Person:William Henshawe (1)

Catherine Houghton married William Henshaw of Paxteth Hall near Liverpool and they lived with her father at Wavertree Hall. William Henshaw and his father-in-law (Evan Houghton) were both killed on 20 Jun 1644 at the storming of Liverpool by Prince Rupert. They were fighting against Charles I. In 1651, Catherine (Houghton) Henshaw, wife of William Henshaw died leaving two sons:

Daniel Henshaw - aged about 18 months younger then his brother Joshua.

CONFLICT: Genealogies of West Virginia Families states that Daniel died without issue. The marriage and child listed need's to be checked further

From a letter by Dr John William Hancher to Valley Virginia Hancher, Piney Flats, Tennessee and dated 24 Aug 1924:

William Henshaw and his father-in-law, Evan Houghton, were killed on the 20th of June, 1644, at the storming of Liverpool, by Prince Rupert. They were fighting against King Charles I.

SEE: http://www.blueneptune.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~hinshaw/id?186 William Henshawe

                                                                                +-- William Henshall
                                                                                 |
                                       +-- Thomas Henshall --+
                                        |       ?-c1631                    |
                                        |                                       +-- Margerie Gyll
                                        |

William Henshawe -----+ B: 1608 | D: 1644 |

                                        +-- - Kendrick

M: Katherine Houghton

  +-- Edward Henshawe,  1632-?
  +-- Joshua Henshawe,  1643-1717
  +-- Daniel Henshawe,  1644-?

William Henshawe [ID 00186]

   (William Henshaw)    (William Henshall)    (William Hinshaw)

Born Mar 3 1608, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England.13 Spelled "Henshall" in the birth record but "Henshawe" in the marriage record. Walton on the Hill is a northern suburb of Liverpool.a

William was from Toxter (or Toxteth) Park, "aforesaid" (near Liverpool).4

He married Katherine Houghton, Oct 12 1630, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England.1,4,9,13,18,38

Katherine, daughter of Evan Houghton & Ellen Parker, was born in 1615, Wavertree Hall, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.78 Katherin Houghton was the only child and heir of Evan & Ellen (Parker) Houghton of Wartre Hall, Lancashire.1,4,9,38 Joshua Henshaw's pedigree says she was from "Wartre Hall, in Childo Parish in the County of Lancaster".4,38

William Henshawe died Jun 20 1644.1 William was killed in battle with his father-in-law, Evan Hauhton, in the Storming of Liverpool, by Prince Rupert, against King Charles I.1

William was "killed at the taking of Liverpool during the civil wars 1644".4,38 William's father-in-law Evan Houghton was also "killed at the taking of Liverpool in Lancashire by Prince Rupert, during the civil war @ 1644, where he was in prison @ 1638".4

Katherine died 1651.1,4 In 1651 a plague killed 200 persons in the Liverpool area, most being buried in Sickman's lane (now Addison street);b it seems likely that Katherine was probably a victim of this plague.c

William's children, Joshua & Daniel, were deported to New England in 1656 by the executor of their father's estate, claiming that he had sent them off to school in London where they both died of the plague. This presumably in order to steal their inheritance. See: The Story of Joshua and Daniel.

SOURCES 1. "The Hinshaw and Henshaw Families", by William Hinshaw; edited by Milo Custer; private printing, Bloomington, Illinois, 1911; Frank I. Miller Co., printers. LDS microfilm number 1402822.

4. The "New England Historical and Genealogical Register", vol 22, 1868, The New England Historical and Genealogical Society. This issue includes a complete copy of the recorded pedigree of Joshua Henshaw.

9. The "American Registry", Vol. X, pg 181, 973 US015 Vol. X in the LDS Family History Library.

13. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) International Genealogical Index (IGI) - Lancashire, England.

18. "Computer Printout of Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England 1586-1746), Marriages" (Microfilm 0883843, document 942.72 K29PR, Batch M005451): the LDS Family History Library.

38. An article appearing in the magazine "Hobbies", February 1967, titled "At the Sign of the Crest - Henshaw Coat-of-Arms", by Hazel Karft Eilers copy supplied by Fontella Hinshaw.

78. The Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) computerized Ancestral File.

(a) a world atlas.

(b) http://members.tripod.com/~Caryl_Williams/churches-2.html.

(c) Speculation.

1.   Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pedigree Resource File. (CD ROM Disc Set)
   #1, #2, #4, #5.

   William Henshawe Sex: M
   Birth: 1608 Place: Toxeth Park,Liverpool,Lancaster,England
   Death: 1644 Place:
   
   Parents: Father: Sir Thomas Henshall Disc #2
   Mother: Eleanor Neville Disc #2
   
   Marriage(s):
   Spouse: Katherine Houghton Disc #2
   
   Submitter: Patrick Norman Murphy
   230 Eddy Street #1221, San Francisco, CA 94102-6526 USA
   Submission Search: 52094-050899235554 (CD #1)
   Submission Search: 52094-061199011451 (CD #2)
   Submission Search: 52094-082199223247 (CD #4 - Pin #302358, Pin #302180)
   Submission Search: 52094-090599221727 (CD #5 - Pin #317392, Pin #317570)

2.   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index (R) (3). (www.familysearch.org)
   Film #2034728, # 451092, # 1760902.

   William Henshaw Sex: M
   Born: 1611- Paxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
   Film #2034728
   
   William Henshall Sex: M
   Born: 3 Mar 1608 Darby, Walton-On-The-Hill, Lancashire, England
   Film Number: 451092 Page Number: 21 Reference Number: 42970
   Film Number: 1760902
   Batch: P005451 Dates: 1586-1743 Source-Film: 0844795 IT 1-2 Printout: 6904106