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Anne West 1581 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1581

Birth Location: Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1628

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir West

Mother: Cecilia Knollys

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In 1581, Anne West entered the world in Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Leighton West and Cecilia Anne Knollys. Anne West passed away in 1628 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1581, Anne West entered the world in Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas Leighton West and Cecilia Anne Knollys.
  • Anne West passed away in 1628 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Anne West's Ancestors

Self
Anne West
1581 – 1628
Birth Place: Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Leighton West
1555 – 1618
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Cecilia (Anne) Knollys
1555 – 1608
Rotherford Greys Castle, Oxfordshire or Stanford, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
William West
1520 – 1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Strange
1524 – 1579
Chesterton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Lord Francis I The Elder Knollys, Knight of The Garter, Sheriff) O
1514 – 1596
Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary Catherine Kate Carey (Cary), Lady of The Queen's) Privy
1524 – 1568
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George WEST
1504 – 1538
Elizabeth Morton
Thomas L'Estrange
1508 – 1545
Ann Vaux
1513 – 1569
Sir Aldenham
1500 – 1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John L'Estrange
Anna

Anne West's Timeline

2 Records

1581
21 May 1581
Birth of Anne West in Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1628
1628
Age 47
Death of Anne West in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1581
    Event Place: Westover, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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