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Elizabeth Lygon 1541–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 April 1598

Death Location: Leckhampton, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Lygon

Mother: Eleanor Dennes

Spouse(s): William Court

Children(s): Alicia Norwood

The story of Elizabeth Lygon began in 1541 in Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Lygon married William 13Ggf Norwood Whale Of Leckhampton Court, and had children including Alicia Norwood. Elizabeth Lygon passed away in 1598 in Leckhampton, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Lygon began in 1541 in Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth Lygon married William 13Ggf Norwood Whale Of Leckhampton Court, and had children including Alicia Norwood.
  • Elizabeth Lygon passed away in 1598 in Leckhampton, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Lygon's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Lygon
1541–1598
Birth Place: Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Beauchamp Lygon
1512–1567
Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
Eleanor Dennes
1508–1567
Dyrham, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard VI Sheriff of Gloucestershire) Lygon
1488–1556
Arle Court, Madresfield, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Agnes de) Grevile
1497–1542
Arle Court, Worcester, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Sir (William Dennis, Esq. to Henty) VII
1470–
Lady (Anne Grace-Pres Lincoln:Duchess Fergie:Gen Douglass MacArthur: de) Berkley
1474–1586
Stokes Griffith,Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Lygon's Descendants

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Elizabeth Lygon (1541–16 April 1598) m. William (13GGF Norwood Whale of Leckhampton) Court (23 Sep 1545–23 Sep 1632)
  1. 1. Alicia Norwood 1593–1646 m. William Turner 1587–1648
    1. 1. Allis Turner 1625–1673 m. Martin Crooke 1621–1678
      1. 1. Isabell Crooke 1645–1708 m. Richard Wigans 1644–1709
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wiggin 1680–1738 m. James Ainsworth 1688–1741
        2. 2. Richard Wiggon 1663–1744
        3. 3. MARGARET WIGGINS* 1686–1756
        4. 4. Alice Wiggins 1675–1686
        5. 5. Thurstane Wiggins 1681–1686
        6. 6. John Wiggins 1670–1671
        7. 7. James Wiggins 1678–1688
        8. 8. Isabell Wiggins 1706–1707
        9. 9. Alice Wigans 1707–
        10. 10. John Wiggins 1678–1686
        11. 11. Robert Wigans 1683–1686
      2. 2. William Crooke 1636–1692

Elizabeth Lygon's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Elizabeth Lygon in Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1598
16 April 1598
Age 57
Death of Elizabeth Lygon in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Madresfield (Worcestershire), Herefordshire and Worcester, 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: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1598
    Event Place: Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leckhampton, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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