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Catherine Leigh 1530–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Lanchester, Durham, England

Death Date: 1566

Death Location: Lancaster, Durham, , England

Father: Sir Leigh

Mother: Dame Barker

Spouse(s): Lancelot Wilkinson

Children(s): Lawrence Durham

The story of Catherine Leigh began in 1530 in Lanchester, Durham, England. Catherine Leigh married Lancelot Wilkinson, and had children including Lawrence Wilkinson Of Harperley House Durham. Catherine Leigh passed away in 1566 in Lancaster, Durham, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Leigh began in 1530 in Lanchester, Durham, England.
  • Catherine Leigh married Lancelot Wilkinson, and had children including Lawrence Wilkinson Of Harperley House Durham.
  • Catherine Leigh passed away in 1566 in Lancaster, Durham, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leigh
1509–1571
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Dame Barker
1509–1604
Birth Location: Wolverton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lancelot Wilkinson
1530–1592
Birth Location: Harpley House, Lanchester, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Lawrence Durham
1565–1622
Birth Location: Harpsley House, Durham, England
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Catherine Leigh's Ancestors

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Catherine Leigh
1530–1566
Birth Place: Lanchester, Durham, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Lord Mayor of London Leigh
1509–1571
Stoneleigh, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Dame (Alice) Barker
1509–1604
Wolverton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord\Laird (Robert or Rogier Leigh van) Rushall
1483–1522
Wellington, Shropshire, England
Lady (Alice Anne\Ann de) Trafford\Trafford-Leigh\Lee
1485–1540
Trafford, Lancashire, England
John (Richard de Colchurst) Barker
1500–1572
Colehurst, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Dame (Elizabeth Agnes Bestney Hill, Dame de Coverall) 9V47-T93
1500–1540
Hills of Salop, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1460–1506
Lady Wilbraham
1456–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Leigh's Descendants

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Catherine Leigh (1530–1566) m. Lancelot Wilkinson (1530–22 Nov 1592)
  1. 1. Lawrence (WILKINSON of Harperley house,) Durham 1565–1622 m. Dorothy (Anne) Emerson 1568–1604
    1. 1. William (Wilkinson) (12gf) 1592–1624 m. Mary (Conyers) (12gm) 1597–1624
      1. 1. Lt (Laurence) Wilkinson 1620–1692 m. Susannah (SMITH) Wilkinson 1624–1692
        1. 1. John (Wilkinson) Sr. 1654–1708 m. Deborah Whipple 1670–1748
        2. 2. William Wilkinson 1677–1723
        3. 3. Josias Wilkinson 1660–1692
        4. 4. Captain (Samuel Lawrene) Wilkinson 1654–1727
        5. 5. Susannah Wilkinson 1652–1724
        6. 6. Joanna WILKINSON 1657–1708

Catherine Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Catherine Leigh in Lanchester, Durham, England
Lanchester, Durham, England
1566
1566
Age 36
Death of Catherine Leigh in Lancaster, Durham, , England
Lancaster, Durham, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Lanchester, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Lancaster, Durham, , England
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