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Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton 1445–1519 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 DEC 1445

Birth Location: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1519

Death Location: Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Arkaret Burgh

Spouse(s): Ann None, Anne Baker, Ann Baker

Children(s):

In 1445, Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Leighton And Arkaret De Burgh. Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton married Ann, Ann Baker, Anne Baker, Elizab Brooke. Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton passed away in 1519 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1445, Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton entered the world in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Leighton And Arkaret De Burgh.
  • Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton married Ann, Ann Baker, Anne Baker, Elizab Brooke.
  • Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton passed away in 1519 in Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Thomas Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Leighton
1445–1519
Birth Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Leighton
1430–1493
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Arkaret (de) Burgh
1434–1498
Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Leighton
1403–1452
Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Joyce Cornwall
1406–
Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
John Burgh
1414–1471
Clapton, Gloucestershire, England
Jane Clopton
1415–
Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1375–
Margareta Drake
1380–1419
Richard Cornwall
1360–1443
Cecilia Marbury
1364–1417
Hugh Burgh
1390–1430
Elizabeth Mowbray
1390–1430
William Clopton
1375–1419
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John L,
1350–1388
Christiana Billett
1354–1388
Geoffrey Cornwall,
1335–1400
Cecily Seymour
1337–1369
John Marbury
1337–1365
Ellen Daniell
1340–
Hugh Burgh
1366–
Hugh Burgh
1367–
John Mowbray
1365–1383
Katherine Corbet
1375–1403
John Clopton
1350–
Mary Charlton
1355–

Thomas Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1445
25 DEC 1445
Birth of Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton in Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1519
1519
Age 74
Death of Thomas Sir KNIGHT of Wattlesborough, Shropshire Leighton in Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1445
    Event Place: Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Leighton, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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