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Catherine Berkeley 1546–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Sir MP

Mother: Elisabeth Reade

Spouse(s): Rowland Leigh

Children(s): William Sir, Dousabel Leigh

In 1546, Catherine Berkeley entered the world in Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Berkeley Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Lieutenant Of The Tower Of London Knight Mp And Elisabeth Anna Reade. Catherine Berkeley married Rowland Leigh, and had children including Dousabel Leigh, William Leigh Sir. Catherine Berkeley passed away in 1590 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1546, Catherine Berkeley entered the world in Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Berkeley Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Lieutenant Of The Tower Of London Knight Mp And Elisabeth Anna Reade.
  • Catherine Berkeley married Rowland Leigh, and had children including Dousabel Leigh, William Leigh Sir.
  • Catherine Berkeley passed away in 1590 in Y, Somme, Picardie, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir MP
1531–1604
Birth Location: Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
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Elisabeth Reade
1512–1586
Birth Location: Great Milton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Rowland Leigh
1547–1570
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
RL

Children(s)

William Sir
1586–1632
Birth Location: Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England
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Dousabel Leigh
1581–1615
Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
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Catherine Berkeley's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Berkeley
1546–1590
Birth Place: Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Berkeley Sheriff of Gloucestershire, Lieutenant of the Tower of London, Knight MP
1531–1604
Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Elisabeth (Anna) Reade
1512–1586
Great Milton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Syme, Bachelor Earl of Stoke Gifford de Berkeley) Knight
1506–1546
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, , England
Lady (Elizabeth Isabel) Dennis
1509–1559
Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Coningsby
1480–1546
Sir Dyrham*
1470–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Berkeley's Descendants

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Catherine Berkeley (1546–1590) m. Rowland Leigh (1547–1570)
  1. 1. William (Leigh) Sir 1586–1632 m. Elizabeth Whorwood 1582–1666
    1. 1. William (Leigh) Sir 1604–1690 m. Joanna Perry\Pury 1624–1689 m. Margaret GUISE 1607–1640 m. Mary SAUNDERS 1610–1646
      1. 1. Thomas LEIGH 1664–1689
      2. 2. Theophilus (LEIGH (Esquire of Addlestrop & Longborough, co.) Gloucester) 1647–1725 m. Elizabeth Craven 1653–1687 m. Mary Brydges 1666–1703
        1. 1. Thomas (Leigh) Rev 1696–1764 m. Jane Walker 1704–1768
        2. 2. Elizabeth Leigh 1674–1674
        3. 3. Triphena Leigh 1678–1744
        4. 4. William Leighe 1691–1757
        5. 5. Mary ((Maria)) Leigh 1699–1735
        6. 6. Emma Leigh 1690–1760
        7. 7. James Leigh 1692–1713
        8. 8. Anne Leigh 1703–1773
        9. 9. Charles (Leigh, Rector of Lanwarne,) Herefordshire 1700–1766
        10. 10. Catherine Leigh 1701–
        11. 11. Henry Leigh 1697–1713
        12. 12. Theophilus Leigh 1693–1785
        13. 13. Cassandra Leigh 1695–1722
        14. 14. Elizabeth Leigh 1694–1737
        15. 15. Maria Leigh 1693–1735
      3. 3. Sarah LEIGH 1656–
      4. 4. Anne LEIGH 1661–1735
      5. 5. Martha LEIGH 1660–1727
      6. 6. Joseph LEIGH 1648–
      7. 7. Elizabeth LEIGH 1636–
      8. 8. Izibella LEIGH 1637–1637
      9. 9. John LEIGH 1638–
      10. 10. Anna LEIGH 1639–1639
      11. 11. William LEIGH 1629–
      12. 12. Dinah LEIGH 1634–
      13. 13. Thomas LEIGH 1633–1690
      14. 14. Mary LEIGH 1638–1718
      15. 15. George LEIGH 1631–1656
      16. 16. Benjamin Leigh 1666–
      17. 17. Cornelius Leigh 1670–
    2. 2. ISABELLA LEIGH 1612–1680
    3. 3. Elizabeth (De) Leigh 1611–
    4. 4. Thomas (De) Leigh 1612–1612
    5. 5. George (De) Leigh –1664
    6. 6. Catherine (De) Leigh 1610–
    7. 7. Anne (De) Leigh 1619–1639
    8. 8. Theophilus (De) Leigh 1632–1725
    9. 9. William (De Leigh) III 1625–1690
    10. 10. Prudence Lee\Leigh**** 1601–1664
  2. 2. Dousabel Leigh 1581–1615

Catherine Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Catherine Berkeley in Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Age 44
Death of Catherine Berkeley in Y, Somme, Picardie, France
Y, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Stoke Gifford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Y, Somme, Picardie, France
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