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John Leighton 1776–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1776

Birth Location: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 24 Feb 1857

Death Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England

Father:

Mother: Mary Hickman

Spouse(s): Mary Edwards

Children(s): Jemima leighton, Samuel Leighton, John Leighton

The story of John Leighton began in 1776 in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England. John Leighton married Mary Edwards, and had children including Jemima Leighton, John Leighton, Samuel Leighton. John Leighton passed away in 1857 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Leighton began in 1776 in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England.
  • John Leighton married Mary Edwards, and had children including Jemima Leighton, John Leighton, Samuel Leighton.
  • John Leighton passed away in 1857 in Wellington, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary Hickman
1749–1778
Birth Location: High Ercall, Shropshire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Edwards
1776–1857
Birth Location: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
ME

Children(s)

Jemima leighton
1801–1876
Birth Location: Rodington, Shropshire, England
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Samuel Leighton
1816–1895
Birth Location: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
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John Leighton
1814–
Birth Location: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
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John Leighton's Ancestors

Self
John Leighton
1776–1857
Birth Place: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Parents
Mary Hickman
1749–1778
High Ercall, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Hickman
1709–1769
Condover, Shropshire, England
Anne Hadley
–1771
Great-Grandparents
Richard Hickman
1678–1734
Sarah Downton
1672–
Thomas Hadley
1671–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hickman
1649–
Mary Dennis
1656–
Roger Downton
1639–
Margaret Webb
–1683

John Leighton's Descendants

1.
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John Leighton (1776–24 Feb 1857) m. Mary Edwards (14 Aug 1776–27 Sep 1857)
  1. 1. Jemima leighton 1801–1876 m. Robert Cotton 1804–1875 m. Robert (Edward) Cotton 1804–1803
    1. 1. John Cotton 1830–1880 m. jane web 1828–1892
      1. 1. Clara Cotton 1868–1956 m. John Breeze 1865–1954
        1. 1. Raymond Breeze 1893–1970 m. Olive Weaver 1896–1964
        2. 2. Emily Breeze 1899–
        3. 3. John Breeze 1902–1974
        4. 4. Janet Breeze 1903–
        5. 5. Cyril Breeze 1896–1985
        6. 6. Alice (Mildred) Breeze 1898–
        7. 7. Cedric Breeze 1905–1934
        8. 8. Clara Breeze 1907– m. Henry Beaver 1897–1943
        9. 9. Jenny Breeze 1910–1998 m. Harry Hardwick –1996
        10. 10. Sydney Breeze 1903–
        11. 11. Cynthia Short 1929–2011
      2. 2. John Cotton 1855–1925 m. Charlotte Elsmore 1855–1934
        1. 1. John Cotton 1888–1959
        2. 2. Alfred Cotton 1890–1927
        3. 3. Herbert Colton 1883–
        4. 4. Frederick Catton 1893–
      3. 3. Jane Cotton 1870–
      4. 4. Harry Cotton 1856–1956
      5. 5. George Cotton 1856–1923
      6. 6. Harry Cotton 1860–1956 m. Elizabeth Cotton 1866–
        1. 1. Clara Cotton 1888– m. Walter (Corry) Marah 1887–
        2. 2. May Cotton 1890–
        3. 3. Gertrude Cotton 1892–1979
        4. 4. Beatrice Cotton 1894–
      7. 7. Herbert (#1) Cotton 1864–1937 m. Prudence (Edith) Broomfield 1869–1930
        1. 1. Prudence (Helena) Cotton 1898–1985 m. George (Tilling) Tanner 1898–
        2. 2. Horatio (Edwin) Cotton 1899–1906
        3. 3. Ewalt (Vernon) Cotton 1904–1986
        4. 4. Ella Cotton 1899–1985
      8. 8. Joseph Cotton 1865–1958 m. Elizabeth 1861–1910 m. Elizabeth Cotton 1861–1910
        1. 1. Edith (#1) Cotton 1898–1990
        2. 2. Edith Cotton 1898–1990 m. Robert Heugh 1900–1949
        3. 3. James (Henry) Cotton 1889–1891
        4. 4. Nora (Jane) Cotton 1885–
        5. 5. Alice Cotton 1902–1903
        6. 6. Percy Cotton –1955 m. Minnie Roberts 1884–1927
        7. 7. Eva (Jane) Cotton 1901–1907
        8. 8. Herbert Cotton 1895–1959 m. Gertrude Allanson 1896–1966
        9. 9. Clara Cotton 1892–1977
        10. 10. Elsie Cotton 1894–1981
        11. 11. John Cotton 1905–1972 m. phoebe watkins 1902–
        12. 12. Herbert Cotton 1895–1959
        13. 13. Ena (Jane) Cotton 1900–1907
        14. 14. Clarissa (cotton nee) Schofield 1892–1977
        15. 15. Elsie Cotton 1894–1981
        16. 16. John Cotton 1905–1972 m. Phoebe Watkins 1903–1985
        17. 17. Percy Cotton 1881–1955 m. Minnie Roberts 1884–1927
        18. 18. James (Henry) Cotton 1889–1891
        19. 19. Nora (Jane) Cotton 1885–
        20. 20. Alice Cotton 1902–1903
    2. 2. George Cotton 1833–1842
    3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1835–1922 m. Rosannah Davies 1835–1900
      1. 1. Emily Cotton 1864–1943
        1. 1. Emily (Elsie) Garfield 1886–1965
      2. 2. Louisa Cotton 1871–
      3. 3. Robert Cotton 1868–1951
      4. 4. Henry Cotton 1857–
      5. 5. Jemima Cotton 1859–1930
      6. 6. Mary (Jane) Cotton 1862–1930
    4. 4. Henry Cotton 1839–1905
    5. 5. Richard Cotton 1841–1913
    6. 6. Robert Cotton 1829–1906 m. Anne Maloney 1838–1885 m. Anne Maloney 1838–1885
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cotton 1861–1910 m. Joseph Cotton 1865–1958
      2. 2. Alfred Cotton 1866–1932 m. Elizabeth Littlehales 1867–1904
        1. 1. Amy Cotton 1898–
      3. 3. Ada Cotton 1861–1910
      4. 4. Abigail Cotton 1874–1958
      5. 5. Robert (Thomas) Cotton 1878–1972
      6. 6. William Cotton 1858–
      7. 7. Florence (Jemima) Cotton 1870–1957
      8. 8. Elizabeth Cotton 1859–1910
      9. 9. Clara (#1) Cotton 1867–1956
      10. 10. Ada Cotton 1861–1910
      11. 11. William Cotton 1858–
    7. 7. Samuel Cotton 1844–1899
      1. 1. Walter (Nathaniel) Cotton 1879–1945
        1. 1. Wesley Cotton 1905–1992
      2. 2. Walter Cotton 1879–
        1. 1. Wesley Cotton 1906–
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Cotton 1837–1895 m. John Webb 1829–1904 m. John Webb 1829–
      1. 1. William (Henry) Webb 1865–1945 m. Anne Beech 1864–1944
        1. 1. Beatrice (Annie) Webb 1895–1942 m. Joseph (Louis) Fraser 1893–1966
        2. 2. Samuel (Alexander) Webb 1892–1959
        3. 3. Albert Webb 1898–
        4. 4. Willie Webb 1901–
        5. 5. Vera (Beech) Webb 1905–
        6. 6. Ernest Webb 1887–1896
        7. 7. Frederick Webb 1889–
        8. 8. Minnie Webb 1885–1922
    9. 9. Robert Cotton 1829–1906
  2. 2. Samuel Leighton 1816–1895
    1. 1. John Leighton 1859–1936
      1. 1. Maggie Leighton 1898–1989
        1. 1. Alan (Reginald) Norman 1930–2011
    2. 2. John Leighton 1859–1936
      1. 1. Maggie Leighton 1898–1989
        1. 1. Alan (Reginald) Norman 1930–2011
  3. 3. John Leighton 1814–

John Leighton's Timeline

6 Records

1776
Abt. 1776
Birth of John Leighton in Rodington, Shropshire, England
Rodington, Shropshire, England
1776
1776
Birth of John Leighton in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
1777
abt 1777
Age 1
Birth of John Leighton in High Ercal, Shropshire, England
High Ercal, Shropshire, England
1851
1851
Age 75
John Leighton resided here in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
1857
24 Feb 1857
Age 81
Death of John Leighton in Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
1857
24 Feb 1857
Age 81
Death of John Leighton in Wellington, Shropshire, England
Wellington, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1777
    Event Place: High Ercal, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1776
    Event Place: Rodington, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
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