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Ellen Brereton 1477–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1477

Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1541

Death Location: Gawsworth, , Cheshire, England

Father: Andrew Brereton

Mother: Agnes Cheshire

Spouse(s): Philip I

Children(s): Sir II

In 1477, Ellen Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, England, born to Andrew De Brereton 11Th Lord Of Brereton And Agnes Leigh Of Adlington Cheshire. Ellen Brereton married Philip Leigh I, and had children including Sir Philip Leigh Ii. Ellen Brereton passed away in 1541 in Gawsworth, , Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1477, Ellen Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, England, born to Andrew De Brereton 11Th Lord Of Brereton And Agnes Leigh Of Adlington Cheshire.
  • Ellen Brereton married Philip Leigh I, and had children including Sir Philip Leigh Ii.
  • Ellen Brereton passed away in 1541 in Gawsworth, , Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Brereton
1448–1527
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England
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Agnes Cheshire
1444–1517
Birth Location: Adlington Hall, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Philip I
1475–1512
Birth Location: Cheshire, , England
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Children(s)

Sir II
1500–1523
Birth Location: Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)
SI

Ellen Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Ellen Brereton
1477–1541
Birth Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Andrew de Brereton, 11th Lord of Brereton
1448–1527
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Agnes (Leigh, of Adlington,) Cheshire
1444–1517
Adlington Hall, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Brereton's Descendants

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Ellen Brereton (1477–22 Sep 1541) m. Philip (Leigh) I (1475–1512)
  1. 1. Sir (Philip Leigh) II 1500–1523 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ellen Brereton, of) Brereton, 1488–1535 m. Margaret Tyldesley 1490–1540
    1. 1. Lady (Jane Leigh Lady of) Booths 1520–1589 m. Sir (Richard) Starkey 1497–1590
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary Quayle) Starkey 1540–1615 m. Captain (John (James) Hayes of) Litley 1535–1602
        1. 1. Richard (Henry Taylor) Hayes 1573–1634 m. Joane (Isabella) Tilghman 1584–1614 m. Margret Foote 1589–1669
        2. 2. John (Olmsted) Hayes 1572–1616
        3. 3. John Hayes 1565–
        4. 4. Geoffrey Hayes 1585–
        5. 5. Thomas Hays 1563–1634
        6. 6. Captain (Peter) Hayes 1571–1641
        7. 7. Mary ("Molly") Hayes 1577–1645
        8. 8. Alice Hayes 1575–1645
        9. 9. Richard Hayes 1561–1628
        10. 10. Margaret Hayes 1576–1646
        11. 11. Thomas Hayes 1574–1644
        12. 12. Mary Hayes 1563–1636
        13. 13. Richard (Henry Taylor) Hayes 1575–1634
        14. 14. Anne Hayes 1577–1599
      2. 2. Thomas Starke\Starkey 1535–1571
      3. 3. Richard Starkey 1533–1571
      4. 4. Katherine Starkey 1530–1622
      5. 5. Anne Starkey 1527–1564
      6. 6. Lady (Anne) Starkey 1527–1564
      7. 7. Thomas Starkie\Starkey 1540–1623
      8. 8. Richard Starkey 1510–1571
      9. 9. Elianor Starkey 1549–1571
      10. 10. Hughe Starkey 1542–1615
      11. 11. Lawrence Starkey 1543–1547
      12. 12. Geoffrey Starkey 1555–1624
      13. 13. Elizabeth Starkey 1550–1571
      14. 14. Mary Starkey 1550–1571
    2. 2. Sir (Roger) Leigh 1486–1515
    3. 3. Sir (William) Leigh 1490–
    4. 4. Anne Leigh 1472–1531
    5. 5. Margaret Leigh 1508–1558
    6. 6. Eleanor Leigh 1501–1545
    7. 7. Anne Leigh 1510–
    8. 8. Joan Leigh 1499–
    9. 9. Thomas Leigh 1488–1549
    10. 10. Ellen Leigh 1478–1515
    11. 11. Sir (John) Leigh 1512–1559
    12. 12. Lady (Ellen) Leigh 1502–1514

Ellen Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1477
1477
Birth of Ellen Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, England
1541
22 Sep 1541
Age 64
Death of Ellen Brereton in Gawsworth, , Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, , Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1477
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1541
    Event Place: Gawsworth, , Cheshire, England
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