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Margaret de Leigh 1323 – 1366 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1323

Birth Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Death Date: AFT 1366

Death Location: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Father: Robert Leigh

Mother: Sybil Honford

Spouse(s): John Assheton

Children(s): John Assheton

In 1323, Margaret de Leigh entered the world in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, born to Robert de Leigh and Sybil de Honford. Margaret de Leigh married John de Assheton, and had children including John de Assheton. Margaret de Leigh passed away in 1366 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1323, Margaret de Leigh entered the world in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, born to Robert de Leigh and Sybil de Honford.
  • Margaret de Leigh married John de Assheton, and had children including John de Assheton.
  • Margaret de Leigh passed away in 1366 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Leigh
1293 – 1370
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
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Sybil Honford
1296 – 1335
Birth Location: Honford, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

John Assheton
1286 – 1360
Birth Location: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

John Assheton
1344 – 1403
Birth Location: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Leigh
1323 – 1366
Birth Place: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Parents
Robert de Leigh
1293 – 1370
Adlington, Cheshire, England
Sybil (de) Honford
1296 – 1335
Honford, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (de) Leigh
1270 – 1324
Legh, Cheshire, England
Elena (de) Corona
1270 – 1353
(England)
Henry (de) Honford
1250 – 1397
Honford, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Venables
1250 – 1350
Agnes Legh
1250 – 1350
William Baggily
1250 – 1350
Lucy Corona
1250 – 1350
Henry Honford
1210 – 1310
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Venables
1230 – 1292
Margaret Dutton
1230 – 1330
Richard Legh
1230 – 1330
Ralph Baggily
1230 – 1330
Hugh Corona
1230 – 1270
Amabilla Barmwille
1230 – 1330

Margaret Leigh's Descendants

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Margaret (de) Leigh (1323 – AFT 1366) m. John (de) Assheton (1286 – ABT 1360)
  1. 1. John (de) Assheton (1344 – 1403) m. Anne Standish (1348 – 1405)
    1. 1. John Assheton (1368 – 3 SEP 1428) m. Jane Saville (ABT 1368 – BEF 1418) m. Mary Byron (AFT 1393 – BEF 1468)
      1. 1. Thomas Assheton (ABT 1410 – BEF 1510) m. Elizabeth Byron (ABT 1410 – BEF 1510)
      2. 2. Ralph Assheton (AFT 1418 – 14 APR 1486) m. Margery Barton (ABT 1421 – 1460)
        1. 1. Thomas (or John) Ashton (ABT 1440 – BEF 1540)

Margaret Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1323
1323
Birth of Margaret de Leigh in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
1366
AFT 1366
Age 43
Death of Margaret de Leigh in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1323
    Event Place: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1366
    Event Place: Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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