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Cecily Leigh 1482–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1482

Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 15 Oct 1555

Death Location: Dedham, Essex, England

Father: Piers Legge

Mother: Ellen Savage

Spouse(s): Thomas Knight

Children(s):

In 1482, Cecily Leigh entered the world in Lyme, Cheshire, England, born to Piers Leigh Legge And Ellen Savage. Cecily Leigh married Thomas Boteler Knight. Cecily Leigh passed away in 1555 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1482, Cecily Leigh entered the world in Lyme, Cheshire, England, born to Piers Leigh Legge And Ellen Savage.
  • Cecily Leigh married Thomas Boteler Knight.
  • Cecily Leigh passed away in 1555 in Dedham, Essex, England.

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Cecily Leigh's Ancestors

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Cecily Leigh
1482–1555
Birth Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
Parents
Piers Leigh Legge
1453–1527
Disley, Cheshire, England
Ellen Savage
1447–1491
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Piers (Legh) III
1415–1527
Macclesfield St. Michael, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Trafford
1420–1474
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
John (Savage) IV
1422–1495
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Catherine Stanley
1431–1498
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter II
1389–1422
Joan Hall
1387–1440
Edmund I
1390–1457
Alice Venables
1398–1463
John III
1401–1463
John III
1401–1463
Thomas Stanley
1406–1459
Joan Goushill
1401–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Piers Legh
1320–1399
Margaret Danyers
1347–1428
Gilbert Haydock
1370–1425
Isabel Houghton
1375–1424
William Bollen
1376–1459
Johanna Massey
1375–1420
John II
1370–1450
Maud Swynnerton
1370–1415
John II
1370–1450
Maud Swynnerton
1370–1415
John Stanley
1386–1437
Elizabeth Harington
1388–1445
Robert Goushill
1350–1403
Elizabeth Arundel
1366–1425

Cecily Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Cecily Leigh in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England
1555
15 Oct 1555
Age 73
Death of Cecily Leigh in Dedham, Essex, England
Dedham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Cecily Leigh, person ID LCRQ-VXQ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1555
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Cecily Leigh, person ID LCRQ-VXQ.

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