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William Leech 1540–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 August 1608

Death Location: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John III

Mother: Elisabeth Leeke

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In 1540, William Leech entered the world in Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Hardwick Iii And Elisabeth Leeke. William Leech passed away in 1608 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Leech entered the world in Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Hardwick Iii And Elisabeth Leeke.
  • William Leech passed away in 1608 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Leech's Ancestors

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William Leech
1540–1608
Birth Place: Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Hardwick III
1495–1526
Hardwick, Derbyshire
Elisabeth Leeke
1507–1572
Hasland, Derbyshire
Grandparents
John Hardwick
1470–1507
Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leech's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Leech in Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1608
4 August 1608
Age 68
Death of William Leech in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lumme Hall, Audenshaw, Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1608
    Event Place: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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