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Henry Leigh 1444 – 1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1444

Birth Location: Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 NOV 1495

Death Location: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Leigh

Mother: Ellen Bruen

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): Giles Leigh

Henry Leigh was born in 1444 in Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Lewis De Leigh and Ellen Le Bruen. Henry Leigh married Margaret, and had children including Giles Leigh. Henry Leigh passed away in 1495 in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Henry Leigh was born in 1444 in Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Lewis De Leigh and Ellen Le Bruen.
  • Henry Leigh married Margaret, and had children including Giles Leigh.
  • Henry Leigh passed away in 1495 in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

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Henry Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Henry Leigh
1444 – 1495
Birth Place: Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Lewis De Leigh
1415 – 1509
Adlington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen (Le) Bruen
1420 – 1509
Tarvin, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas DeLegh
1386 – 1416
Frodsham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Le) Bruen
1375 – 1420
Arley Hall, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Massey
1393 – 1420
Wirral, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Leigh
1350 –
Agnes Wilshire
1355 – 1420
Nicholas Bruen
1340 – 1386
Ellen Brereton
1360 –
John Massey
1350 – 1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Bruen
1310 – 1362
Katherine Leigh
1310 – 1406
William Brereton
1314 – 1381
Elizabeth Thornton
1317 – 1379
Hamon Pontington
1333 – 1380
Jane Timperley
1355 – 1404

Henry Leigh's Descendants

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Henry Leigh (1444 – 25 NOV 1495) m. Margaret (1448 – )
  1. 1. Giles Leigh (1491 – 7 AUG 1537) m. Katherine Bold (1478 – 22 JUN 1558)
    1. 1. Rachael Leigh (1502 – 1534) m. Nathan Martin (1500 – 7 AUG 1538)
    2. 2. Agnes Leigh (1502 – 1 MAY 1573) m. Thomas Kett (1500 – 28 JUL 1553)
      1. 1. Thomas Knight (1536 – 1 JUN 1612) m. Frances Mayde (1539 – 31 OCT 1622)
        1. 1. Thomas Knight (1560 – 1629) m. Margery Thayer (1562 – 18 JUL 1676)
        2. 2. Terry Knight (1565 – 26 AUG 1574)
        3. 3. Terry Knight (1565 – 26 AUG 1574)
        4. 4. Alice Knight (1566 – 25 AUG 1574)
        5. 5. Anthony Knight (ABT 1566 – BEF 1601)
        6. 6. Richard Knight (1572 – 21 MAY 1653) m. Elizabeth (ABT 1576 – ) m. Elizabeth (<1574> – 6 JAN 1647) m. Elizabeth (1574 – ) m. Elizabeth (Kett alias) Knyght (ABT 1574 – )
        7. 7. Joan Knight (1573 – ) m. John Sparke (1571 – )
        8. 8. John Knight (ABT 1578 – )
        9. 9. Frances Knight (1580 – 21 MAY 1653)
    3. 3. Agnes Leigh (1512 – 1 FEB 1563) m. John Hird (1513 – 1587)
    4. 4. Margaret Leigh (1516 – 7 AUG 1538) m. John Allen (1500 – 22 JUN 1558)
      1. 1. Richard Allen (1534 – ) m. Elizabeth Alabaster (1538 – 1568)
        1. 1. Thomas Allen (1560 – 14 APR 1635) m. Mary Fairclough (30 APR 1561 – 30 APR 1631) m. Mary Fairclough (ABT 1565 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Allen (1562 – )
        3. 3. Mary Allen (APR 1563 – 22 AUG 1668) m. James (B.) Womack (1566 – 1683) m. William Coys (ABT 1564 – )
        4. 4. Richard Allen (1565 – )
      2. 2. John Allen (7 AUG 1538 – 1 DEC 1572) m. Elizabeth Alabaster (1538 – 1568)
      3. 3. Giles Allen (1540 – ) m. Christian West (ABT 1545 – )
      4. 4. Christopher Allen (ABT 1542 – )
      5. 5. Richard Allen (1543 – 1563) m. Agnes (ABT 1540 – BEF 21 JUL 1584) m. Lucy Harris (ABT 1545 – 1609) m. Margaret Wisdome (1555 – 1622)
      6. 6. Catherine Allen (1544 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Allen (1546 – )
      8. 8. Agnes Allen (1548 – )

Henry Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1444
1444
Birth of Henry Leigh in Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1495
25 NOV 1495
Age 51
Death of Henry Leigh in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1444
    Event Place: Walton-on-thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 NOV 1495
    Event Place: Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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