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Catherine Leigh 1539–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jun 1576

Death Location: Shoreditch, London, , England

Father: Thomas Leigh

Mother: Joan Cotton

Spouse(s): James Blount

Children(s): William Blount, Sir Blount, William Blount, Charles Blount, William Mountjoy, Sarah Blount

Catherine Leigh was born in 1539 in St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Oswald Leigh And Joan Cotton. Catherine Leigh married James 6Th Baron Mountjoy Blount, and had children including Charles Blount, Edward Blount, Sarah Blount, Sir Christopher Blount, William Blount, William Blount Mountjoy. Catherine Leigh passed away in 1576 in Shoreditch, London, , England.

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Biography

  • Catherine Leigh was born in 1539 in St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Oswald Leigh And Joan Cotton.
  • Catherine Leigh married James 6Th Baron Mountjoy Blount, and had children including Charles Blount, Edward Blount, Sarah Blount, Sir Christopher Blount, William Blount, William Blount Mountjoy.
  • Catherine Leigh passed away in 1576 in Shoreditch, London, , England.

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Catherine Leigh's Ancestors

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Catherine Leigh
1539–1576
Birth Place: St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Oswald Leigh
1513–
St Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
Joan Cotton
1518–1557
Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Leigh's Descendants

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Catherine Leigh (1539–25 Jun 1576) m. James ("6th Baron Mountjoy') Blount (1533–20 Oct 1582)
  1. 1. William Blount 1557–1594 m. Anne Bymand 1535–1575
    1. 1. Sarah Blount 1570–1655 m. Thomas Smith 1558–1625 m. Thomas Smith 1580– m. Robert (Leicester) Sydney 1563–1626
      1. 1. Arthur Smith 1597–1645 m. Alice Citone 1614–1642 m. Elizabeth Cittone 1597–
        1. 1. Jane Smith 1664–1737 m. John Skinner 1667–1737
        2. 2. Thomas Smith 1625–
        3. 3. William Smith 1635–1705
        4. 4. Nicholas Smith 1659–1719
        5. 5. Jane Smith 1664–1737
        6. 6. Arthur Smith 1638–1696
        7. 7. Jane Smith 1641–1737
      2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1571–1618
      3. 3. Thomas Smith 1576–1609
      4. 4. Robert Smith 1585–
      5. 5. Robert Smythe 1589–
      6. 6. John (Sir) Smythe 1590–
      7. 7. Christopher Smythe 1592–1638
      8. 8. Margaret Smythe 1595–
      9. 9. Thomas Smythe 1600–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Smyth 1589–1623
      11. 11. Dorothy Smith 1600–
      12. 12. John Smith 1625–1680
      13. 13. Lawrence Smith 1629–1700
      14. 14. Arthur Smith 1570–
      15. 15. Katherine Smythe 1564–1615
      16. 16. Ursula Smythe 1530–1585
      17. 17. Thomas (Christopher Lawrence) Smith 1591–1648
      18. 18. Catherine Smith 1562–1680
      19. 19. Thomas Smith 1600–
      20. 20. John Smith 1600–
  2. 2. Sir (Christopher) Blount 1540–1601
  3. 3. William Blount 1530–1594
  4. 4. Charles Blount 1563–1606
  5. 5. William (Blount) Mountjoy 1557–1594
  6. 6. Sarah Blount 1562–1655

Catherine Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Catherine Leigh in St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England
1576
25 Jun 1576
Age 37
Death of Catherine Leigh in Shoreditch, London, , England
Shoreditch, London, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: St. Oswalds, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1576
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London, , England

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