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Peter Leigh 1495–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1541

Death Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Peter Leigh

Mother: Ellen Savage

Spouse(s): Jane Gerard

Children(s): Ellen Leigh, Jane Leigh

Peter Leigh was born in 1495 in Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England, the child of Peter Leigh And Ellen Legh Eleanor Savage. Peter Leigh married Jane Gerard, and had children including Ellen Leigh, Jane Leigh. Peter Leigh passed away in 1541 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • Peter Leigh was born in 1495 in Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England, the child of Peter Leigh And Ellen Legh Eleanor Savage.
  • Peter Leigh married Jane Gerard, and had children including Ellen Leigh, Jane Leigh.
  • Peter Leigh passed away in 1541 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Peter Leigh
1495–1541
Birth Place: Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Peter Leigh
1442–1527
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Ellen (Legh Eleanor) Savage
1453–1491
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Peter (Piers Leigh Sir) Knight
1415–1478
Disley, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Trafford
1420–1474
Trafford, Lancashire, England
John Savage
1422–1495
Cheshire, England
Katherine Stanley
1430–1490
England
Great-Grandparents
John Savage
1401–1463
Eleanor Brereton
1405–1495
Thomas Ireland
1392–1459
Joan Goushill
1401–1458
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Savage
1370–1450
Maud Swynnerton
1360–1415
William Sir
1389–1425
Angella Venables
1383–1410
John II
1386–1437
Elizabeth Harrington
1390–1440
Robert Goushill
1370–1440
Elizabeth Fitzalan
1366–1425

Peter Leigh's Descendants

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Peter Leigh (1495–4 Dec 1541) m. Jane Gerard (1487–5 May 1510)
  1. 1. Ellen Leigh 1525–1600 m. Thomas Eccleston 1520–1559
    1. 1. Catherine Eccleston 1542–1630 m. William Parr 1540–1630
      1. 1. Margery Parr 1575–1616 m. William (H) Byram 1565–1628
        1. 1. William (H) Byram 1590–1640 m. Mary Williams 1599–1640
  2. 2. Jane Leigh 1518–1575 m. Thomas Garrett 1512–1592
    1. 1. Thomas Garrett 1560–1628 m. Mary (Ann) Aston 1555–1637
      1. 1. John Garrett 1580–1655 m. Mary (Bridget) Gerard 1580–1650
        1. 1. Francis Garrett 1610–1691 m. Mary Dennis 1612–1659

Peter Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Peter Leigh in Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
1495
1495
Birth of Peter Leigh in Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
1541
4 Dec 1541
Age 46
Death of Peter Leigh in Bradley, Lancashire, England
Bradley, Lancashire, England
1541
4 Dec 1541
Age 46
Death of Peter Leigh in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Lyme Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1541
    Event Place: Bradley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1541
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England

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