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Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh 1504–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Calder Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 17 November 1571

Death Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire; or St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England; buried in the Mersers chapel, London, England

Father: Rogier Rushall

Mother: Alice Trafford

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lady Calder, Rowland 10m

Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was born in 1504 in Calder Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Rogier Lord Leigh Van Rushall And Alice Trafford. Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh had children including Lady Margaret Sandilands Of Calder, Rowland Leigh Lyhe 10M. Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh passed away in 1571 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire; or St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England; buried in the Mersers chapel, London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was born in 1504 in Calder Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Rogier Lord Leigh Van Rushall And Alice Trafford.
  • Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh had children including Lady Margaret Sandilands Of Calder, Rowland Leigh Lyhe 10M.
  • Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh passed away in 1571 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire; or St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England; buried in the Mersers chapel, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rogier Rushall
1483–1555
Birth Location: Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Birth Location: Wellington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Calder
1515–1609
Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Rowland 10m
1547–1596
Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Leigh's Ancestors

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Sir Leigh
1504–1571
Birth Place: Calder Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Rogier Lord Leigh Van Rushall
1483–1555
Wellington, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Trafford
1487–1551
Wellington, Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Leigh's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London,) Leigh (1504–17 November 1571)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Sandilands of) Calder 1515–1609 m. James (Dundas 16th Laird of) Dundas 1513–1553
    1. 1. George1 (7th Laird Dundas of Dundas) Sir 1535–1598 m. Lady (Catherine (Katherine)) Oliphant 1534–1612
      1. 1. James, ("Sir" of Arniston, 16TH Laird of Dundas DUNDAS 10th GGF 16th Laird of) Dundas 1570–1629
        1. 1. James DUNDAS 1620–1679 m. Marion (Boyd) Lady 1626–1661
  2. 2. Rowland (Leigh-Lyhe) 10m 1547–1596

Sir Leigh's Timeline

8 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh in Calder Midlothian, Scotland
Calder Midlothian, Scotland
1505
1505
Age 1
Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was married in Calder, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Calder, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1508
Feb 1508
Age 4
Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was married in Calder, , , Scotland
Calder, , , Scotland
1526
1526
Age 22
Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was married
None
1536
13 Mar 1536
Age 32
Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was married in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1547
1547
Age 43
Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was married in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1571
17 November 1571
Age 67
Death of Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire; or St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England; buried in the Mersers chapel, London, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire; or St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England; buried in the Mersers chapel, London, England
1581
15 Oct 1581
Age 77
Sir Knight Thomas, Lord Alderman, Sheriff & Mayor of London, Leigh was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Calder Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Calder, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Feb 1508
    Event Place: Calder, , , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1536
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1581

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1571
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire; or St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England; buried in the Mersers chapel, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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