSHEAD TALBOT ESQ., is another pleasant Mansion in Wrightington (Mr. R. Bretherton, Rector of Eccleston).
Some of the resident freeholders seemed to have assumed the local name. One of these families in the 16th century became prominent and their house was known as Mawdesley Hall.
The title de Mawdesley was used as early as 1324. The "de" being as of
Mawdesley Pedigree being registered 1613.
1342
William, son of John, son of Adam de Mawdesley released to Sir William Hesketh all his lands in Mawdesley.
In 1398 Henry de Bamford and Ellen his wife had lands in Mawdesley but at one time Bamford House existed (Hell or Black Bull).
Richard Mawdesley in 1597 claimed a right of way to Longshaw over lands bought by Sir Thomas Hesketh.

Manex Directory of Lancashire 1854.
Mawdesley contains about 3,300 acres of land and its population in 1801 was 659 and increased slowly, by 1851 to 890. The Hall built upon a rock of Red Sandstone was for many generations a residence of the Mawdesley Family. The last of this family was living here about the year 1780.
The Hall is now a farmhouse. The estates of Heskin and Mawdesley were purchased out of Chancery by Alexander Kershaw and passed to his grandson Edmund Newman Kershaw but are now the property of the Mitchell family.
In this directory of Lancashire 1854 there are 40 families named Mawdesley nearly all in West Lancashire from Burscough to Liverpool.
In 1799 an act of Parliament was passed by which Commissioners were appointed to drain the low lands of Croston, Rufford, Mawdesley, Tarleton and Bretherton, from a fund raised by a rate laid on the landowners. An act for the enclosure of Croston Common was passed in 1728.

Dlrectory of Lancashire 1854 - Mannex & Co.
Mawdesley Hall built upon a rock of Red Sandstone. was for many generations the residence of the Mawdesley family. by whom Heskin New Hall was bought. The last of this family were living here about the year 1760. The Hall is now a farmhouse. The estates of Heskin and Mawdesley were purchased out of Chancery by Alexander Kershaw Esq., and were passed to his grandson Edmund Newman Kershaw Esq., but are now the property of the Mitchell family.

Baines History of Lancashire 1820.
Heskin New Hall bought by Robert Mawdesley son of William Mawdesley by purchase from Sir Richard Molyneux in 2nd year of Charles I.
At this period the Mawdesley's possessed the desmesnes of Mawdesley and appear to have been owners in the reign of Henry I. Both Mawdesley and Heskin were purchased out of Chancery of the Trustees of the Rev. Thomas Mawdesley deceased by Alexander Kershaw Esq., in 1739 and conveyed to him in 1744. His estate reverted to his nieces in 1833

Bamford House built in the 17th century, residence of the Bamford family is now a public house - (Hell or Black Bull).

The road of the east side of the Black Bull is named Bamford Lane on the 1820 map.