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Peter Legh 1480–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 04 Dec 1541

Death Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Leigh

Mother: Ellen Savage

Spouse(s): Jane Gerard

Children(s): Jane Legh

The story of Peter Legh began in 1480 in Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England. Peter Legh married Jane Gerard, and had children including Jane Legh. Peter Legh passed away in 1541 in Lyme, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Legh began in 1480 in Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England.
  • Peter Legh married Jane Gerard, and had children including Jane Legh.
  • Peter Legh passed away in 1541 in Lyme, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Leigh
1440–1527
Birth Location: Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England
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Ellen Savage
1460–1512
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Gerard
1487–1510
Birth Location: Kingsley, Cheshire, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Jane Legh
1518–1575
Birth Location: Bryn, West Derby, Lancashire, England
JL

Peter Legh's Ancestors

Self
Peter Legh
1480–1541
Birth Place: Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Peter Leigh
1440–1527
Handley, Cheshire Haydock, Lancashire, England
Ellen Savage
1460–1512
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Peter Legh
1433–1478
Haydock Bradley, Lancashire Lyme Hanley, Cheshire, England
Mabel Croft
1430–1475
Dalton, Lancashire, England
Sir (John) Savage
1421–1495
Clifton, Cheshire, ENG
Katherine Stanley
1430–1498
Great-Grandparents
Peter Legh
1415–1478
Margaret Molyneux
1416–1460
John Savage
1403–1463
Elizabeth Brereton
1404–1422
Thomas Stanley
1405–1459
Joan Goushill
1401–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Legh
1389–1422
Joan Haydock
1387–1440
Richard Molyneux
1396–1460
Ellen Radcliffe
1392–1422
John Savage
1380–1450
Maud Swynnerton
1380–1415
William Brereton
1350–1426
Angella Venables
1370–1442
Sir Stanley
1386–1437
Isabell Harrington
1388–
Sir Goushill
1355–1403
Elizabeth Fitzallen
1366–1425

Peter Legh's Descendants

1.
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Peter Legh (1480–04 Dec 1541) m. Jane Gerard (1487–05 May 1510)
  1. 1. Jane Legh 1518–1575 m. Thomas Gerard 1512–1558
    1. 1. Thomas Gerrard 1537–1601 m. Elizabeth Port 1540–1632
      1. 1. Thomas Gerard 1560–1620 m. Cecily Maney 1560–
        1. 1. Richard Gerard 1589–
        2. 2. Ann Gerard 1591–
        3. 3. John Gerard 1594–1630
        4. 4. Frances Gerard 1587–
        5. 5. Thomas Gerard 1580–1630 m. Frances Molyneux 1592–1613
    2. 2. Katherine Gerard 1535–1575

Peter Legh's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Peter Legh in Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
1541
04 Dec 1541
Age 61
Death of Peter Legh in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Handley, Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1541
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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