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Edward Leigh 1565–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Lymm, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1608

Death Location: Disley, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Lyme

Mother: Catherine Venables

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Edward Leigh was born in 1565 in Lymm, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Peter Piers Viii Leigh Legh Lee Of Lyme And Catherine Mainwaring Venables. Edward Leigh passed away in 1608 in Disley, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Leigh was born in 1565 in Lymm, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir Peter Piers Viii Leigh Legh Lee Of Lyme And Catherine Mainwaring Venables.
  • Edward Leigh passed away in 1608 in Disley, Cheshire, England.

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Edward Leigh's Ancestors

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Edward Leigh
1565–1608
Birth Place: Lymm, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Peter\Piers VIII, Leigh\Legh\Lee of Lyme
1535–1570
Lyme, Cheshire, England.
Catherine (Mainwaring -) Venables
1545–1586
Northwich, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter) Leigh
1480–1541
Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lady (Margaret (Gerard)) Leigh
1514–1603
Ches Bryn, Lancashire, , England
Sir (Lord Thomas I Vénables Knight of Kinderton, Baron of) Kinderton
1514–1580
Kinderton cum Hulme, Northwich, Cheshire, England
Matilda (Maud) Needham-Venables
1515–1578
Middlewich, Cheshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Edward Leigh in Lymm, Cheshire, England
Lymm, Cheshire, England
1608
22 Jan 1608
Age 43
Death of Edward Leigh in Disley, Cheshire, England
Disley, Cheshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Lymm, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1608
    Event Place: Disley, Cheshire, England

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