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Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh 1547–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Horley, Surrey, , England

Death Date: 9 Jul 1611

Death Location: Leigh, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England

Father: Henry Lechford

Mother: Mary Challoner

Spouse(s): Anne Lusher, Elinor Perkin, Mary Knighte, Mary Peyton, Dame Perkin

Children(s): Henry Lechford, Mary Knight, Sarah Lechford, Mary Walton, Mary Houghton, Thomas Lashford, Elizabeth Lechford, Henry Lechford, Susana Leacheford, John Leacheford, Susannah Leigh, Rebecca Lechford, Richard Lechford, Henry Leigh, Mary Houghton, Eleanor Lechford, Richard Lechford, Thomas Lechford, Mary (Minor)

Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh was born in 1547 in Horley, Surrey, , England, the child of Henry Lechford And Mary Challoner. Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh married Anne Lusher, Dame Eleanor Morgan Perkin, Elinor Perkin, Mary Knighte, Mary Peyton, and had children including Eleanor Lechford, Eliz Knight, Elizabeth Lechford, Henry Leachford Knight Of Shellwood Manor Leigh, Henry Lechford, John Leacheford, Mary Elmyra Knight De Houghton, Mary Elmyra Knight De Houghton Minor, Mary Elmyra Leachford Knight De Houghton, Mary Elmyra Southwell Knight, Mary Walton, Rebecca Lechford, Richard Lechford, Sarah Lechford, Susana Leacheford, Susannah Leachford Knight Of Shellwood Manor Leigh, Thomas Lashford, Thomas Lechford. Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh passed away in 1611 in Leigh, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh was born in 1547 in Horley, Surrey, , England, the child of Henry Lechford And Mary Challoner.
  • Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh married Anne Lusher, Dame Eleanor Morgan Perkin, Elinor Perkin, Mary Knighte, Mary Peyton, and had children including Eleanor Lechford, Eliz Knight, Elizabeth Lechford, Henry Leachford Knight Of Shellwood Manor Leigh, Henry Lechford, John Leacheford, Mary Elmyra Knight De Houghton, Mary Elmyra Knight De Houghton Minor, Mary Elmyra Leachford Knight De Houghton, Mary Elmyra Southwell Knight, Mary Walton, Rebecca Lechford, Richard Lechford, Sarah Lechford, Susana Leacheford, Susannah Leachford Knight Of Shellwood Manor Leigh, Thomas Lashford, Thomas Lechford.
  • Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh passed away in 1611 in Leigh, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Sir Leigh's Ancestors

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Sir Leigh
1547–1611
Birth Place: Horley, Surrey, , England
Parents
Henry Lechford
1529–1567
Leigh, Surrey, England
Mary Challoner
1533–1579
Charlwood, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh
1547–1611
Horley, Surrey, , England
Anne Lusher
1551–1579
Horley, Surrey, England
Thomas Challoner
1484–1533
Misterton, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Southern
1484–1533
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Lusher
1533–1594
Alice Ginn
1530–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Manor
1479–1545
Lady Ware
1479–1535
Walter Gynne
1501–1557

Sir Leigh's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh (1547–9 Jul 1611) m. Anne Lusher (1551–16 May 1579) m. Elinor Perkin (1558–1615) m. Mary Knighte (1558–20 Mar 1594) m. Mary Peyton (1558–1615) m. Dame (Eleanor Morgan) Perkin (1558–1615)
  1. 1. Henry Lechford 1529–1567 m. Mary Challoner 1533–1579
    1. 1. Sir (Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh 1547–1611 m. Anne Lusher 1551–1579 m. Mary Peyton 1558–1615 m. Mary Peyton 1558–1615 m. Dame (Eleanor Morgan) Perkin 1558–1615 m. Dame (Eleanor Morgan) Perkin 1558–1615
      1. 1. Henry Lechford 1529–1567 m. Mary Challoner 1533–1579
        1. 1. Sir (Richard) Lechford 1546–1611 m. Anne Lusher 1551–1579 m. Mary Peyton 1558–1615 m. Mary Peyton 1558–1615 m. Dame (Eleanor Morgan) Perkin 1558–1615 m. Dame (Eleanor Morgan) Perkin 1558–1615 m. Mary Knighte –1594
        2. 2. Thomas Lechford 1538–
        3. 3. Isabell Lechford 1542–
        4. 4. Henry Lechford 1555–
        5. 5. John Lechford –1712
      2. 2. Mary Walton 1565–1683
      3. 3. Mary (Elmyra Leachford, Knight de) Houghton 1565–1650
      4. 4. Sarah ('the widow' Leacheford) Browne 1575–1638
      5. 5. Thomas Lashford 1567–1627
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lechford 1561–1634
      7. 7. Henry Lechford 1572–1606
      8. 8. Susana Leacheford 1570–
      9. 9. John Leacheford 1567–1591
      10. 10. Susannah (Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh 1573–
      11. 11. Rebecca Lechford 1571–
      12. 12. Richard Lechford 1565–1671
      13. 13. Henry (Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh 1561–1610
      14. 14. Mary (Elmyra Knight de) Houghton 1565–1650
      15. 15. Eleanor Lechford 1572–
      16. 16. Richard Lechford 1565–1671
      17. 17. Mary (Elmyra) Knight 1565–1650
      18. 18. Thomas Lechford 1567–1627
      19. 19. Mary (Elmyra Knight de Houghton) (Minor) 1565–1650
    2. 2. Thomas Lechford 1538–
    3. 3. Isabell Lechford 1542–
    4. 4. Henry Lechford 1555–
    5. 5. John Lechford –1712
  2. 2. Mary (Elmyra Southwell) Knight 1565–1650
  3. 3. Sarah Lechford 1575–1638
  4. 4. Mary Walton 1565–1683
  5. 5. Mary (Elmyra Leachford, Knight de) Houghton 1565–1650
  6. 6. Thomas Lashford 1567–1627
  7. 7. Elizabeth Lechford 1561–1634
  8. 8. Henry Lechford 1572–1606
  9. 9. Susana Leacheford 1570–
  10. 10. John Leacheford 1567–1591
  11. 11. Susannah (Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh 1573–
  12. 12. Rebecca Lechford 1571–
  13. 13. Richard Lechford 1565–1671
  14. 14. Henry (Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor) Leigh 1561–1610
  15. 15. Mary (Elmyra Knight de) Houghton 1565–1650
  16. 16. Eleanor Lechford 1572–
  17. 17. Richard Lechford 1565–1671
  18. 18. Thomas Lechford 1567–1627
  19. 19. Mary (Elmyra Knight de Houghton) (Minor) 1565–1650

Sir Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh in Horley, Surrey, , England
Horley, Surrey, , England
1611
9 Jul 1611
Age 64
Death of Sir Richard Leachford (Knight of Shellwood Manor Leigh in Leigh, Surrey, England
Leigh, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Horley, Surrey, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Wills and Probate, London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: DWPA5/1611

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1611
    Event Place: Leigh, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leigh, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England

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