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William II. * Coles of Leigh 1504 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: August 1558

Death Location: Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Colles

Mother: Lady Hitch

Spouse(s): Lady Graunt

Children(s): Anne Colles

In 1504, William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir entered the world in Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Auferic de Colles and Lady Margaret Hitch. William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir married Lady Mary Graunt, and had children including Anne Colles. William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir passed away in 1558 in Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1504, William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir entered the world in Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard Auferic de Colles and Lady Margaret Hitch.
  • William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir married Lady Mary Graunt, and had children including Anne Colles.
  • William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir passed away in 1558 in Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Leigh's Ancestors

Self
William Leigh
1504 – 1558
Birth Place: Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Auferic de Colles
1448 – 1510
Auferick in Porochie, Suckley, Worcester, England
Lady (Margaret) Hitch
1470 – 1505
Porochia, Suckley, Worcester, England
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Hatcher
1465 – 1530
Horton,Monkyn Sellinge ,kent, England
Lady (Margaret de) Deighton
1460 – 1530
Long Marston, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leigh's Descendants

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William (II. * Coles of) Leigh (1504 – August 1558) m. Lady (Mary) Graunt (1484 – 19 July 1572)
  1. 1. Anne Colles (1524 – 15 April 1598) m. Sir (Rev William) Cole (1520 – 16 February 1601)
    1. 1. Sir (Reverend William James) Cole (1546 – 4 Nov 1623) m. Lady (Elizabeth Emily) Deards (1550 – 19 July 1622)
      1. 1. Anne Cole (1575 – 27 Feb 1617) m. Sir (Edward) Pemberton (1568 – Apr 1617)
        1. 1. Scollis Pemberton (1619 – 11 January 1629) m. Sir (John) Rowland (1575 – 1650)

William Leigh's Timeline

12 Records

1500
27 Jun 1500
Birth of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in Leigh, Worcestershire, England
Leigh, Worcestershire, England
1504
1504
Birth of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1519
1519
Age 15
William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir was married in Leigh, Worcestershire, England
Leigh, Worcestershire, England
1522
1522/23
Age 18
William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir was married in Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
1525
1525
Age 21
William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir was married in Bradwell,Buckinghamshire,England
Bradwell,Buckinghamshire,England
1528
1528
Age 24
William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir was married in Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
1535
1535
Age 31
Birth of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in Leigh, Worcestershire, England
Leigh, Worcestershire, England
1558
Aug 1558
Age 54
Death of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in Leigh, Worcestershire, England
Leigh, Worcestershire, England
1558
August 1558
Age 54
Death of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1558
Dec 1558
Age 54
Burial of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in Everdon, Northamptonshire, England
Everdon, Northamptonshire, England
1561
30 Jan 1561
Age 57
William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir was married in Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
1598
16 Feb 1598
Age 94
Death of William II. * Coles of Leigh Sir in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1500
    Event Place: Leigh, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Leigh, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Blanceford, Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jul
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Leigh, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522/23
    Event Place: Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Bradwell,Buckinghamshire,England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1561
    Event Place: Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leigh, Worcestershire ,
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 41

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lyghe, Worcett
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 41

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1598
    Event Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 119P/3

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1558
    Event Place: Leigh, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1558
    Event Place: Leigh, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1558
    Event Place: Everdon, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 119P/3

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