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Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton 1592–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1592

Birth Location: Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 September 1637

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Gervase Clifton

Mother: Lady Darcy

Spouse(s): Esmé Lennox, James Abercorn

Children(s): James Richmond

The story of Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton began in 1592 in Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton married Esme Duke Of Lennox, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn, and had children including James Stuart Duke Of Lennox Duke Of Richmond. Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton passed away in 1637 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton began in 1592 in Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton married Esme Duke Of Lennox, James Hamilton Earl Van Abercorn, and had children including James Stuart Duke Of Lennox Duke Of Richmond.
  • Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton passed away in 1637 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Katherine Leighton's Ancestors

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Katherine Leighton
1592–1637
Birth Place: Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gervase Clifton, 1st Lord Clifton (of Leighton B of Leighton. 1st Lord Clifton
1569–1618
Leighton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Katherine) Darcy
1570–1592
Burnham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Katherine Leighton's Descendants

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Katherine (Clifton de Balsac Lady of) Leighton (April 1592–17 September 1637) m. Esmé (Duke of) Lennox (April 1579–30 July 1624) m. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn (1605–1670)
  1. 1. James (Stuart Duke of Lennox, Duke of) Richmond 1612–1655

Katherine Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1592
April 1592
Birth of Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton in Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1637
17 September 1637
Age 45
Death of Katherine Clifton de Balsac Lady of Leighton in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1592
    Event Place: Leighton Bromswold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1637
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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