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Sir Thomas Leighton West 1535 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1535

Birth Location: Hainaker, Sussex, England

Death Date: 7 Jun 1618

Death Location: Azores, Portugal

Father: Sir )

Mother: Lady West

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Sir Thomas Leighton West was born in 1535 in Hainaker, Sussex, England, the child of Sir Knight William West ( 1st Lord Baron de la Warre ) and Lady Elizabeth Strange West. Sir Thomas Leighton West passed away in 1618 in Azores, Portugal.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Leighton West was born in 1535 in Hainaker, Sussex, England, the child of Sir Knight William West ( 1st Lord Baron de la Warre ) and Lady Elizabeth Strange West.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West passed away in 1618 in Azores, Portugal.

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Sir West's Ancestors

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Sir West
1535 – 1618
Birth Place: Hainaker, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir Knight William West ( 1st Lord Baron de la Warre )
1519 – 1602
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Strange) West
1524 – 1611
Chesterton, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight George Trent De La Warr) West
1490 – 1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Morton
1512 – 1592
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
George (Henry) Swift
1509 – 1535
Andover, Hampshire, , England
Elizabeth (Mason) Swift
1513 – 1535
St Georges, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Governor West
1457 – 1525
Elizabeth (West)(Copley)
1465 – 1502
Sir Lechlade
1482 – 1515
Lady WARHAM
1481 – 1520
Thomas Swyfte
1470 – 1526
Agnes Strange
1492 – 1515
Sir Mason
1495 – 1551
Jenet Shawe
1495 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir West
1430 – 1476
Kathrine Ware
1435 – 1493
Sir KG
1429 – 1490
Lady Hoo
1448 – 1510
Nichollas Morton
1429 – 1525
Lady Wentworth
1467 – 1535
Sir Canterbury
1430 – 1532
Maryon Colles
1460 – 1510

Sir West's Timeline

2 Records

1535
9 Jul 1535
Birth of Sir Thomas Leighton West in Hainaker, Sussex, England
Hainaker, Sussex, England
1618
7 Jun 1618
Age 83
Death of Sir Thomas Leighton West in Azores, Portugal
Azores, Portugal

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1535
    Event Place: Hainaker, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1618
    Event Place: Azores, Portugal

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