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Elizabeth Leighton 1505–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Newport, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Didlebury, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Nichols

Spouse(s): Ralph Tilson

Children(s): Thomas Wookliff, Anne Fox, William Tilston, Ralph Tilston, Sir Tilston, George Tilston, William Tylson, Ralph Tilson, Tristram Tilston

Elizabeth Leighton was born in 1505 in Newport, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir William Leighton And Elizabeth Nichols. Elizabeth Leighton married Ralph L Tilson, and had children including Anne Fox, George Tilston, Ralph Tilson, Ralph Tilston, Sir William Tilston, Thomas Tilson Tillotson Of Wookliff, Tristram Tilston, William Tilston, William Tylson. Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1550 in Didlebury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Leighton was born in 1505 in Newport, Shropshire, England, the child of Sir William Leighton And Elizabeth Nichols.
  • Elizabeth Leighton married Ralph L Tilson, and had children including Anne Fox, George Tilston, Ralph Tilson, Ralph Tilston, Sir William Tilston, Thomas Tilson Tillotson Of Wookliff, Tristram Tilston, William Tilston, William Tylson.
  • Elizabeth Leighton passed away in 1550 in Didlebury, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Leighton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Leighton
1505–1550
Birth Place: Newport, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir William Leighton
1475–1508
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Nichols
1476–1506
Wattlesborough , Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Leighton
1445–1519
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Anna Baker
1456–
Great-Grandparents
Ankaret Burgh
1421–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Leighton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Leighton (1505–1550) m. Ralph (L) Tilson (1506–1553)
  1. 1. Thomas (Tilson \ Tillotson of) Wookliff 1529–1602 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Pickles 1535–1587
    1. 1. James Tillotson 1565–1622 m. Mary (Ann) Hudson 1567–1594
      1. 1. John Tillotson 1591–1628 m. Mary Mitchell 1594–1618
        1. 1. John Tillotson 1618–1670 m. Dorcas Coleman 1626–1654
    2. 2. George Tillotson 1559–1609 m. Eleanor Nutter 1563–
    3. 3. Thomas Tilston 1565–
    4. 4. William Tillotson 1554–1603
    5. 5. William (Henry) Tilston 1545–1546
    6. 6. John Tillotson 1552–1558
  2. 2. Anne Fox 1529–1582
  3. 3. William Tilston 1527–
  4. 4. Ralph Tilston 1525–1530
  5. 5. Sir (William) Tilston 1550–1589
  6. 6. George Tilston 1531–1581
  7. 7. William Tylson 1539–1589
  8. 8. Ralph Tilson 1540–1602
  9. 9. Tristram Tilston 1540–1587

Elizabeth Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Elizabeth Leighton in Newport, Shropshire, England
Newport, Shropshire, England
1550
1550
Age 45
Death of Elizabeth Leighton in Didlebury, Shropshire, England
Didlebury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Newport, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Didlebury, Shropshire, England

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