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Robert Leighton 1565–1625 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1565

Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng.

Death Date: 1625

Death Location: ,Wattlesborough,Shropshire,England

Father: Thomas Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Gerard

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Children(s):

Robert Leighton was born in 1565 in Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng., the child of Thomas Leighton And Elizabeth Gerard. Robert Leighton passed away in 1625 in ,Wattlesborough,Shropshire,England.

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Biography

  • Robert Leighton was born in 1565 in Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng., the child of Thomas Leighton And Elizabeth Gerard.
  • Robert Leighton passed away in 1625 in ,Wattlesborough,Shropshire,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Gerard
1544–1626
Birth Location: Shrops, Eng.
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Leighton's Ancestors

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Robert Leighton
1565–1625
Birth Place: Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng.
Parents
Thomas Leighton
1540–1600
England
Elizabeth Gerard
1544–1626
Shrops, Eng.
Grandparents
James Gerrard
1525–1600
Darney, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1565
Abt. 1565
Birth of Robert Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng.
Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng.
1625
1625
Age 60
Death of Robert Leighton in ,Wattlesborough,Shropshire,England
,Wattlesborough,Shropshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1565
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shrops, Eng.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: ,Wattlesborough,Shropshire,England
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