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Elizabeth De Leigh 1440 – 1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England

Death Date: 1482

Death Location: Wardhall, Cumbria, England (probable)

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Isabel Stanley

Spouse(s): William Dykes

Children(s): Thomas Dykes, William Dykes

The story of Elizabeth De Leigh began in 1440 in Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England. Elizabeth De Leigh married William Del Dykes, and had children including Thomas Del Dykes, William Del Dykes. Elizabeth De Leigh passed away in 1482 in Wardhall, Cumbria, England (probable).

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth De Leigh began in 1440 in Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England.
  • Elizabeth De Leigh married William Del Dykes, and had children including Thomas Del Dykes, William Del Dykes.
  • Elizabeth De Leigh passed away in 1482 in Wardhall, Cumbria, England (probable).

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1418 – 1479
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
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Isabel Stanley
1408 – 1480
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

William Dykes
1440 – 1500
Birth Location: Wardhall, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Dykes
1470 –
Birth Location: Wardhall, Endland
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William Dykes
1480 – 1550
Birth Location: Wardhall, , , England
WD

Elizabeth Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Leigh
1440 – 1482
Birth Place: Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England
Parents
Sir William De Leigh, Knight
1418 – 1479
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Isabel (De) Stanley
1408 – 1480
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Leigh of Isel knt) mp
1394 – 1439
Isel, Allerdale-below-Derwent, Cumbria, England
Isabel Lowther
1400 – 1446
Lowther Hall, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lowther
1368 – 1430
Margaret Strickland
1360 – 1449
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Lowther
– 1382
Margaret

Elizabeth Leigh's Descendants

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Elizabeth (De) Leigh (1440 – 1482) m. William (Del) Dykes (1440 – 1500)
  1. 1. Thomas (Del) Dykes (1470 – )
  2. 2. William (Del) Dykes (1480 – 1550) m. Christina Salkeld (1480 – 1550)
    1. 1. James Dykes (1515 – 11 Mar 1601)
    2. 2. Thomas, (Lord of Whitehall, del) Dykes\Daux (abt 1520 – 1580) m. Lady (Isabell) Pennington (1520 – abt 1570)
      1. 1. Leonard Dykes (1545 – )
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas Dykes Baronett Of Kent And) Sussex" (02 Oct 1552 – 31 Jan 1614)
      3. 3. Henry Daux (1555 – 7 Sep 1637) m. Mary Gray (1550 – )
        1. 1. Richard Daux (1600 – 1658) m. Ann Rogers (1603 – 9 Sep 1625)
      4. 4. Edward Dykes (1555 – 1600)
      5. 5. Thomas ( – abt 1615)

Elizabeth Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Elizabeth De Leigh in Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England
Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England
1482
1482
Age 42
Death of Elizabeth De Leigh in Wardhall, Cumbria, England (probable)
Wardhall, Cumbria, England (probable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Isel, Cockermouth, Cumbria County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Wardhall, Cumbria, England (probable)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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