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Thomas Leighton 1530–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 February 1610

Death Location: St Peter Port, Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey

Father: John Leighton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady (Knowles)

Children(s): Anne Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Thomas II

In 1530, Thomas Leighton entered the world in Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to John Leighton And Mathilda Harewell. Thomas Leighton married Lady Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Cecily Knollys Knowles, and had children including Anne Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Thomas Leighton Ii. Thomas Leighton passed away in 1610 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Thomas Leighton entered the world in Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to John Leighton And Mathilda Harewell.
  • Thomas Leighton married Lady Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Cecily Knollys Knowles, and had children including Anne Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Thomas Leighton Ii.
  • Thomas Leighton passed away in 1610 in St Peter Port, Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey.

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Thomas Leighton's Ancestors

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Thomas Leighton
1530–1610
Birth Place: Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Leighton
–1532
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Leighton
1452–1519
Leighton (Cheshire) England
Elizabeth Devereux
–1516
Chartley (Staffordshire) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Leighton's Descendants

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Thomas Leighton (1530–1 February 1610) m. Lady (Cecilia Anne Elizabeth Cecily Knollys) (Knowles) (15 June 1549–30 December 1611)
  1. 1. Anne Leighton –1628
  2. 2. Elizabeth Leighton 1573–
  3. 3. Thomas (Leighton) II 1584–1617 m. Mary (DE LA) Zouche 1588–1652

Thomas Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Thomas Leighton in Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1610
1 February 1610
Age 80
Death of Thomas Leighton in Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1610
    Event Place: Feckenham, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Peter Port, Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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