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Charles Leigh 1575–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1575

Birth Location: Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1626

Death Location: Whimple, Devonshire, England

Father: Sir Stoneleigh

Mother: Lady Spencer

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In 1575, Charles Leigh entered the world in Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leigh 1St Baronet Of Stoneleigh And Lady Katharine Spencer. Charles Leigh passed away in 1626 in Whimple, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1575, Charles Leigh entered the world in Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leigh 1St Baronet Of Stoneleigh And Lady Katharine Spencer.
  • Charles Leigh passed away in 1626 in Whimple, Devonshire, England.

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Charles Leigh's Ancestors

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Charles Leigh
1575–1626
Birth Place: Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Leigh, 1st Baronet of Stoneleigh
1545–1625
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, , England
Lady (Katharine) Spencer
1545–1639
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Alice ((Lady of Wolverton, Shropshire) Coverall Barker) Martin
1520–1603
Wolverton, Shropshire, England
JOHN (II SIR Knight SPENCER of Althorpe High Sheriff OF WORMLEIGHTON Lord) Sir
1517–1586
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Catherine Kitson Baroness) Spencer
1521–1586
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Spencer
1520–1532
Lady Knightley
1500–1532
Sir also:Kitson
1505–1540
Lady Kytson
1509–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1476–1552
Isabel Graunt
1474–1530
Richard Knightly
1455–1534
Jane Knightly
1461–1539
Sir Kytson
1454–1548
Margery Darell
1452–1510
Sir Donington
1483–1540

Charles Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1575
abt 1575
Birth of Charles Leigh in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1626
1626
Age 51
Death of Charles Leigh in Whimple, Devonshire, England
Whimple, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1575
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Whimple, Devonshire, England

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