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Mary Margaret Leigh 1506–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: Dec 1558

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Giles Leigh

Mother: Catherine Bold

Spouse(s): John Allen

Children(s): John Allen, Giles Allen, Christopher Allen, Catherine Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Agnes Allen

In 1506, Mary Margaret Leigh entered the world in Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, born to Giles Leigh And Catherine Bold. Mary Margaret Leigh married John Allen, and had children including Agnes Allen, Catherine Allen, Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Giles Allen, John Humphrey Allen. Mary Margaret Leigh passed away in 1558 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1506, Mary Margaret Leigh entered the world in Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England, born to Giles Leigh And Catherine Bold.
  • Mary Margaret Leigh married John Allen, and had children including Agnes Allen, Catherine Allen, Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Allen, Giles Allen, John Humphrey Allen.
  • Mary Margaret Leigh passed away in 1558 in Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Giles Leigh
1471–1538
Birth Location: Walton on Hill, Surrey, England
GL
Catherine Bold
1480–1558
Birth Location: Bold, Lancashire, England
CB

Spouses(s)

John Allen
1516–1558
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
JA

Children(s)

John Allen
1538–1578
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
JA
Giles Allen
1540–1598
Birth Location: Hatfield, Peverell, Essex, England
GA
Christopher Allen
1542–1558
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
CA
Catherine Allen
1545–
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
CA
Elizabeth Allen
1536–
Birth Location: –
EA
Agnes Allen
1548–1572
Birth Location: Thaxted, Essex, England
AA

Mary Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Mary Leigh
1506–1558
Birth Place: Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Giles Leigh
1471–1538
Walton on Hill, Surrey, England
Catherine Bold
1480–1558
Bold, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Leigh's Descendants

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Mary (Margaret) Leigh (1506–Dec 1558) m. John Allen (1516–22 Jun 1558)
  1. 1. John (Humphrey) Allen 1538–1578 m. Elizabeth (Margaret) Alabaster 1538–1568
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Allen 1557–1635 m. Mary (Baytes) Fairclough 1555–1631
      1. 1. Giles Allen 1583–1584
      2. 2. Richard Allen 1595–1626 m. Anne –1623
        1. 1. Anne Allen 1623–1626
        2. 2. John Allen 1617–
        3. 3. Richard Allen –1704
        4. 4. William Allen –1693
      3. 3. William Allen –1626
      4. 4. Ursula Allen 1588–1616
      5. 5. Joane Allen 1592–
      6. 6. Anne Allen –1684
      7. 7. Edmund Allen –1595
      8. 8. John Allen –1588
      9. 9. Jane Allen 1587–1626 m. Peter (Bulkley) Rev 1582–1659
        1. 1. Mary Bulkeley 1615–1616
        2. 2. Mary Bulkeley 1621–1681 m. John Williams 1618–1712
        3. 3. Thomas Bulkeley 1617–1658 m. Sarah Jones 1618–1682
        4. 4. Joseph ("Benjamin") Bulkeley 1623–1659
        5. 5. Edward Bulkley 1614–1696 m. Lucy (Ann) Lentin 1604–1678
        6. 6. Nathaniel Bulkeley 1618–1628
        7. 7. John (Bulkeley) Rev 1620–1689 m. Anne Tyre 1625–1665 m. Elizabeth Okes 1626–1670 m. Avis Bulkley –1695
        8. 8. Jabez Bulkeley 1626–1629
        9. 9. Daniel Bulkley 1625–1648
      10. 10. Thomas Allen –1588
    2. 2. John (Edmund) Allen 1558–1616 m. Martha Glascock 1563–1593 m. Alice Shipton 1560–1633
      1. 1. Elizabeth Allen 1575–1624 m. Robert Castell 1570–1636
        1. 1. Constance Castell 1605–
        2. 2. Martha Castell 1611–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Castell 1590–
        4. 4. Robert Castell 1621–
        5. 5. Edmund Castell 1606–1686 m. Dorothy Fytch 1625–1652
      2. 2. Edward Allyn 1581–1638 m. Elizabeth Scott 1584–1650
        1. 1. Edmund Allen 1609–1634 m. Mary Miller 1610–
        2. 2. Mary Allen –1647
        3. 3. Martha Allen 1608–
        4. 4. John Allen 1606–1665
        5. 5. Samuell Aleyn –1625
        6. 6. Edward Allyn 1603–
        7. 7. Willyam Allen –1613
      3. 3. Mary Allen 1578–1642 m. Henry Hall 1585–1659
        1. 1. Martha Hall 1611–
      4. 4. Anne Allen 1584–
      5. 5. Agnes Allen 1592–1634 m. Arthur Alger 1588–1630
      6. 6. Henry Allen 1586–
      7. 7. John Allen –1632
    3. 3. Elizabeth Allen 1560–1665 m. Christopher Goldingham 1560– m. Edward Worcester 1553–1627
    4. 4. Mary Allen 1565–1665
  2. 2. Giles Allen 1540–1598
    1. 1. Thomas Alleyne –1637
    2. 2. John Alleyne 1548–1639
    3. 3. Elizabeth Allen –1593
    4. 4. Isabell Allan –1632
  3. 3. Christopher Allen 1542–1558
  4. 4. Catherine Allen 1545– m. John Baker 1541–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Allen 1536–
  6. 6. Agnes Allen 1548–1572 m. William Higham 1526–

Mary Leigh's Timeline

8 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Mary Margaret Leigh in Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England
Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England
1516
1516
Age 10
Birth of Mary Margaret Leigh in Walton, Surrey, England
Walton, Surrey, England
1516
1516
Age 10
Birth of Mary Margaret Leigh in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
1558
22 June 1558
Age 52
Death of Mary Margaret Leigh in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1558
22 June 1558
Age 52
Death of Mary Margaret Leigh in Hatfield, Peverell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Hatfield, Peverell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1558
7 Aug 1558
Age 52
Death of Mary Margaret Leigh in Hatfield Peverell, Essex, England
Hatfield Peverell, Essex, England
1558
1558
Age 52
Burial of Mary Margaret Leigh in Thaxted, Essex, England
Thaxted, Essex, England
1558
Dec 1558
Age 52
Burial of Mary Margaret Leigh in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Walton, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Thurcaston, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1558
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 1701
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1558
    Event Place: Hatfield, Peverell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1558
    Event Place: Hatfield Peverell, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1558
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 1701
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