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Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh 1500–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578

Death Location: High Legh, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Leigh

Mother: Margaret Tyldesley

Spouse(s): Margaret Gerard

Children(s): Lady deTyldersley, Peter Leigh

In 1500, Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh entered the world in Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England, born to Peter Leigh And Margaret Tyldesley. Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh married Margaret Gerard, and had children including Lady Eleanor Ellen Helene Leigh Detyldersley, Peter Leigh. Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh passed away in 1541 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh entered the world in Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England, born to Peter Leigh And Margaret Tyldesley.
  • Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh married Margaret Gerard, and had children including Lady Eleanor Ellen Helene Leigh Detyldersley, Peter Leigh.
  • Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh passed away in 1541 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Legh's Ancestors

Self
Sir Legh
1500–1541
Birth Place: Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Parents
Peter Leigh
1481–
Lyme, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Tyldesley
1485–
Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Legh's Descendants

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Sir (Piers Peter VI Leigh) Legh (1500–4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578) m. Margaret Gerard (1510–)
  1. 1. Lady (Eleanor "Ellen" Helene Leigh) deTyldersley 1525–1600 m. Thomas Eccleston 1520–1610
    1. 1. John Eccleston 1556–1605 m. Cicely (Faulk) Dutton 1556–1605
      1. 1. Elizabeth Eccleston 1581–1640 m. Sir (Hughonis "Hugh") deVernon 1583–1640
        1. 1. James Vernon 1610–1675 m. Hester Brown 1617–1675
        2. 2. Richard Vernon –1807
        3. 3. Samuel Vernon 1613–1681 m. Hester Cotton 1619–1665
  2. 2. Peter Leigh 1535–1570

Sir Legh's Timeline

5 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh in Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
1510
1510
Age 10
Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh was married in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1514
17 Jun 1514
Age 14
Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh was married in England
England
1518
27 August 1518
Age 18
Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh was married in Lyme, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Lyme, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1541
4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578
Age 41
Death of Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh in High Legh, Cheshire, England
High Legh, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Cheshire Haydock Bradley, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1514
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 August 1518
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England (obviously a betrothal)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578
    Event Place: High Legh, Cheshire, England

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