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Sir John Leigh 1512–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1512

Birth Location: Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 13 Aug 1559

Death Location: Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Brereton,

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In 1512, Sir John Leigh entered the world in Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Philip Leigh Ii And Lady Elizabeth Ellen Brereton Of Brereton. Sir John Leigh passed away in 1559 in Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall).

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Biography

  • In 1512, Sir John Leigh entered the world in Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England, born to Sir Philip Leigh Ii And Lady Elizabeth Ellen Brereton Of Brereton.
  • Sir John Leigh passed away in 1559 in Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall).

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Sir Leigh's Ancestors

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Sir Leigh
1512–1559
Birth Place: Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir Philip Leigh II
1500–1523
Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)
Lady (Elizabeth Ellen Brereton, of) Brereton,
1488–1535
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Philip (Leigh) I
1475–1512
Cheshire, , England
Ellen Brereton
1477–1541
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Andrew (Brereton, 11th Lord of) Brereton
1448–1527
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Agnes (Legh of Adlington,) Cheshire
1444–1517
Adlington Hall, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Brereton
1448–1527
Agnes Cheshire
1444–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1512
1512
Birth of Sir John Leigh in Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England
1559
13 Aug 1559
Age 47
Death of Sir John Leigh in Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)
Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1512
    Event Place: Booths, Knutsford, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1559
    Event Place: Norbury, Cheshire, England (Booths Hall)

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