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Margaret Leigh 1508–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England

Death Date: 22 June 1558

Death Location: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Father: Lord Leigh

Mother: Catherine Leigh

Spouse(s): Richard Allen

Children(s): Sir Allen, Anthony Allen, Ralph Allen

Margaret Leigh was born in 1508 in Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England, the child of Lord Giles Leigh And Catherine Leigh. Margaret Leigh married Richard Allen, and had children including Anthony Allen, Ralph Allen, Sir William Allen. Margaret Leigh passed away in 1558 in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Leigh was born in 1508 in Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England, the child of Lord Giles Leigh And Catherine Leigh.
  • Margaret Leigh married Richard Allen, and had children including Anthony Allen, Ralph Allen, Sir William Allen.
  • Margaret Leigh passed away in 1558 in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England.

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Margaret Leigh's Ancestors

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Margaret Leigh
1508–1558
Birth Place: Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Parents
Lord Giles Leigh
1475–1538
Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Catherine Leigh
1480–1558
Lancashire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Leigh's Descendants

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Margaret Leigh (1508–22 June 1558) m. Richard Allen (January 1502–27 February 1558)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Allen 1528–1563 m. Lady (Anne) Goodale 1525–1550 m. Alice (Smyth) Watson 1535–1585
    1. 1. Lady (Alice Amelia) Allen 1544–1589 m. Rodger Goody 1549–1598
      1. 1. Mary (Abigail) Goody 1585–1642 m. Henry Gregory 1586–1655
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gregory 1603–1681 m. Matthew Marvin 1600–1678
  2. 2. Anthony Allen 1542–
  3. 3. Ralph Allen 1532–

Margaret Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Margaret Leigh in Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
1558
22 June 1558
Age 50
Death of Margaret Leigh in Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Walton-on-Thames, Elmbridge Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1558
    Event Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thaxted, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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