Stephenson Family Tree » Sir Thomas Leigh (± 1509-1572)

Personal data Sir Thomas Leigh 

  • He was born about 1509 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.
  • He was christened on September 20, 1509 in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England.
  • He died on November 17, 1572 in Stoneleigh,Warwickshire,England.
  • He is buried after November 17, 1572 in Mercers Chappel, London, Middlesex, England.
  • A child of Roger Leigh and Alice Trafford
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Thomas Leigh

(1) He is married to Alice Barker.

They got married before 1534 at England, United Kingdom.


Child(ren):

  1. Lady Catherine Leigh  1539-1601 
  3. Elizabeth Leigh  1533-± 1578
  4. Richard Ralph Leigh  1536-1625
  5. Lady Alice Leigh  1537-1621
  6. Catherine Leigh  ± 1538-1576
  7. Winifred Leigh  ± 1538-1600
  8. George Henry James  1539-1615
  9. Thomas Leigh  1545-1625
  11. William Leigh  ± 1551-1627
  12. Roger Leigh  1554-????
  13. Mary Leigh  ± 1555-????


(2) He had a relationship with Alice.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Leigh

Richard Leigh
1415-± 1470
Mrs. Richard Leigh
Edmund de Trafford
1442-1513
Margaret Savage
± 1454-1525
Roger Leigh
1460-1522

Thomas Leigh
± 1509-1572

(1) < 1534

Alice Barker
± 1520-1603

Lady Catherine Leigh
1539-1601
Elizabeth Sparrow Dence
1530-1606
Elizabeth Leigh
1533-± 1578
Richard Ralph Leigh
1536-1625
Lady Alice Leigh
1537-1621
Catherine Leigh
± 1538-1576
Winifred Leigh
± 1538-1600
George Henry James
1539-1615
Thomas Leigh
1545-1625
Robert Rowland Leigh
1547-1603
William Leigh
± 1551-1627
Roger Leigh
1554-????
Mary Leigh
± 1555-????
Lady Elizabeth Shropshire Baxter
1558-1611
(2) 

Alice
1525-????


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Historical events

Christening day September 20, 1509

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1509: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 27 » Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
    • May 14 » Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
    • June 11 » Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
    • June 24 » Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
    • July 26 » The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
    • September 10 » An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

Day of death November 17, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
    • October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
    • November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
    • December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.


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