They could have been the sons of,īoth of these men are treated on the previous page, the "Heysham's of Lancaster." I've listed the men below as the sons of William only for difference since I've listed the Highfield branch as sons of John. Mary's church in Lancaster were three brothers who all lived in the first half of the 16th century. The first generation that can be discerned in the sadly truncated parish records of St. As usual, the north, and more especially the northwest, faced the bleakest prospects during these times of dearth. Farming methods, however remained primitive and it became more difficult to feed the population when harvests were poor. While documentation was so poor as to make real analysis difficult, most claim that the population doubled. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.ĭuring the Tudor period the population of England had grown dramatically. The following rhyme tracks their individual fates: Divorced, Beheaded, Died. ![]() Catherine of Aragon (the mother of Queen Mary), Ann Boleyn (the mother of Queen Elizabeth), Jane Seymour (the mother of King Edward VI), Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Paar. Henry eventually married, and made Queens of, six women. ![]() Importantly, the north and west of England, being much more conservative than the cosmopolitan southeast, remained strongly Catholic in attitude and practice. He then established the Church of England with himself as its head. However, he broke with the Catholic Church over his divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, the aunt of the Empereor. Henry made England a great nation that could deal on an even level with France and the Empire. Historical Timeline: Reign of Kings - House of Tudor Very many of them, whether marrying into what I thought was the merchant family or not, were in the main men of trade and men of the sea. This was reinforced when I began to research the backgrounds of the men who the Heysham women married. However, my recent review of parish records leads me to see them now as one family of sometimes divergent interests and occupations. I used to think that the family of this period was divided into two very separate groups, the wealthy merchants and a less-well-off family of carpenters, flaxmen, and butchers. The highest ascending man - Woodrow Wilson Sayre, who climbed the north face of Mt. The highest ranking theologian - The Reverend Francis Bowes Sayre Jr. The highest ranking naval officer - Captain Charles Augustus John Heysham, RN The highest ranking generals - Major General John Gibbon of the Union Army & Major General Barrington Heysham of the Indian Army ![]() The most closely related to fame and infamy - Francis Bowes Sayre, son-in-law of President Wilson and boss of & apologist for Alger Hiss The wealthiest men - Robert Heysham of London & Robert Heysham Sayre of Bethlehem Steel They comprise the most successful branch of the family, in terms of wealth, fame and accomplishment. They were mainly merchants, and sometimes shipowners and captains, but some were, by their turns, doctors, lawyers, soldiers and sailors as well. ![]() Here we continue the story of the Heysham family in Lancaster, and of their descendents who moved on to Liverpool, Carlisle, London, New York City, Philadelphia and Calcutta.
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