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John Leake 1440–1497 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Clifton, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 1497

Death Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Father: Sir Leeke

Mother: Catherine Chaworth

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Children(s):

The story of John Leake began in 1440 in Clifton, Cumberland, England. John Leake passed away in 1497 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Leake began in 1440 in Clifton, Cumberland, England.
  • John Leake passed away in 1497 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Leeke
1416–1475
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England or Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England
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Catherine Chaworth
1436–1436
Birth Location: Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Leake's Ancestors

Self
John Leake
1440–1497
Birth Place: Clifton, Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir William Leeke
1416–1475
Nottinghamshire, England or Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England
Catherine Chaworth
1436–1436
Wiverton, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN LEAKE
1458–1529
Carlton, Suffolk, England
Alice DeGrey
1395–1449
Unstone, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leake's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of John Leake in Clifton, Cumberland, England
Clifton, Cumberland, England
1497
1497
Age 57
Death of John Leake in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Clifton, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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