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Richard LEIGHTON 1472–1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1472

Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 FEB 1531

Death Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Father: Thomas LEIGHTON

Mother: Elizabeth Devereux

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The story of Richard LEIGHTON began in 1472 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard LEIGHTON passed away in 1531 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard LEIGHTON began in 1472 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard LEIGHTON passed away in 1531 in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England.

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Richard LEIGHTON's Ancestors

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Richard LEIGHTON
1472–1531
Birth Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas LEIGHTON
1453–1519
Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Devereux
1452–1516
Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Walter (Sir IV Lord Ferrers, 7th Baron Chartley Devereux) IV
1432–1485
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Anna (Agnes) FERRERS
1438–1468
Hixon, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Devereux
1411–1459
Elizabeth Merbury
1412–1459
William Ferrers
1412–1450
Elizabeth Belknap
1414–1471
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Devereux
1387–1420
Elizabeth Bromwich
1389–1423

Richard LEIGHTON's Timeline

2 Records

1472
ABT 1472
Birth of Richard LEIGHTON in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1531
28 FEB 1531
Age 59
Death of Richard LEIGHTON in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1472
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1531
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England

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