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Elizabeth Leighton 1500–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Newport, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Didlebury, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Nichols

Spouse(s): Ralph (Tilston)

Children(s): Ralph Jr, William Tilston, Tristram Tilston, George Tilston, Thomas Tilston, William Tilston

The story of Elizabeth Leighton began in 1500 in Newport, Shropshire, England. Elizabeth Leighton married Ralph L Tillotson Tilston, and had children including George Tilston, Ralph Tilston Jr, Thomas Tilston, Tristram Tilston, William Tilston. Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1550 in Didlebury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Leighton began in 1500 in Newport, Shropshire, England.
  • Elizabeth Leighton married Ralph L Tillotson Tilston, and had children including George Tilston, Ralph Tilston Jr, Thomas Tilston, Tristram Tilston, William Tilston.
  • Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1550 in Didlebury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leighton
1475–1508
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth Nichols
1476–1506
Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ralph (Tilston)
1506–1553
Birth Location: Newport, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Ralph Jr
1540–1602
Birth Location: Cheswardine, Shropshire, England
RJ
William Tilston
1539–1589
Birth Location: Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, England
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Tristram Tilston
1540–1587
Birth Location: Midgely, Yorkshire, England
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George Tilston
1531–1581
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
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Thomas Tilston
1530–1602
Birth Location: Huxley, Cheshire, Tilston Castle, England
TT
William Tilston
1550–1589
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
WT

Elizabeth Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Leighton
1500–1550
Birth Place: Newport, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir William Leighton
1475–1508
Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Nichols
1476–1506
Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Leighton, Knight, Sheriff of Wattlesborough and) Shropshire
1452–1519
Wattlesborough, Leighton, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516
Chartley, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Leigh
1428–1463
Lady Boothe
1410–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert deLeigh
1410–1479
Isabel Stanley
1413–1460

Elizabeth Leighton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Leighton (1500–1550) m. Ralph (L Tillotson) (Tilston) (1506–1553)
  1. 1. Ralph (Tilston) Jr 1540–1602
  2. 2. William Tilston 1539–1589
  3. 3. Tristram Tilston 1540–1587
  4. 4. George Tilston 1531–1581
  5. 5. Thomas Tilston 1530–1602 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Pickles 1535–1587
    1. 1. James Tillotson 1565–1597 m. Mary (Ann) Hudson 1567–1612
      1. 1. John (William) Tillotson 1591–1628 m. Maria Mitchell 1591–1648
        1. 1. John (Rowley) Tillotson 1618–1670 m. Jane Evans 1625–1684
        2. 2. Martha Tillotson 1613–1615
        3. 3. Mary Tillotson 1611–1615
        4. 4. Anne Tillotson 1592–
      2. 2. James Tillotson 1594–
      3. 3. Margaret Tillotson 1599–
      4. 4. Anne Tillotson 1596–
      5. 5. George Tillotson 1602–
      6. 6. Grace Tillotson 1605–1620
      7. 7. Edward Tillotson 1589–1640
      8. 8. Ellen Tillotson 1582–1599
      9. 9. Ann Tillotson 1576–1676
      10. 10. Mary Tillotson 1585–
      11. 11. Anne Tillotson 1592–1594
      12. 12. Thomas Tillotson 1591–1681
      13. 13. Mary Tillotson 1589–1594
    2. 2. William Tillotson 1554–1603
    3. 3. William (Henry) Tilston 1545–1546
    4. 4. George Tillotson 1559–1609
    5. 5. Thomas Tilston 1565–
    6. 6. John Tillotson 1552–1558
  6. 6. William Tilston 1550–1589

Elizabeth Leighton's Timeline

4 Records

1500
Abt. 1500
Birth of Elizabeth Leighton in Newport, Shropshire, England
Newport, Shropshire, England
1500
1500
Birth of Elizabeth Leighton in Newport, Shropshire, England
Newport, Shropshire, England
1550
Abt. 1550
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth Leighton in England
England
1550
1550
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth Leighton in Didlebury, Shropshire, England
Didlebury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1500
    Event Place: Newport, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Newport, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1550
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Didlebury, Shropshire, England
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