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Katherine Leighton 1531–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1531

Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Death Date: MAY 1590

Death Location: Bromfield, Shropshire, England

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Joyce Sutton

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In 1531, Katherine Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, born to John Leighton And Joyce Sutton. Katherine Leighton passed away in 1590 in Bromfield, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1531, Katherine Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, born to John Leighton And Joyce Sutton.
  • Katherine Leighton passed away in 1590 in Bromfield, Shropshire, England.

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Katherine Leighton's Ancestors

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Katherine Leighton
1531–1590
Birth Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Leighton
1476–1552
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Joyce Sutton
1492–1586
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516
Hereford, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Edward Sutton
1460–1531
Dudley Castle, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Cecily Willoughby
1463–1539
England
Great-Grandparents
John LEIGHTON
1426–1493
Ankaret Burgh
1434–1498
Walter Devereux
1433–1485
Anne Ferrers
1438–1469
Edmund Dudley
1425–1486
Joyce Tiptoft
1430–1485
William Willoughby
1432–1468
Joan Strangways
1427–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Leighton
1412–1456
Elizabeth Stapleton
1392–1444
John Burgh
1414–1471
Jana Clopton
1420–
Sir Devereux
1411–1459
Elizabeth Merbury
1412–
William Ferrers
1412–1450
Elizabeth Belknap
1411–1471
John VI
1400–1487
Elizabeth Berkeley
1401–1478
John Tiptoft
1383–1443
Joyce Cherleton
1403–1446
Thomas Willoughby
1387–1439
Joan FitzAlan
1403–1439
Thomas Strangways
1395–1441
Katherine Neville
1400–1483

Katherine Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1531
ABT 1531
Birth of Katherine Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
1590
MAY 1590
Age 59
Death of Katherine Leighton in Bromfield, Shropshire, England
Bromfield, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1531
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAY 1590
    Event Place: Bromfield, Shropshire, England

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