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Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh 1538 – 1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1538

Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 10 Mar 1600

Death Location: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Mayor

Mother: Alice GGM)

Spouse(s): Edward Baber

Children(s): Mary Baber, Thomas Baber, John Baber, Alice Baber, Elizabeth Baber, William Barber, Edward Baber, Catherine Baber, Robert Baber, Lady Bond

Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh was born in 1538 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, the child of Thomas Leigh Sir Mayor and Alice Coverall (Lady of Wolverton, Shropshire) BARKER Martin (13th GGM). Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh married Edward Sir Knight Baber, and had children including Mary Baber, Thomas Baber, John Francis Baber, Alice Baber, Elizabeth Baber, William Reynolde Baber Barber, Edward Baber, Catherine Baber, Robert Baber, Lady Rose Leigh Bond. Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh passed away in 1600 in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh was born in 1538 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, the child of Thomas Leigh Sir Mayor and Alice Coverall (Lady of Wolverton, Shropshire) BARKER Martin (13th GGM).
  • Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh married Edward Sir Knight Baber, and had children including Mary Baber, Thomas Baber, John Francis Baber, Alice Baber, Elizabeth Baber, William Reynolde Baber Barber, Edward Baber, Catherine Baber, Robert Baber, Lady Rose Leigh Bond.
  • Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh passed away in 1600 in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Mayor
1505 – 1572
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
TM
Alice GGM)
1520 – 1603
Birth Location: Wolverton, Shropshire, England
AG

Spouses(s)

Edward Baber
1531 – 1578
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
EB

Children(s)

Mary Baber
1557 – 1644
Birth Location: Chew Magna, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
MB
Thomas Baber
1560 – 1620
Birth Location: Village-Parish of Southill. County of Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
TB
John Baber
1565 – 1643
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
JB
Alice Baber
1571 – 1571
Birth Location: St. James, Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
AB
Elizabeth Baber
1571 –
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
EB
William Barber
1573 – 1577
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London, London, England, United Kingdom
WB
Edward Baber
1576 – 1663
Birth Location: Chew Magna, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
EB
Catherine Baber
1578 – 1644
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
CB
Robert Baber
1599 – 1640
Birth Location: Aldwick, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
RB
Lady Bond
1555 – 1648
Birth Location: Watton At Stone, Hertfordshire, , England
LB

Lady Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Lady Leigh
1538 – 1600
Birth Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Thomas Leigh Sir Mayor
1505 – 1572
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Coverall (Lady of Wolverton, Shropshire) BARKER Martin (13th) GGM)
1520 – 1603
Wolverton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John (Richard de Colchurst) Barker
1500 – 1572
Colehurst, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir \\Barker)
1460 – 1506
Lady Wilbraham
1456 – 1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leigh's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Winifred "Katherine") Leigh (1538 – 10 Mar 1600) m. Edward (Sir Knight) Baber (1531 – 23 September 1578)
  1. 1. Mary Baber (1557 – January 1644)
  2. 2. Thomas Baber (1560 – 1620)
  3. 3. John (Francis) Baber (17 June 1565 – 9 September 1643)
  4. 4. Alice Baber (26 January 1571 – 7 February 1571)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Baber (18 February 1571 – )
  6. 6. William (Reynolde Baber) Barber (10 September 1573 – 22 May 1577)
  7. 7. Edward Baber (7 July 1576 – 18 September 1663)
  8. 8. Catherine Baber (13 August 1578 – 6 January 1644)
  9. 9. Robert Baber (13 December 1599 – 11 May 1640)
  10. 10. Lady (Rose Leigh) Bond (1555 – 31 July 1648)
    1. 1. "ENSIGN (" CHILEAB) SMITH (1580 – 1630)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Chileab) Hale (Dec 1602 – 16 Mar 1686)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Smith (28 Jan 1628 – 19 November 1684) m. John Dutton (26 Jun 1624 – May 1659)

Lady Leigh's Timeline

3 Records

1538
1538
Birth of Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1551
1551
Age 13
Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh was married
None
1600
10 Mar 1600
Age 62
Death of Lady Winifred "Katherine" Leigh in Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1600
    Event Place: Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
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