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Catherine Leigh 1530–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Oswald

Mother: Lady Stoneleigh

Spouse(s): Sir Mountjoy

Children(s): Charles Blount, Ann Blount, Christopher Blount, Edward Blount, William Blount

The story of Catherine Leigh began in 1530 in St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Catherine Leigh married Sir Amp Lord James Blount 6Th Baron Of Mountjoy, and had children including Ann Blount, Charles 8Th Baron Mountjoy And 1St Earl Of Devonshire Blount, Christopher Blount, Edward Blount, William 7Th Baron Mountjoy Blount. Catherine Leigh passed away in 1576 in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Leigh began in 1530 in St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Catherine Leigh married Sir Amp Lord James Blount 6Th Baron Of Mountjoy, and had children including Ann Blount, Charles 8Th Baron Mountjoy And 1St Earl Of Devonshire Blount, Christopher Blount, Edward Blount, William 7Th Baron Mountjoy Blount.
  • Catherine Leigh passed away in 1576 in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England.

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Catherine Leigh's Ancestors

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Catherine Leigh
1530–1576
Birth Place: St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas Leigh, of St Oswald
1513–1558
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Joan Chaloner-Cotton, Baroness) Stoneleigh
1518–1557
Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Leigh's Descendants

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Catherine Leigh (1530–1576) m. Sir (& Lord James Blount, 6th Baron Of) Mountjoy (1533–20 Oct 1581)
  1. 1. Charles (8th Baron Mountjoy and 1st Earl of Devonshire) Blount 1563–1606 m. Penelope Devereux 1563–1607
    1. 1. Elizabeth Smythe 1595–1632 m. John (Smith (Jamestown Colony leader Sep 1608-1609)) Pocohantas 1581–1631
      1. 1. Laetitia (Isabella Smith-Robartes Countess) Radnor 1630–1714 m. Lord (John Roberts of Truro, 1st Earl of) Radnor 1606–1685
        1. 1. Captain (John Alexander ROBERTS) Jr 1658–1724 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Trammell 1672–1730
      2. 2. Charles Smythe 1628–1683
  2. 2. Ann Blount 1545–1594
  3. 3. Christopher Blount 1565–1601
  4. 4. Edward Blount 1560–
  5. 5. William (7th Baron Mountjoy) Blount 1561–1594

Catherine Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Catherine Leigh in St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1576
1576
Age 46
Death of Catherine Leigh in Shoreditch, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Shoreditch, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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