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Sir Thomas Leighton West 1555 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July 1555

Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 June 1618

Death Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William West

Mother: Lady Strange

Spouse(s): Cecilia Knollys

Children(s): Lucy West, Elizabeth Pelham, Margaret West, Sir Delawarre, Walsingham West, Letitia West, Anne West, Penelope West, Catherine West, Robert West, Col. West, Helena West, Jane West, John West, Lt. West, Eleanor West, Frances West

Sir Thomas Leighton West was born in 1555 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William West and Lady Elizabeth Strange. Sir Thomas Leighton West married Cecilia Anne Knollys, and had children including Lucy West, Elizabeth West Pelham, Margaret West, Sir Thomas West Lord Delawarre, Walsingham West, Letitia West, Anne West, Penelope West, Catherine West, Robert West, Col. Francis West, Helena West, Jane West, John West, Lt. Col. Nathaniel West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Frances West. Sir Thomas Leighton West passed away in 1618 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Leighton West was born in 1555 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William West and Lady Elizabeth Strange.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West married Cecilia Anne Knollys, and had children including Lucy West, Elizabeth West Pelham, Margaret West, Sir Thomas West Lord Delawarre, Walsingham West, Letitia West, Anne West, Penelope West, Catherine West, Robert West, Col. Francis West, Helena West, Jane West, John West, Lt. Col. Nathaniel West, Eleanor Elizabeth West, Frances West.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West passed away in 1618 in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir West's Ancestors

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Sir West
1555 – 1618
Birth Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William West
1520 – 1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Strange
1524 – 1579
Chesterton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Sir Knight Trent De La Warr) WEST
1504 – 1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Morton
Thomas L'Estrange
1508 – 1545
Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Ann Vaux
1513 – 1569
Harrowden, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John L'Estrange
Anna
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir West's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Leighton) West (9 July 1555 – 7 June 1618) m. Cecilia (Anne) Knollys (19 Jul 1555 – 30 August 1608)
  1. 1. Lucy West (1572 – 15 January 1633)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (West) Pelham (11 September 1573 – 15 January 1633)
  3. 3. Margaret West (1576 – 15 January 1633)
  4. 4. Sir (Thomas West Lord) Delawarre (9 July 1577 – 7 June 1618)
  5. 5. Walsingham West (13 November 1579 – 1583)
  6. 6. Letitia West (24 November 1579 – 1612)
  7. 7. Anne West (21 May 1581 – 1628)
  8. 8. Penelope West (9 September 1582 – 1619)
  9. 9. Catherine West (27 December 1583 – 1650)
  10. 10. Robert West (3 January 1585 – 1604)
  11. 11. Col. (Francis) West (28 October 1586 – 28 April 1634)
  12. 12. Helena West (15 December 1587 – 1602)
  13. 13. Jane West (1588 – 1606)
  14. 14. John West (14 Dec 1590 – 1659) m. Anne Percy (1600 – 10 April 1667)
    1. 1. John West m. Unity Croshaw (1636 – )
      1. 1. Anne West (1656 – 1708) m. Henry Fox (1645 – 17 November 1714)
        1. 1. Anne Fox (1684 – ) m. Thomas Claiborne (16 December 1680 – 16 August 1732)
        2. 2. Deborrah Fox
  15. 15. Lt. (Col. Nathaniel) West (30 November 1592 – 24 February 1623)
  16. 16. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West (1593 – 1607)
  17. 17. Frances West ( – 1633)

Sir West's Timeline

2 Records

1555
9 July 1555
Birth of Sir Thomas Leighton West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1618
7 June 1618
Age 63
Death of Sir Thomas Leighton West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 July 1555
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1618
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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