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KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England 1515–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 17 Nov 1572

Death Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Alice Trafford

Spouse(s): Dame Barker, Alice Parker

Children(s): Lady Leigh, Willem Regis, Robert (Lyghe), Robert Leigh, George Leigh, Richard Leigh, Winifred Leigh, Katherine Leigh, Thomas Leigh, Mary Leigh, Alice Leigh, William Leigh, Winifred Bond, Lady Leigh, Thomas Caney, Alice Leigh

In 1515, KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England entered the world in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Roger Leigh Knight And Alice Trafford. KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England married Alice Parker, Dame Alice Coverall Barker, and had children including Alice Leigh, George Leigh, Isabella Leigh, Katherine Leigh, Lady Catherine Leigh, Lady Winifred Leigh, Mary Leigh, Richard Ralph Leigh, Robert Rowland Leigh, Robert Rowland Leigh Lyghe, Thomas Caney, Thomas Leigh, Willem Lord Leigh Van Newham Regis, William Leigh, Winifred Leigh, Winifred Leigh Bond. KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England passed away in 1572 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

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  • In 1515, KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England entered the world in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Roger Leigh Knight And Alice Trafford.
  • KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England married Alice Parker, Dame Alice Coverall Barker, and had children including Alice Leigh, George Leigh, Isabella Leigh, Katherine Leigh, Lady Catherine Leigh, Lady Winifred Leigh, Mary Leigh, Richard Ralph Leigh, Robert Rowland Leigh, Robert Rowland Leigh Lyghe, Thomas Caney, Thomas Leigh, Willem Lord Leigh Van Newham Regis, William Leigh, Winifred Leigh, Winifred Leigh Bond.
  • KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England passed away in 1572 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

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KNIGHT England's Ancestors

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KNIGHT England
1515–1572
Birth Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger Leigh Knight
1483–1522
Willington, Durham, England
Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Leigh, Lancashire, , England,
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

KNIGHT England's Descendants

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KNIGHT (Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of) England (1515–17 Nov 1572) m. Dame (Alice Coverall) Barker (1525–1600) m. Alice Parker (1517–1571)
  1. 1. Lady (Winifred) Leigh 1538–1621 m. George (Sir Lord Mayor of London) Bond 1534–1592
    1. 1. Ann Bond 1560–1628 m. George Strong 1556–1636
      1. 1. Richard (John) Strong 1585–1613 m. Elizabeth (Eleanor) Deane 1568–1654
        1. 1. Eleanor Strong 1613–1693 m. Walter Deane 1612–1693
        2. 2. Elder (John) Strong 1605–1699
        3. 3. Sarah Strong 1613–1675
        4. 4. Alice Strong 1606–1669
        5. 5. William Strong 1612–
        6. 6. Christopher Strong 1607–1707
        7. 7. Thomas Strong 1615–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Strong 1612–
        9. 9. Eleanor Strong 1600–1654
        10. 10. Alice Strong 1613–1677
        11. 11. John Strong 1605–1707
      2. 2. George Strong 1580–1613
      3. 3. Richard (William) Strong 1583–1613
      4. 4. Walter Strong 1579–1667
      5. 5. Thomas Strong 1574–1584
      6. 6. John Strong 1572–1613
      7. 7. Thomas Ford 1584–1663
      8. 8. Richard (William) Strong 1585–1613
    2. 2. Rose Bond 1551–1648
    3. 3. Thomas Bond 1558–1630
    4. 4. Jane Bond 1564–
    5. 5. Dionese Bond 1562–1609
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Bond 1563–1628
    7. 7. George Bond 1556–
    8. 8. Alice Bond 1559–1584
  2. 2. Willem (Lord Leigh van Newham) Regis 1535–
  3. 3. Robert (Rowland Leigh) (Lyghe) 1530–1570
  4. 4. Robert (Rowland) Leigh 1547–1596
  5. 5. George (*) Leigh 1544–
  6. 6. Richard (Ralph) Leigh 1534–1625
  7. 7. Winifred Leigh 1558–1621
  8. 8. Katherine Leigh 1557–1601
  9. 9. Thomas Leigh 1545–1625
  10. 10. Mary Leigh 1555–1570
  11. 11. Alice Leigh 1553–1621
  12. 12. William Leigh 1551–1596
  13. 13. Winifred (Leigh) Bond 1538–1592
  14. 14. Lady (Catherine) Leigh 1539–1601
  15. 15. Thomas Caney 1529–1611
  16. 16. Alice Leigh 1545–1600

KNIGHT England's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1572
17 Nov 1572
Age 57
Death of KNIGHT Thomas Leigh Lord Mayor of England in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire and Lancashire: - Funeral Certificates, 1600-1678

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Trafford Lancaster, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1572
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

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