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Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West 1555–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1555

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 Mar 1602

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Lady Strange

Mother: William West

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Elizabeth

Children(s): Governor West, Elizabeth Pelham, Lucy West, Walsingham West, Catherine Barlowe

Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was born in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lady Elizabeth De La Warr Baroness Le Strange And William West. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, and had children including Catherine Barlowe, Elizabeth Pelham, Governor John West, Lucy West, Walsingham West. Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West was born in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Lady Elizabeth De La Warr Baroness Le Strange And William West.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West married Elizabeth Anne Knollys Knowles Baroness De La Warr 1St Cousin To Queen Elizabeth, and had children including Catherine Barlowe, Elizabeth Pelham, Governor John West, Lucy West, Walsingham West.
  • Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Knight West's Ancestors

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Knight West
1555–1602
Birth Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lady Elizabeth De La Warr, Baroness, Le Strange
1534–1611
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
William West
1520–1595
Warbleton, Wealden District, East Sussex, England
Grandparents
Anne Strange
1506–1569
Harrowden, Englan, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Knight George Trent West (3rd Baron de La) Warr\Ware)
1490–1538
Offington, Sussex, England -- or -- Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England -- or -- Warbleton, Sussex, England
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Knight West's Descendants

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KW
Knight (Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr)) West (9 July 1555–24 Mar 1602) m. Elizabeth (Anne Knollys \ Knowles Baroness de la Warr; 1st Cousin to Queen) Elizabeth (19 Jul 1555–30 August 1608)
  1. 1. Governor (John) West 1590–1659
  2. 2. Elizabeth Pelham 1573–1633
  3. 3. Lucy West 1572–1572
  4. 4. Walsingham West 1579–1579
  5. 5. Catherine Barlowe 1583–1650

Knight West's Timeline

2 Records

1555
9 July 1555
Birth of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1602
24 Mar 1602
Age 47
Death of Knight Lord Thomas Leighton (2nd Lord DE LA Warr) West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 July 1555
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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