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Lady Elizabeth Brereton 1478 – 1528 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1528

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Brereton

Mother: Agnes Legh

Spouse(s): Sir Leigh

Children(s): Eleanor Egerton-Leycester

In 1478, Lady Elizabeth Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Andrew Brereton and Agnes Legh. Lady Elizabeth Brereton married Sir Philip Leigh, and had children including Eleanor Egerton-Leycester. Lady Elizabeth Brereton passed away in 1528 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1478, Lady Elizabeth Brereton entered the world in Brereton, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Andrew Brereton and Agnes Legh.
  • Lady Elizabeth Brereton married Sir Philip Leigh, and had children including Eleanor Egerton-Leycester.
  • Lady Elizabeth Brereton passed away in 1528 in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Brereton
– 1497
Birth Location: Brereton,Cheshire,England
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Agnes Legh
Birth Location: Adlington,Cheshire,England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Leigh
1468 – 1523
Birth Location: Booths, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Eleanor Egerton-Leycester
1478 – 1572
Birth Location: Egerton, Cheshire, England
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Lady Brereton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Brereton
1478 – 1528
Birth Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Andrew Brereton
– 1497
Brereton,Cheshire,England
Agnes Legh
Adlington,Cheshire,England
Grandparents
William Brereton,
1500 – 1534
Cheshire, England
Lady (Phillippa Brereton) (Hulse)
Robert (De) Legh
Isabella Stanley
Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
Alice
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1513 – 1533
Ellen Egerton
1513 – 1533

Lady Brereton's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth) Brereton (1478 – 12 Apr 1528) m. Sir (Philip) Leigh (1468 – 2 Dec 1523)
  1. 1. Eleanor Egerton-Leycester (1478 – Mar 1572) m. Ralphe (I George Ormerod) Leycester (1488 – Feb 1572)
    1. 1. Sir (Ralph George Rafe Ormerod) Leicester (1513 – 23 February 1572) m. Elen (de Legh) Leicester (1502 – 1532)
      1. 1. Rafe (Oswald) Leycester (1532 – 19 May 1577) m. Anne (Dutton) (Leicester) (Abt. 1535 – 1600)
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Leycester (1568 – 1590) m. Sir (Hugh Lupus) Calveley (1563 – 1590)

Lady Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, England
1528
12 Apr 1528
Age 50
Death of Lady Elizabeth Brereton in Chester, Cheshire, England
Chester, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1528
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
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