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Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire 1410–1479 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAR 1410

Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England

Death Date: AFT 29 JAN 1479

Death Location: St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Father: Robert Hall

Mother: Matilda Norley

Spouse(s): Isabel Stanley, Ellen Booth

Children(s): Philip Leigh, Thomas Leigh, William Leigh, Richard Leigh, James Legh, Robert VI, Blanch Leigh, Isabel Leigh, Isabel Stockport, Elizabeth Legh, John Leigh, Margery Leigh

The story of Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire began in 1410 in Adlington, Cheshire, England. Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire married Ellen Booth, Isabel De Stanley, and had children including Blanch Leigh, Elizabeth De Legh, Isabel Leigh, Isabel Leigh Baroness Of Stockport, James Reginald De Legh, John Leigh, Margery Leigh, Philip Leigh, Richard Leigh, Robert Legh Vi, Thomas De Leigh, William Leigh. Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire passed away in 1479 in St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire began in 1410 in Adlington, Cheshire, England.
  • Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire married Ellen Booth, Isabel De Stanley, and had children including Blanch Leigh, Elizabeth De Legh, Isabel Leigh, Isabel Leigh Baroness Of Stockport, James Reginald De Legh, John Leigh, Margery Leigh, Philip Leigh, Richard Leigh, Robert Legh Vi, Thomas De Leigh, William Leigh.
  • Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire passed away in 1479 in St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hall
1386–1415
Birth Location: Adlington Hall, Adlington, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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Matilda Norley
1390–1478
Birth Location: Radnor, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
MN

Spouses(s)

Isabel Stanley
1414–1475
Birth Location: Hooton, Cheshire, England
IS
Ellen Booth
1410–1504
Birth Location: Dunham, Chester, Cheshire, England
EB

Children(s)

Philip Leigh
1455–1523
Birth Location: Norbury, Cheshire, England
PL
Thomas Leigh
1436–
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
TL
William Leigh
1442–
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
WL
Richard Leigh
1454–
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
RL
James Legh
1432–1519
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
JL
Robert VI
1428–1486
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
RV
Blanch Leigh
1430–1465
Birth Location: Adlington, Lancashire, England
BL
Isabel Leigh
1438–1467
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
IL
Isabel Stockport
1440–1482
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
IS
Elizabeth Legh
1448–1489
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
EL
John Leigh
1440–1546
Birth Location: England
JL
Margery Leigh
1447–1500
Birth Location: Adlington, Cheshire, England
ML

Robert Cheshire's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cheshire
1410–1479
Birth Place: Adlington, Cheshire, England
Parents
Robert Legh, of Adlington Hall
1386–1415
Adlington Hall, Adlington, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Matilda (Maud) Norley
1390–1478
Radnor, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Cheshire's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Leigh Sheriff of) Cheshire (24 MAR 1410–AFT 29 JAN 1479) m. Isabel (de) Stanley (1414–1475) m. Ellen Booth (1410–10 SEP 1504)
  1. 1. Philip Leigh 1455–1523 m. Elizabeth Brereton 1460–1517
    1. 1. Ellen Leigh 1498–1546 m. Ralph Leicester 1513–1572
      1. 1. Anne Leicester –1587 m. Phillip Mainwaring 1530–1573 m. Ralph Leicester 1513–1572
        1. 1. Randle Mainwaring 1549–1612 m. Margaret (Mary) Fitton 1552–1612
        2. 2. Anne Mainwaring 1555–
        3. 3. Katherine Mainwaring 1558–
        4. 4. Lawrence Mainwaring 1562–
        5. 5. Thomas Mainwaring 1563–
        6. 6. Edmund Mainwaring 1568–
        7. 7. Edward Mainwaring 1561–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Mainwaring 1569–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Leicester 1535–1582 m. Sir (Randall) Mainwaring 1495–1557 m. SIR (EDMUND TRAFFORD (SHERIFF OF LANCASHIRE) TRAFFORD 1526–1590 m. Edmund Trafford 1526–1590
      3. 3. Ellen Leicester 1533–
      4. 4. Ralph Leicester 1532– m. Anne Dutton 1535–1582
      5. 5. Rouge Leicester 1540–
      6. 6. John Leycester 1545–
      7. 7. Laurence Leycester 1540–1632 m. Anne (Jane) Warburton 1564–1603
      8. 8. Mary Leycester 1537– m. Hugh Calveley –1606
      9. 9. William Leycester 1541–1577 m. Elizabeth Worseley 1545–1603 m. Katherine Edwards 1530–1572
    2. 2. Roger Leigh 1486–
    3. 3. Anne Leigh 1480–1531
    4. 4. Edward Leigh 1488–
    5. 5. Thomas Leigh 1492–1549
    6. 6. William Leigh 1490–
    7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Leigh 1506–1568
    8. 8. Ellen Leigh 1478–1515 m. Thomas (Hulse of) Marbury 1475–1518
    9. 9. John Leigh 1512–1559 m. Jane Sneyd 1520–1575 m. Jane Sneyde –1575
    10. 10. Jane Leigh 1507–1589 m. Richard Starkey 1503–1590
  2. 2. Thomas (De) Leigh 1436–
  3. 3. William Leigh 1442–
  4. 4. Richard Leigh 1454–
  5. 5. James (Reginald de) Legh 1432–1519
  6. 6. Robert (Legh) VI 1428–1486
  7. 7. Blanch Leigh 1430–1465
  8. 8. Isabel Leigh 1438–1467
  9. 9. Isabel (Leigh , Baroness of) Stockport 1440–1482
  10. 10. Elizabeth (de) Legh 1448–1489
  11. 11. John Leigh 1440–1546
  12. 12. Margery Leigh 1447–1500

Robert Cheshire's Timeline

4 Records

1410
24 MAR 1410
Birth of Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire in Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington, Cheshire, England
1410
25 MAR 1410
Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire was christened in Prestbury, Cheshire, England
Prestbury, Cheshire, England
1479
21 JAN 1479
Age 69
Death of Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire in Adlington, Cheshire, England
Adlington, Cheshire, England
1479
AFT 29 JAN 1479
Age 69
Burial of Robert Leigh Sheriff of Cheshire in St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1410
    Event Place: Adlington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1410
    Event Place: Prestbury, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1479
    Event Place: Adlington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 29 JAN 1479
    Event Place: St Peter Churchyard, Prestbury, Cheshire, England
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