Hessoms at All Saints', Daresbury

Monumental Inscriptions

We visited All Saint's, Daresbury on 17 Jun 2008, and found three Hessom gravestones. Subsequently, we found others in a copy of "Daresbury. All Saints' Church 'the Lewis Carroll Church' Monumental Inscriptions" held in the library of Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society. Text in blue is our transcription. Notes like [[sic]] are our comments on another's transcription.

Edward Hessom of Newton

In memory of Edward Hessom of Newton
who departed this life Feb ... 1810 Aged 88.
... Margarett ... who departed ... Sept ...

This headstone is damaged. Ellipses indicates missing text.

It might have been more complete during the 1970's, because a transcription made then reads as follows:

In memory of Edward Hesson [[sic]] of Newton
who departed this life 16th Feb 1810 aged 88.
Margaret [[sic]] his wife who departed this life 18 Sep 1806 aged 83.

Thomas Hessom of Norton

In memory of Thomas Hessom of Norton
who died August 4th 1848 aged 53 years.
Ann his wife.

Forgive blest shade the tributary tear
That mourns thy exit from a world like this
Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here
And stay'd thy progress from the realms of bliss

William Heesom of Keckwick

Here lieth the Body of William Heesom of Keckwick
who departed this life January 1st 1846 aged 47 years.
Also William his Son who died April 7th 1894, aged 61 years.
Also Sarah Heesom who died Feb 13th 1899 aged 62 years.
She has found the rest we toil to find.
Also Thomas Heesom of Runcorn who died August 3rd 1903 aged 66 years.
Thy will be done.

William Hessom of Moore

(Parts of the same stone -)
Here lies the body of William Hesson [[sic]] [1] of Moore
died 23 August (1840?) aged 83
Hannah wife of William He[sson [[sic]] of] Hatton
who departed this life (25?) Sept 1800 aged (4-?)
Hannah their daughter who departed this life 30th March 1801 aged (6m?)
George son of William and Betty Hessom second wife of William
(R.-d 21 June 1801 aged 15 months).

Photograph courtesy of Beryl and Peter Baines.

Ellen Hessom

(Flat stone)
Thomas Hessom
Ellen his wife and daughter [[of]] William and Mary Gotherell
of Hatton born 25 Feb 1814 died 18 Nov 1843.
Weep not for me my husband dear
I am not dead but sleeping here
And when the joyfull trumpet sound
Awake I'll rise and greet the ground
William Gotherell of Hatton died 11 Jan 1852 aged 75
Mary wife of the above named William Gotherell
died 12 April 1855 aged 67

Registers

Some Hessoms transcribed from the registers of Daresbury All Saints.

Daresbury, All Saints - Baptisms/Marriages/Burials -1795

MFPR 602.

• Margaret Daughter of Edward and Margaret Heesam [sic] of the Moss side in Norton Husbandman baptd. 25th Day [of March 1759]
• Elizabeth Daughter of Edward and Margaret Heesham of the Moss Side in Norton baptizd the 12th day [of July 1761] [2]
• Elizabeth Daughter of Edward and Margaret Heesham of Moss Side in Norton baptd. 17th day [of Jul 1763]
• John Son of William and Hannah Heesham [3] of Hatton Farmer Bapd. 25th Day [of July 1790]
• Edward Son of William and Hannah Heesham of Hatton Farmer Bapd. 28 Day [of October 1792]
• John Son of William Heesham of Hatton Died 15th Interr'd 17th [of November 1792] Aged 2 years
• Nancy Daughter of Betty Heesham of Newton (base born) Bapd. 20th Day [of January 1793] Pauper
• Nancy Daughter of Betty Heesham of Newton Interr'd 19th Day [of March 1793]
• Thomas son of William and Hannah Heesham of Hatton, Bap 1st Day [of March, 1795]

Daresbury, All Saints - Baptisms/Marriages/Burials 1795-1812

MFPR 602.

• William Son of William and Hannah He[ea]sham of Ha[lt]ton, Farmer Bapd. 25th [February 1798].
• Humphrey Son of John and Hannah Heesham of Newton Labourer, Bapd. 22 Day [of April 1798]
• Hannah wife of William Heesham of Hatton died 25th [September 1800], inter'd 28th [September 1800] aged 43 years [4]
• Betty Daughter of John and Rosamund Heesham of Newton Labourer Bapd. 11th Day [of August 1799]
• James Son of Randle and Susannah Hesm [?? could be something else entirely] of Hatton [or possibly Halton] Farmer bapd. 7th Day [of August 1800]
• Hannah Daughter of William and Hannah Heesham of Hatton [or possibly Halton] Farmer Bapd. 29th Day [of September 1800] [4]
• Thomas son of John and Rosamond Heesham of Dutton Labourer Bapd. 18th Day [of January 1801]
• John son of William and Betty Heesham of Hatton Farmer Bapd. 10th Day [of October 1801]
• Hannah (an Infant) Daughter of William Heesham of Hatton [or possibly Halton] Interr'd 30th [Day of March 1801]

Years 1803-1812 are still to be transcribed.

Marriages Daresbury All Saints 1813-1949

Cross checking with CheshireBMD, which is complete for Daresbury All Saints' marriages 1837-1949, throws up some that we missed:

• C10/1/49, 1840, Catherine HEESHAM m. James HOFFLAND
• C10/1/56, 1840, Sarah HEESHAM m. William DONE
• C10/1/127, 1846, Mary HEESOM m. Peter CLARE

Burials Daresbury All Saints 1813-1941

Burials post 1850 not yet transcribed.

Elsewhere

• See what GENUKI has on Daresbury
• Web site of All Saints', Daresbury, so called the Lewis Carroll Church, because Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born in Daresbury on 27 Jan 1832.

Footnotes

1. It actually reads "Hessom", as you can clearly see in the photograph.
2. Presumably died in infancy, and before the christening of her namesake in 1763. I did not find a matching burial in the registers of All Saints, Daresbury.
3. William and Hannah were married on 6 Apr 1790 in St Mary's and All Saints', Great Budworth, the registers of which have this entry:
   "William Hissom of the Parochial Chapelry of Daresbury, Bachelor and Hannah Plant of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this sixth Day of April in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety by me Geo. Birch Curate. This Marriage was solemized between us { William H[ie]ssom, Hannah x Plant her Mark } in the presence of { Robert Whitley, John Moores }".
   William's signature was obscured by a flourish in the C of Curate, and could be read as either "Hissom" or "Hessom". Hannah must have been very pregnant at the time.
4. Hannah presumably died in childbirth. She was buried the day before the christening of her daughter, also called Hannah.