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John of Leek de Brereton 1474–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England

Death Date: abt 1520

Death Location: Leek, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Brereton

Mother: Lady Legh

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In 1474, John of Leek de Brereton entered the world in Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Knight Andrew De Brereton 11Th Lord Of Brereton And Lady Agnes Ellen Legh. John of Leek de Brereton passed away in 1520 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1474, John of Leek de Brereton entered the world in Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Knight Andrew De Brereton 11Th Lord Of Brereton And Lady Agnes Ellen Legh.
  • John of Leek de Brereton passed away in 1520 in Leek, Staffordshire, England.

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John Brereton's Ancestors

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John Brereton
1474–1520
Birth Place: Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Andrew de Brereton 11th Lord of Brereton
1448–1527
Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Lady (Agnes Ellen) Legh
1448–1493
Adlington, Cheshire, , England
Grandparents
William (VIII 10th Lord of) Brereton
1414–1456
Brereton cum Smethwick, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Philippa Hulse
1416–1463
Hulse, Northwich, Cheshire, England
Sir (Robert de Legh) Esq
1410–1479
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Lady (Isabel de) Stanley
1409–1460
Hooten, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William VI
1388–1426
Alice Corbet
1389–1458
Sir II
1372–1415
Margery Domville
1366–1443
Robert Legh
1385–1415
Mathilde Norley
1390–1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Brereton
1330–1402
Helena Egerton
1348–1378
Hugh Hulse
1342–
Ellen Bruen
1345–
John Domville
1330–1395
Cecily Mobberley
1333–1400

John Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1474
1474
Birth of John of Leek de Brereton in Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England
Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England
1520
abt 1520
Age 46
Death of John of Leek de Brereton in Leek, Staffordshire, England
Leek, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Brereton Hall, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1520
    Event Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England

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