I would very much like to tie up my lineage with those of Henshaw Hall as the lineage would then go back to about 1365. That would be something!
Too right!! You and me both.
Me aswell.
But I think that it may be much easier said than done to establish a connection.
This part of the post reminds me of my Warren ancestors on my tree:
I got back so far to a "Selby" Warren born 1682, the son of a William. He was born in Wilmslow.
Then I found out that the Warrens of Poynton and Stockport, were descended possibly from William the conqueror/ a relation of his. This tree shows them from Sir Edward De Warren. Another tree I found before this, showed there may have been a connection to William the Conqueror:
http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/warren.htmlThis shows the Warrens possible connection to William the Conqueror:
http://www.warrenfamilyhistory.com/Docs/Our%20Warrens%20in%20England.htmThe Warrens "Of Poynton and Stockport" were a very wealthy family in the Cheshire area. I thought to myself: "The areas are so close together, there might be a connection somewhere."
But no way could I find a connection between my Warrens of Wilmslow/ Stockport to these Warrens mentioned above. And there is also the fact that Warren is a very common surname.
But another way of looking at it is this: It was so far back in time that the likelihood that there isn't a connection may be very slim indeed.
And in a way, that is the way I look at our Henshaws, and trying to connect them to Henshaw Hall:
There may be a connection. But it may possibly be a few generations back from where we are looking/ think it may be. That is one option.
So in the meantime, I believe our William, was the son of Thomas Henshaw senior "Of the parke", Wilmslow.
Unless of course some more information has been found other than a baptism of William Henshaw in 1605 in Gawsworth/ Some information which may link these Gawsworth Henshaws to our Wilmslow ones.
Thank you.