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James Leigh 1538–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 June 1628

Death Location: Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir VII

Mother: Lady Gerard

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In 1538, James Leigh entered the world in New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Peter Leigh Vii And Lady Margaret Gerard. James Leigh passed away in 1628 in Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1538, James Leigh entered the world in New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Peter Leigh Vii And Lady Margaret Gerard.
  • James Leigh passed away in 1628 in Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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James Leigh's Ancestors

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James Leigh
1538–1628
Birth Place: New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Peter Leigh VII
1500–1578
Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret) Gerard
1510–1580
Brynn, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Peter (Legh) (Leigh)
1479–1541
Lyme, Prestbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Tyldesley
1480–1540
Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1538
1538
Birth of James Leigh in New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom
New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom
1628
29 June 1628
Age 90
Death of James Leigh in Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: New Hall, Ashton-in-makerfield, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1628
    Event Place: Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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