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William Leigh 1551 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1551

Birth Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jul 1627

Death Location: Titsey, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Leigh

Mother: Alice Barker

Spouse(s): Frances Harington, Katharine Spencer

Children(s):

In 1551, William Leigh entered the world in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leigh and Alice Coverall Barker. William Leigh married Frances Harington, Katharine Spencer. William Leigh passed away in 1627 in Titsey, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1551, William Leigh entered the world in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, born to Sir Thomas Leigh and Alice Coverall Barker.
  • William Leigh married Frances Harington, Katharine Spencer.
  • William Leigh passed away in 1627 in Titsey, Surrey, England.

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William Leigh's Ancestors

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William Leigh
1551 – 1627
Birth Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Leigh
1520 – 1572
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Alice (Coverall) Barker
1508 – 1600
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
John Calverhall
1479 – 1540
Colehurst, Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth (Dame Coverall) Hill
1479 – 1539
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hill
1460 – 1506
Margaret Wilbraham
1465 – 1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hill
1436 – 1514
Margaret Barker
1435 –
Thomas Wilbraham
1409 – 1467
Margaret Swetenham
1413 – 1503

William Leigh's Timeline

2 Records

1551
Abt 1551
Birth of William Leigh in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England
1627
16 Jul 1627
Age 76
Death of William Leigh in Titsey, Surrey, England
Titsey, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1551
    Event Place: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1627
    Event Place: Titsey, Surrey, England

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