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William Lee Leigh 1520–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 Mar 1596

Death Location: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Willme Lee\Leigh

Mother: Elsabethe Wyld

Spouse(s): Alice Dawson

Children(s): Jenett Lee, Alice Lee, Roger Lee, William Lee

William Lee Leigh was born in 1520 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Willme Lee Leigh And Elsabethe Wyld. William Lee Leigh married Alice Dawson, and had children including Alice Lee, Jenett Lee, Roger Lee, William Lee. William Lee Leigh passed away in 1596 in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Lee Leigh was born in 1520 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Willme Lee Leigh And Elsabethe Wyld.
  • William Lee Leigh married Alice Dawson, and had children including Alice Lee, Jenett Lee, Roger Lee, William Lee.
  • William Lee Leigh passed away in 1596 in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Leigh's Ancestors

Self
William Leigh
1520–1596
Birth Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Willme Lee\Leigh
1510–1613
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Elsabethe Wyld
1512–
Grandparents
Ezabell Bewcrofte
–1615
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leigh's Descendants

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William (Lee) Leigh (1520–23 Mar 1596) m. Alice Dawson (1523–1568)
  1. 1. Jenett Lee 1552–1605 m. John Bradley 1542–1580
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bradley 1580–1635 m. John ((Shae)) Hirst 1581–1667
      1. 1. Jennet (Hyrste) Hirst 1604–1652 m. Myles Tayler 1598–1660
        1. 1. Jennett Taylor 1624–1704 m. Joseph Priestley 1619–1695
      2. 2. Annie Hirst 1606–
      3. 3. John Hirst 1622–
      4. 4. Marie Hirst 1608–
  2. 2. Alice Lee 1550–
  3. 3. Roger Lee 1550–
  4. 4. William Lee 1550–

William Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Lee Leigh in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1596
23 Mar 1596
Age 76
Death of William Lee Leigh in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1596
    Event Place: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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