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Richard Leigh 1446–1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1446

Birth Location: Willington, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1508

Death Location: Willington, Durham, England

Father: Piers III

Mother: Elizabeth Trafford

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The story of Richard Leigh began in 1446 in Willington, Bedfordshire, England. Richard Leigh passed away in 1508 in Willington, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Leigh began in 1446 in Willington, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Richard Leigh passed away in 1508 in Willington, Durham, England.

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Richard Leigh's Ancestors

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Richard Leigh
1446–1508
Birth Place: Willington, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Piers Legh III
1415–1527
Macclesfield St. Michael, Cheshire, England
Elizabeth Trafford
1420–1474
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Peter (Legh) II
1389–1422
Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England
Joan (Haydock Heiress of Bradley) Hall
1387–1440
of Bradley Lancashire England UK
Edmund (de Trafford) I
1390–1457
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
Alice (de) Venables
1398–1463
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Piers Legh
1320–1399
Margaret Danyers
1347–1428
Gilbert Haydock
1370–1425
Isabel Houghton
1375–1424
William Bollen
1376–1459
Johanna Massey
1375–1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Haydock
1322–1387
Joanna Dutton
1335–1390
William Houghton
1352–1422
Alicia
1353–
Richard Venables
1330–1403
Joan Fitton
1345–1382
John Massey
1344–1403
Alice Worsley
1349–1427

Richard Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1446
1446
Birth of Richard Leigh in Willington, Bedfordshire, England
Willington, Bedfordshire, England
1508
1508
Age 62
Death of Richard Leigh in Willington, Durham, England
Willington, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1446
    Event Place: Willington, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Leigh, person ID G4D8-39Y.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Willington, Durham, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Richard Leigh, person ID G4D8-39Y.

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