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Leonard West 1515–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 June 1578

Death Location: Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir KB

Mother: Eleanor Copley

Spouse(s): Barbara GASCOINE

Children(s): Margareta WEST, Simon West, Sir West, John West, Anne West, Marilyn West, William West, Anthony West

In 1515, Leonard West entered the world in Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas West Kg Kb And Eleanor Copley. Leonard West married Anna, Barbara Gascoine, and had children including Anne West, Anthony West, Elizabeth West, John West, Margareta West, Marilyn West, Simon West, Sir John Marion West, William West. Leonard West passed away in 1578 in Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Leonard West entered the world in Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Thomas West Kg Kb And Eleanor Copley.
  • Leonard West married Anna, Barbara Gascoine, and had children including Anne West, Anthony West, Elizabeth West, John West, Margareta West, Marilyn West, Simon West, Sir John Marion West, William West.
  • Leonard West passed away in 1578 in Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Leonard West's Ancestors

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Leonard West
1515–1578
Birth Place: Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas West, KG, KB
1457–1525
Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Copley
1470–1536
Gatton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leonard West's Descendants

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Leonard West (1515–17 June 1578) m. Barbara GASCOINE (1507–15 May 1573)
  1. 1. Margareta WEST 1523–1573 m. Sir (Humphrey CLARKE of) Westhalks 1501–1545
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Egglesfield) Clark 1535–1602 m. Sir (Knight Thomas) Clarke 1531–1593 m. John Humberston 1535–1617
      1. 1. Valentine Clark 1556–1615
      2. 2. John Clark 1560–1615
      3. 3. William Clark 1553–1625
      4. 4. Samuel Clark 1552–
      5. 5. Stephen Clark 1558–1602
      6. 6. Joseph Clark 1560–1602
      7. 7. Rose Clark 1561–1618 m. Edward Gilman 1559–1631 m. Robert Gilman 1559–1631
        1. 1. Mary Gilman 1604–1681 m. John Beal 1619–1620 m. Roger Fowke 1578– m. Nicholas Jacob 1604–1657
        2. 2. Robert Gilman 1559–1631 m. Rose Clark 1561–1618
        3. 3. Edward Gilman 1587–1681
      8. 8. Francis Humberstone 1569–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Humberstone 1569–1610 m. Henry Scarborough 1565–1617
        1. 1. Col. (Edmund Norton) Scarborough 1584–1635
  2. 2. Simon West 1530–1621
  3. 3. Sir (John Marion) West 1535–1599
  4. 4. John West 1527–
  5. 5. Anne West 1530–
  6. 6. Marilyn West 1526–1600
  7. 7. William West 1530–1595
  8. 8. Anthony West 1540–1606

Leonard West's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Leonard West in Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1578
17 June 1578
Age 63
Death of Leonard West in Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Shoreham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1578
    Event Place: Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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