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Margaret Leigh 1514 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Lyme,cheshire,england

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Calstock, Cornwall, England

Father: Sir Dalton

Mother: Lady Tildesley)

Spouse(s): Sir Gerrard

Children(s): Lady Gerard

Margaret Leigh was born in 1514 in Lyme,cheshire,england, the child of Sir Knight Peter\Piers VI, AKA "Peter Leigh of Lyme", Wounded at the Battle of Flodden-1513,*(13th GGF), Leigh\Legh(Lee), esq., of Haydock, Baron of Haydock, Bradley, Lyme & Dalton and Lady Margaret Tildesley (Tyldesley) (de Tildesley). Margaret Leigh married Sir Thomas Gerrard, and had children including Lady Katherine Gerard. Margaret Leigh passed away in 1575 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Leigh was born in 1514 in Lyme,cheshire,england, the child of Sir Knight Peter\Piers VI, AKA "Peter Leigh of Lyme", Wounded at the Battle of Flodden-1513,*(13th GGF), Leigh\Legh(Lee), esq., of Haydock, Baron of Haydock, Bradley, Lyme & Dalton and Lady Margaret Tildesley (Tyldesley) (de Tildesley).
  • Margaret Leigh married Sir Thomas Gerrard, and had children including Lady Katherine Gerard.
  • Margaret Leigh passed away in 1575 in Calstock, Cornwall, England.

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Margaret Leigh's Ancestors

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Margaret Leigh
1514 – 1575
Birth Place: Lyme,cheshire,england
Parents
Sir Knight Peter\Piers VI, AKA "Peter Leigh of Lyme", Wounded at the Battle of Flodden-1513,*(13th GGF), Leigh\Legh(Lee), esq., of Haydock, Baron of Haydock, Bradley, Lyme & Dalton
1474 – 1541
Lyme,cheshire,england
Lady (Margaret Tildesley (Tyldesley) (de) Tildesley)
1487 – 1540
Kingsley, Cheshire, England
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Margaret Leigh's Descendants

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Margaret Leigh (1514 – 1575) m. Sir (Thomas) Gerrard (19 Jun 1518 – 19 Dec 1558)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Gerard (1533 – 1575) m. Sir (William Torbock Lord of Torbock) Hall (1526 8th Grandson of King Edward 1st of England – 1558 / 7 Feb 1772)
    1. 1. Margaret (Tarbock (Originally spelled) Torbock) (14 May 1558 – abt 1645) m. Oliver (of Windleshaw, Lancashire “English Immigrant” Manwaring(10GG)Descendant of) Charlemagne (1554 – 16 November 1655)
      1. 1. Dr (Roger Mainwaring, D.D., Bishop of St) David's (9 Nov 1589 – 1 Jul 1653) m. Cecilia Draper (1585 – 1640)
        1. 1. Anna (Mary Isabella) Mainwaring (1610 – 1665) m. John WAUGHOP (1567 – 1630)

Margaret Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Margaret Leigh in Lyme,cheshire,england
Lyme,cheshire,england
1575
1575
Age 61
Death of Margaret Leigh in Calstock, Cornwall, England
Calstock, Cornwall, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Lyme,cheshire,england

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Calstock, Cornwall, England

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