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Sir Thomas Leighton West 1556–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1556

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England

Death Date: 24 March 1602

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: William West

Mother: Lady Strange-West

Spouse(s): Anne Knollys

Children(s): Sir West

In 1556, Sir Thomas Leighton West entered the world in Halnaker, Sussex, England, born to William North West And Lady Elizabeth De La Warr Le Strange West. Sir Thomas Leighton West married Anne Knollys, and had children including Sir Francis West. Sir Thomas Leighton West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, Sir Thomas Leighton West entered the world in Halnaker, Sussex, England, born to William North West And Lady Elizabeth De La Warr Le Strange West.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West married Anne Knollys, and had children including Sir Francis West.
  • Sir Thomas Leighton West passed away in 1602 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir West's Ancestors

Self
Sir West
1556–1602
Birth Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England
Parents
William North West
1520–1595
Warbleton, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth De La Warr Le) Strange-West
1534–
Chesterton, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Lady (Elizabeth) West
1512–1592
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
George (Henry) Swift
1509–1534
Andover, Hampshire, , England
Elizabeth Mason
1513–1535
St Georges, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Morton
1482–
Sir VIII
1482–1515
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir West's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas Leighton) West (9 Jul 1556–24 March 1602) m. Anne Knollys (19 July 1555–30 Aug 1608)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis) West 1586–1634 m. Lady (Margaret) Powell-Reeves 1590–1627
    1. 1. Margery (Margaret) Reeves 1608–1672 m. Francis (Matthew West) (Weston) 1606–1692
      1. 1. Dr. (Thomas) West 1646–1706 m. Elizabeth (F) Thomas 1652–1728
        1. 1. Abner West 1683–1756 m. Jean COTTEL 1680–1765

Sir West's Timeline

4 Records

1548
5 Feb 1548
Sir Thomas Leighton West was baptized in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England
Dymock, Gloucestershire, England
1556
9 Jul 1556
Birth of Sir Thomas Leighton West in Halnaker, Sussex, England
Halnaker, Sussex, England
1602
24 March 1602
Age 46
Death of Sir Thomas Leighton West in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1705
24 Feb 1705
Age 149
Sir Thomas Leighton West was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1556
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1548
    Event Place: Dymock, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P125 IN 16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1705
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANW 1705-06

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1602
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO007A01001
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO007A01/001
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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