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Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh 1527–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1527

Birth Location: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 December 1583

Death Location: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Father: George Leigh

Mother: Joan Larke

Spouse(s): Alexander Barlow, Laurence Downes

Children(s): Alexander II, Elizabeth Barlow, Abraham Barlow, Anne Barlow, Edward Barlow, Jane Barlow, Margaret Barlow, Mary Barlow, Roger Downes

Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh was born in 1527 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Leigh And Joan Larke. Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh married Alexander Barlow, Laurence Downes, and had children including Abraham Barlow, Alexander Barlow Ii, Anne Barlow, Edward Barlow, Elizabeth Barlow, Jane Barlow, Margaret Isabella Barlow, Mary Barlow, Roger Downes. Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh passed away in 1583 in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh was born in 1527 in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of George Leigh And Joan Larke.
  • Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh married Alexander Barlow, Laurence Downes, and had children including Abraham Barlow, Alexander Barlow Ii, Anne Barlow, Edward Barlow, Elizabeth Barlow, Jane Barlow, Margaret Isabella Barlow, Mary Barlow, Roger Downes.
  • Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh passed away in 1583 in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

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Elizabeth Leigh's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Leigh
1527–1583
Birth Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George Leigh
1499–1529
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Larke
1490–1550
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Leigh's Descendants

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Elizabeth ('Bess') Leigh (27 Jul 1527–26 December 1583) m. Alexander Barlow (1521–26 August 1584) m. Laurence Downes (–15 May 1564)
  1. 1. Alexander (Barlow) II 1557–1620 m. Mary Barlow 1552–1627
    1. 1. John Barlow 1600–1674 m. Ann Ward 1604–1685
      1. 1. John (Barlow) III 1639–1691 m. Abigail Lockwood 1646–1690
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Barlow 1677–1730 m. Jeremiah Fowler 1673–1723
    2. 2. Rudesland Barlow 1583–1656
    3. 3. Alexander Barlow 1579–1642
    4. 4. Ambrose (Edward) Barlow 1585–1641
    5. 5. Edmund Barlow 1580–1595
    6. 6. Elizabeth Barlow 1587–1587
    7. 7. George (Thomas) Barlow 1582–1684
    8. 8. Margaret Barlow 1581–1642
    9. 9. William Barlow 1575–1609
  2. 2. Elizabeth Barlow 1553–1554
  3. 3. Abraham Barlow 1557–1620
  4. 4. Anne Barlow 1551–1552
  5. 5. Edward Barlow 1565–1641
  6. 6. Jane Barlow 1555–1556
  7. 7. Margaret (Isabella) Barlow 1549–1617
  8. 8. Mary Barlow 1547–1595
  9. 9. Roger Downes

Elizabeth Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1527
27 Jul 1527
Birth of Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh in Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1546
1546
Age 19
Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh was married in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1583
26 December 1583
Age 56
Death of Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh in Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
1625
6 November 1625
Age 98
Elizabeth 'Bess' Leigh was married in Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1527
    Event Place: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 November 1625
    Event Place: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1583
    Event Place: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Didsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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