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Peter Legh 1480–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

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

Death Date: 1541-12-04

Death Location: Lyme,,Cheshire,England

Father: Peter Leigh

Mother: Eleanor 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.

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Peter Legh's Ancestors

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Peter Legh
1480–1541
Birth Place: Handley,Cheshire Haydock Bradley,Lancashire,England
Parents
Peter Leigh
1455–1527
Handley,Cheshire Haydock,Lancashire,England
Eleanor Savage
1447–1491
Clifton,,Cheshire,England
Grandparents
Peter Legh
1428–1468
Haydock Bradley,Lancashire Lyme Hanley,Cheshire,England
Mabel Croft
1430–1475
Dalton,,Lancashire,England
John Savage
1422–1495
Clifton,,Cheshire,England
Katherine Stanley
1430–1498
Stanley,,Derbyshire,England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Legh's Descendants

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Peter Legh (1480–1541-12-04) m. Jane Gerard (1487–1510-05-05)
  1. 1. Jane Legh 1518–1575 m. Thomas Gerard 1512–1558
    1. 1. Katherine Gerard 1533–1575 m. William Torbock 1526–1558
      1. 1. Margaret Torbock 1558–1641 m. Oliver Mainwaring 1554–1655
        1. 1. Mary Mainwaring 1590–1665 m. Benjamin Gill 1604–1655

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
1541-12-04
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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541-12-04
    Event Place: Lyme,,Cheshire,England

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