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Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh 1507–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 2 Aug 1587

Death Location: London, England

Father: Philip Leigh

Mother: Elizabeth Brereton

Spouse(s): Richard Starkey, Richard Starkey

Children(s): Mary (Farrar), Richard Starkey, Elizabeth Starkey, Anne Starkey, Katherine Starkey, Thomas Starkey

Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was born in 1507 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England, the child of Philip Sir Of Booths Chesh Leigh And Elizabeth Of Cheshire Brereton. Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh married Richard Starkey, and had children including Anne Starkey, Elizabeth Starkey, Georg William Starkey, Katherine Starkey, Mary Farrar, Richard Starkey, Thomas Starkey. Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh passed away in 1587 in London, England.

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Biography

  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was born in 1507 in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England, the child of Philip Sir Of Booths Chesh Leigh And Elizabeth Of Cheshire Brereton.
  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh married Richard Starkey, and had children including Anne Starkey, Elizabeth Starkey, Georg William Starkey, Katherine Starkey, Mary Farrar, Richard Starkey, Thomas Starkey.
  • Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh passed away in 1587 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Leigh
1468–1523
Birth Location: Booths, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
PL
Elizabeth Brereton
1472–1540
Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
EB

Spouses(s)

Richard Starkey
1503–
Birth Location: Lower Hall, Stretton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Richard Starkey
1503–1587
Birth Location: Lower Hall, Stretton, Cheshire, England
RS

Children(s)

Mary (Farrar)
1524–1568
Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
M(
Richard Starkey
1533–1571
Birth Location: Stretton Parish, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Elizabeth Starkey
1540–1724
Birth Location: Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
ES
Anne Starkey
1530–
Birth Location: Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
AS
Katherine Starkey
1530–
Birth Location: Stretton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
KS
Thomas Starkey
1555–1625
Birth Location: –
TS

Jane Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Jane Leigh
1507–1587
Birth Place: Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
Parents
Philip Sir of Booths Chesh Leigh
1468–1523
Booths, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (of Cheshire) Brereton
1472–1540
Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Leigh's Descendants

1.
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Jane ((Lady of Booths)) Leigh (1507–2 Aug 1587) m. Richard Starkey (1503–) m. Richard Starkey (1503–abt 1587)
  1. 1. Mary (Farrar) 1524–1568 m. Sir (John) Ferris 1540–1590
    1. 1. Nicholas Ferrar 1546–1620 m. Cecily (Lady Ferrar) Kelke 1552–1628
      1. 1. Suzanne Ferrar 1581–1657 m. Rev (\Sir John Collett..Dean of St Paul's) Cathedral 1578–1657
        1. 1. Hannah (Rebecca) Collett 1605–1653 m. Clement Lanier 1606–1661
        2. 2. Richard Collet 1602–1668
        3. 3. Hester Collett 1616–
        4. 4. Farrar Collett 1623–
        5. 5. Mary Collett 1623–1704
        6. 6. Edward Collett 1619–1619
        7. 7. Hester Collett 1625–
        8. 8. James Collett 1610–1675
        9. 9. Nicholas Collett 1606–1684
        10. 10. Elizabeth Collett 1611–1651
        11. 11. Joyce Collett 1617–
        12. 12. Margaret Collett 1608–1660
        13. 13. John Collett 1604–1669
        14. 14. Ann Collett 1614–1637
        15. 15. Susanna Collett 1612–
  2. 2. Richard Starkey 1533–1571
  3. 3. Elizabeth Starkey 1540–1724
  4. 4. Anne Starkey 1530–
  5. 5. Katherine Starkey 1530–
  6. 6. Thomas Starkey 1555–1625

Jane Leigh's Timeline

9 Records

1500
abt 1500
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married In St. John The Baptist Halifax Parish Church Halifax, Yorkshire county, England
St. John The Baptist Halifax Parish Church Halifax, Yorkshire county, England
1507
1507
Birth of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
1516
1516
Age 9
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married in Newhall, Yorkshire, England
Newhall, Yorkshire, England
1524
1524
Age 17
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married in Stretton, Cheshire, England
Stretton, Cheshire, England
1530
Abt. 1530
Age 23
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married in Stow, Staffordshire, England
Stow, Staffordshire, England
1569
1569
Age 62
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married in Moor Hall, England
Moor Hall, England
1587
2 Aug 1587
Age 80
Burial of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in London, England
London, England
1589
20 Oct 1589
Age 82
Death of Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh in Lymm, Cheshire, England
Lymm, Cheshire, England
1785
30 Jan 1785
Age 278
Jane (Lady of Booths) Leigh was married in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Booths Hall, Norbury, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1500
    Event Place: St. John The Baptist Halifax Parish Church Halifax, Yorkshire county, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Newhall, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Stretton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1530
    Event Place: Stow, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Moor Hall, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1785
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ellastone, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1589
    Event Place: Lymm, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69And1A009Ms04507001
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1587
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69And1A009Ms04507001
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