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Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard 1518–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 November 1575

Death Location: Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Piers Leigh

Mother: Margaret Tyldesley

Spouse(s): Thomas Gerard

Children(s): Henry Gerard, Catherine Gerrard, Thomas II, Elizabeth Gerard

In 1518, Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard entered the world in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Piers Leigh And Margaret Tyldesley. Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard married Thomas Gerard, and had children including Catherine Gerrard, Elizabeth Gerard, Henry Gerard, Thomas Gerard Ii. Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard passed away in 1575 in Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1518, Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard entered the world in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Piers Leigh And Margaret Tyldesley.
  • Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard married Thomas Gerard, and had children including Catherine Gerrard, Elizabeth Gerard, Henry Gerard, Thomas Gerard Ii.
  • Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard passed away in 1575 in Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Piers Leigh
1479–1552
Birth Location: Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
PL
Margaret Tyldesley
1490–1540
Birth Location: Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MT

Spouses(s)

Thomas Gerard
1511–1540
Birth Location: Bryn, Ashton-in-Makersfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
TG

Children(s)

Henry Gerard
1539–1569
Birth Location: England
HG
Catherine Gerrard
1533–1575
Birth Location: Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
CG
Thomas II
1532–1601
Birth Location: Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
TI
Elizabeth Gerard
1536–
Birth Location: Bryn near Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
EG

Margaret Gerard's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Gerard
1518–1575
Birth Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Piers Leigh
1479–1552
Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Tyldesley
1490–1540
Bryn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Gerard's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Jane Leigh) Gerard (1518–20 November 1575) m. Thomas Gerard (1511–30 July 1540)
  1. 1. Henry Gerard 1539–1569 m. Catherine (Gielle) Piron 1543–1569
    1. 1. Marie (Abigail Gerard) Parker 1569–1612 m. John Parker 1563–1613
      1. 1. Captain (George) Parker 1592–1639 m. Abigail (Barlow) Parker 1599–1645
        1. 1. George (H) Parker 1627–1674 m. Florence Cade 1635–1700
  2. 2. Catherine Gerrard 1533–1575
  3. 3. Thomas (Gerard) II 1532–1601
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gerard 1536–

Margaret Gerard's Timeline

14 Records

1509
1509
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in Ince,,Lancashire,England
Ince,,Lancashire,England
1518
1518
Birth of Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard in West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1523
Abt. 1523
Age 5
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in Brierly, Lancashire, England
Brierly, Lancashire, England
1527
1527
Age 9
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1529
ABT 1529
Age 11
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in of Brierly, Lancashire, England
of Brierly, Lancashire, England
1531
1531
Age 13
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in England
England
1531
1531
Age 13
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in of Brierly, Lancashire, England
of Brierly, Lancashire, England
1532
1532
Age 14
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in England
England
1535
1535
Age 17
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in Lancashire Cheshire, Cheshire, England
Lancashire Cheshire, Cheshire, England
1535
1535
Age 17
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in Lancashire, Cheshire, England
Lancashire, Cheshire, England
1540
30 Jul 1540
Age 22
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in England
England
1559
1559
Age 41
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in Bryn, Lancashire, England
Bryn, Lancashire, England
1575
20 November 1575
Age 57
Death of Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard in Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1586
1586
Age 68
Margaret Jane Leigh Gerard was married in New Hall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
New Hall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Ince,,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1523
    Event Place: Brierly, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1529
    Event Place: of Brierly, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: of Brierly, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Lancashire Cheshire, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Lancashire, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1540
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Bryn, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: New Hall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire Cheshire, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Sou'aigne Bromley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 November 1575
    Event Place: Newton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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