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Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh 1505–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Lyme, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578

Death Location: High Legh, Cheshire, England

Father: Peter Leigh

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): Margaret Gerrard

Children(s): Helen Leigh

In 1505, Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh entered the world in Lyme, Cheshire, England, born to Peter Leigh And Margaret. Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh married Eleanor Savage, Margaret Gerrard, and had children including Helen Ellen Leigh, Margaret Leigh, Sarah Leigh. Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh passed away in 1541 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh entered the world in Lyme, Cheshire, England, born to Peter Leigh And Margaret.
  • Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh married Eleanor Savage, Margaret Gerrard, and had children including Helen Ellen Leigh, Margaret Leigh, Sarah Leigh.
  • Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh passed away in 1541 in High Legh, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Leigh
1442–1541
Birth Location: Macclesfield or Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret None
1470–1549
Birth Location: Prestbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gerrard
1510–1558
Birth Location: Brynn, Lancashire, England
MG

Children(s)

Helen Leigh
1526–1582
Birth Location: High Legh, Cheshire, , England
HL

Sir Legh's Ancestors

Self
Sir Legh
1505–1541
Birth Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England
Parents
Peter Leigh
1442–1541
Macclesfield or Lyme Hall, Disley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret
1470–1549
Prestbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Legh's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Piers Peter VI Leigh) Legh (1505–4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578) m. Margaret Gerrard (01 Jan 1510–abt 1558)
  1. 1. Helen (Ellen) Leigh 1526–1582 m. Sir (John) Booth 1516–1555
    1. 1. Katheren Booth 1554–1594 m. Joseph (Hawley) Sr 1554–1594
      1. 1. Judge (Samuel) Hawley 1577–1690
        1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Hawley 1607–1689 m. Richard Booth 1607–1688

Sir Legh's Timeline

5 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh in Lyme, Cheshire, England
Lyme, Cheshire, England
1510
1510
Age 5
Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh was married in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1514
17 Jun 1514
Age 9
Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh was married in England
England
1541
4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578
Age 36
Death of Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh in High Legh, Cheshire, England
High Legh, Cheshire, England
1585
1585-09-19
Age 80
Sir Piers Peter VI Leigh Legh was married in Lyme,,Cheshire,England
Lyme,,Cheshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Lyme, Cheshire, England

    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: 1585-09-19
    Event Place: Lyme,,Cheshire,England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Cases in the Court of Star Chamber, 1499-1528

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1541 or 27 Nov 1578
    Event Place: High Legh, Cheshire, England
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