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Roger Leigh 1460–1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England

Death Date: Aft 17 Nov 1522

Death Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Father: Richard Leigh

Mother:

Spouse(s): Alice Trafford

Children(s): Thomas Leigh, William Leigh, Robert Leigh, Richard Leigh

In 1460, Roger Leigh entered the world in Wellington, Shropshire, England, born to Richard Leigh And Mrs Richard Leigh. Roger Leigh married Alice Trafford, and had children including Richard Leigh, Robert Leigh, Thomas Leigh, William Leigh. Roger Leigh passed away in 1522 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Roger Leigh entered the world in Wellington, Shropshire, England, born to Richard Leigh And Mrs Richard Leigh.
  • Roger Leigh married Alice Trafford, and had children including Richard Leigh, Robert Leigh, Thomas Leigh, William Leigh.
  • Roger Leigh passed away in 1522 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Leigh
1415–1470
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Trafford
1529–1578
Birth Location: Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Leigh
1515–1571
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
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William Leigh
1499–1550
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Robert Leigh
1515–
Birth Location: Wellington, Herefordshire, England
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Richard Leigh
1520–
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Roger Leigh's Ancestors

Self
Roger Leigh
1460–1522
Birth Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard Leigh
1415–1470
Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (Leigh of) Ridge
1391–1463
West Hall, High Legh Rosthern, Cheshire, England
Alice Alcock
1399–1420
Ridge, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Matilda Arderne
1350–1392
Piers Legh
1320–1399
John Alcock
1362–1400
Agnes White
1362–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Leigh's Descendants

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Roger Leigh (1460–Aft 17 Nov 1522) m. Alice Trafford (26 Sep 1529–16 Jun 1578)
  1. 1. Thomas Leigh 1515–1571 m. Alice Barker 1520–1604 m. Alice 1525–
    1. 1. Mary Leigh 1555– m. Richard (Gunne) III 1541–1602 m. Richard Cobb 1550– m. Robert Andrews 1553– m. Richard Cobbe 1552–
    2. 2. Richard (Ralph) Leigh 1536–1625 m. Ann Galand 1535–1597 m. Ann Longmer 1549– m. Ann (Garland or) Longmer 1545–1597
      1. 1. Ralph Leigh 1555–1625 m. Ralph Leigh 1558– m. Elizabeth Nash 1547–1625
        1. 1. Gilbert Leigh 1601– m. Ellena Foster 1605–1649
        2. 2. Oliver Leigh 1589–1597
        3. 3. Alice Leigh 1592–1595
        4. 4. Ralph Leigh 1596– m. Ellen Foster 1599–
        5. 5. Olin Leigh 1597–1597
      2. 2. James Leigh 1562–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Leigh 1565– m. William Kytsson 1560–
    3. 3. Richard Leigh 1485–1569 m. Anne Hough 1490–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Leigh 1533–1578 m. William (Macnaderte Deane) IV 1530–1600
    5. 5. Isabella Leigh 1534–1632
    6. 6. Elizabeth Lighe 1535–1578
    7. 7. Alice (Lee) Leigh 1535–1613 m. Esq. (Sir Frances (Francis) Thomas de Coney 1 of) Basingthorpe 1568–1611
    8. 8. Robert (Rowland) Leigh 1536–1603 m. Margaret (de) Lowe 1551–1584 m. Catherine Berkeley 1547–
    9. 9. Ann (Garland or) Longmer 1545–1597 m. Richard (Ralph) Leigh 1536–1625
    10. 10. Winifred Leigh 1538–1600 m. Sir (George) Bond 1535– m. George Bond 1534–1592
    11. 11. Lady (Catherine) Leigh 1539–1601 m. Edward Baber 1531–1578
    12. 12. Thomas Leigh 1545–1672 m. Katharine Spencer 1549–1639
    13. 13. William Leigh 1551–1627 m. Frances Harington 1540–1618 m. Katharine Spencer 1549–1639
    14. 14. Janeta Leigh 1553–1555
    15. 15. Roger Leigh 1554–1614 m. Joan Hunt 1558–
    16. 16. Isabella Leigh 1556–1632
    17. 17. Katherine Leigh 1557–1621 m. John Cowherd 1540–1574 m. Edward (Edmund Barber) Bomer 1560–
    18. 18. Lady (Elizabeth Shropshire) Baxter 1558–1611
    19. 19. Lady (Alice) Leigh 1560–1613 m. Esq. (Sir Frances (Francis) Thomas de Coney 1 of) Basingthorpe 1568–1611 m. Thomas Coney 1546–1593 m. Sir (Gilbert) Bloomfield 1540–1607
    20. 20. Robert (Rowland) Lee 1580–1632
    21. 21. Thomas Lee –1621
    22. 22. Isabella Leigh 1622–
    23. 23. Willia Baker –1631
  2. 2. William Leigh 1499–1550
  3. 3. Robert Leigh 1515–
  4. 4. Richard Leigh 1520– m. Mary Leigh 1527–1571

Roger Leigh's Timeline

4 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Roger Leigh in Wellington, Shropshire, England
Wellington, Shropshire, England
1460
1460
Roger Leigh was christened in Wellington, Shropshire, England
Wellington, Shropshire, England
1522
17 Nov 1522
Age 62
Death of Roger Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1522
Aft 17 Nov 1522
Age 62
Burial of Roger Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Roger Leigh, person ID L1L8-XFY.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Wellington, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Roger Leigh, person ID L1L8-XFY.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1522
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Roger Leigh, person ID L1L8-XFY.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aft 17 Nov 1522
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Roger Leigh, person ID L1L8-XFY.
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