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Margaret Gerard of Kingsley 1502–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Brynn, Lancashire, England

Death Date: abt 1558

Death Location: High Legh, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas 1513,

Mother: Lady Winnick,

Spouse(s): Sir Leigh

Children(s): Helen Leigh

Margaret Gerard of Kingsley was born in 1502 in Brynn, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Gerard Lord Of Kingsley Bryn Amp Winwick High Sheriff Of Lancashire Led Lancashire Archers At Flodden Field 1513 And Lady Margaret Margery 13Th Ggm Trafford Lady Of Kingsley Bryn Amp Winnick. Margaret Gerard of Kingsley married Sir Peter Leigh, and had children including Helen Ellen Leigh. Margaret Gerard of Kingsley passed away in 1558 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Gerard of Kingsley was born in 1502 in Brynn, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Gerard Lord Of Kingsley Bryn Amp Winwick High Sheriff Of Lancashire Led Lancashire Archers At Flodden Field 1513 And Lady Margaret Margery 13Th Ggm Trafford Lady Of Kingsley Bryn Amp Winnick.
  • Margaret Gerard of Kingsley married Sir Peter Leigh, and had children including Helen Ellen Leigh.
  • Margaret Gerard of Kingsley passed away in 1558 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

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Children(s)

Margaret Kingsley's Ancestors

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Margaret Kingsley
1502–1558
Birth Place: Brynn, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Gerard, Lord of Kingsley, Bryn & Winwick, High Sheriff of Lancashire, Led Lancashire Archers at Flodden Field 1513,
1488–1523
Brynhill of Brindle, Choreley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret\Margery, *(13th GGM), Trafford, Lady of Kingsley, Bryn &) Winnick,
1490–1540
Wimbolds Trafford, Lancashire OR Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Bryn Gerard
1436–1462
K.
1436–1462
Edmund (III Sir) Trafford
1470–1533
Trafford, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Trafford
–1513
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Kingsley's Descendants

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Margaret (Gerard of) Kingsley (1502–abt 1558) m. Sir (Peter) Leigh (1505–4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578)
  1. 1. Helen (Ellen) Leigh 1526–1577 m. Sir (John) Booth 1516–1555
    1. 1. Katheren Booth 1554–1593 m. Joseph Hawley 1554–1594
      1. 1. Samuel (Judge) Hawley 1577–1690 m. Elizabeth Hawley 1581–1628 m. Katherine Booth 1576–1620
        1. 1. Ralph Hawley 1605–1666

Margaret Kingsley's Timeline

3 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Margaret Gerard of Kingsley in Brynn, Lancashire, England
Brynn, Lancashire, England
1558
abt 1558
Age 56
Death of Margaret Gerard of Kingsley in High Legh, Cheshire, England
High Legh, Cheshire, England
1826
18 Jun 1826
Age 324
Margaret Gerard of Kingsley was baptized in Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Brynn, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1826
    Event Place: Frodsham, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Sou'aigne Bromley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1558
    Event Place: High Legh, Cheshire, England

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