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Lord Sir, Knight, John, Aleyn Allen 1503 – 1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1503

Birth Location: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Death Date: 11 Dec 1572

Death Location: Rossall, Lancashire, England

Father: Lord Alleyne

Mother: Agnes Pelesholle

Spouse(s): Mary Leigh, Margaret Lister

Children(s): Lady Leigh, William Allen

It was in 1503 that Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter was born in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, a child of Lord Sir Knight Richard Alleyne and Agnes Pelesholle. Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter went on to marry Mary Margaret Leigh and Margaret Jane Lister and had children such as Lady Elizabeth Alice Leigh and William Allen. Lord Sir Knight John Aleyn Allen , of the Mote; Lord Mayor of London; Sheriff of London; Privy Counsellor to Henry VIII; Knight of the Garter was deceased by 1572 in Rossall, Lancashire, England.

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Parents

Lord Alleyne
1470 – 1527
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
LA
Agnes Pelesholle
1475 – 1538
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
AP

Spouses(s)

Mary Leigh
1507 – 1558
Birth Location: Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
ML
Margaret Lister
1500 – 1540
Birth Location: Westby Hall, Gisburne , West Yorkshire, England
ML

Children(s)

Lady Leigh
1525 – 1581
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
LL
William Allen
1532 – 1594
Birth Location: Hartley Wespall, Hampshire, England
WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1503
    Event Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: before 1535
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Dec 1572
    Event Place: Rossall, Lancashire, England

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