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Ellen Leigh 1521–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Highleah, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 12 JUN 1583

Death Location: Barlow, Cheshire, England

Father: George Legh

Mother: Joan Larke

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In 1521, Ellen Leigh entered the world in Highleah, Cheshire, England, born to George Legh And Joan Larke. Ellen Leigh passed away in 1583 in Barlow, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Ellen Leigh entered the world in Highleah, Cheshire, England, born to George Legh And Joan Larke.
  • Ellen Leigh passed away in 1583 in Barlow, Cheshire, England.

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Ellen Leigh's Ancestors

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Ellen Leigh
1521–1583
Birth Place: Highleah, Cheshire, England
Parents
George Legh
1497–1529
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan Larke
1490–1529
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Legh,
1451–1519
Adlington, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Savage
1454–1519
Clifton, Runcorn district, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Peter Larke
1470–1535
Yarmouth, Norfolksshire, England
Dorothy Flash
1476–1548
Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Leigh
1428–1486
Ellen Booth
1410–1504
John Savage
1422–1495
Katherine Stanley
1431–1498
Sir Larke
1447–1523
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Leigh
1410–1479
Isabel Stanley
1409–1498
John Savage
1401–1463
Elizabeth Brereton
1406–1495
Thomas Stanley
1406–1459
Joan Goushill
1402–1459

Ellen Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Ellen Leigh in Highleah, Cheshire, England
Highleah, Cheshire, England
1583
12 JUN 1583
Age 62
Death of Ellen Leigh in Barlow, Cheshire, England
Barlow, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Highleah, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1583
    Event Place: Barlow, Cheshire, England

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