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Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I 1527–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1527

Birth Location: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 26 December, 1583

Death Location: Didsbury, Lancashire

Father: Esq. Leigh

Mother: Mrs. Legh

Spouse(s): Alexander Parliament, Laurence Downes

Children(s): Alexander Barlow

Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I was born in 1527 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, the child of Esq George Lee Leigh And Mrs George Legh. Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I married Alexander Barlow Of Barlow Hall Member Of Parliament, Laurence Downes, and had children including Alexander Iii Barlow. Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I passed away in 1583 in Didsbury, Lancashire.

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  • Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I was born in 1527 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, the child of Esq George Lee Leigh And Mrs George Legh.
  • Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I married Alexander Barlow Of Barlow Hall Member Of Parliament, Laurence Downes, and had children including Alexander Iii Barlow.
  • Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I passed away in 1583 in Didsbury, Lancashire.

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Elizabeth I's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth I
1527–1583
Birth Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
Parents
Esq. George Lee Leigh
1499–1529
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
Mrs. (George) Legh
1497–
of High Legh, Ches., England
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Elizabeth I's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth) I (27 Jul 1527–26 December, 1583) m. Alexander (Barlow of Barlow Hall Member of) Parliament (1521–26 Aug 1583) m. Laurence Downes (–15 May 1564)
  1. 1. Alexander (III.) Barlow 1557–1620 m. Mary Brereton 1559–1627
    1. 1. John (James Barlow "Freeman" (One of the earliest settlers in Fairfield, Conneticut. Large landowner.) "1st generation American) Immigrant" 1594–1674 m. Ann Ward 1604–1685
      1. 1. Martha Barlow 1632–1698 m. James (Beers) 12 1628–1698
        1. 1. Ann (Martha) Beers 1661–1720 m. Joseph Bulkley 1648–1719 m. Joseph Bulkeley 1648–
      2. 2. Ann Barlow 1626–1650
      3. 3. Deborah Barlow 1636–1705
      4. 4. Edmund Barlow 1626–1697
      5. 5. Elizabeth Barlow 1621–1686
      6. 6. John Barlow 1630–1691
      7. 7. Ruth Barlow 1638–1689
      8. 8. Ruth Barlow 1623–1700

Elizabeth I's Timeline

2 Records

1527
27 Jul 1527
Birth of Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
1583
26 December, 1583
Age 56
Death of Elizabeth Bess Leigh Lee Hardwicke-Cavendish-Talbot-Barlow Countess of Shrewsbury Lady og Hardwick Hall, Lady of the Bed Chamber to Queen Elizabeth I in Didsbury, Lancashire
Didsbury, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1527
    Event Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December, 1583
    Event Place: Didsbury, Lancashire
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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