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George Leigh

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Birthplace: Outrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: September 21, 1761 (54-55)
Outrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of George Leigh and Katherine Percival
Husband of Anne Leigh
Father of John Burridge Leigh; Sarah Philips; Thomas Leigh; Elizabeth Leigh; Catherine Rimmer and 6 others
Brother of Jane Hardman; Katherine Angier; Thomas Leigh and John Leigh
Half brother of Martha Mort

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About George Leigh

  • 'George Leigh1
  • 'M, #328829, b. 1706, d. 21 September 1761
  • Last Edited=30 Mar 2009
  • ' George Leigh was born in 1706.1 He was the son of George Leigh and Katherine Percival.1 He married Anne Shelmerdine.1 He died on 21 September 1761.1
  • ' George Leigh held the office of High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1749.1 He lived at Oughtrington, Cheshire, England.1
  • 'Children of George Leigh and Anne Shelmerdine
    • 1.Thomas Leigh1 d. 1762
    • 2.Elizabeth Leigh1 d. 1781
    • 3.Catherine Leigh1
    • 4.John Leigh+1 b. 16 Jul 1731, d. 11 Apr 1806
    • 5.George Leigh1 b. 30 Mar 1737
    • 6.Samuel Leigh1 b. 11 May 1740
    • 7.Sarah Leigh1 b. 2 Apr 1742, d. 3 Feb 1769
    • 8.William Leigh1 b. 11 Apr 1744
    • 9.Hannah Leigh1 b. 6 Mar 1745
    • 10.Hugh Headley Leigh1 b. 22 Dec 1747, d. 1779
    • 11.Jane Leigh1 b. 10 Mar 1749
  • Citations
  • 1.[S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 1504. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  • http://www.thepeerage.com/p32883.htm#i328829
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George Leigh's Timeline

1706
1706
Outrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1731
July 16, 1731
Oughtrington Hall, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1742
April 2, 1742
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1761
September 21, 1761
Age 55
Outrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
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