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George Leigh

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1742 (67-84)
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of George Legh and Elizabeth Hindley
Husband of Mary Leigh and Katherine Percival
Father of Martha Mort; Jane Hardman; George Leigh; Katherine Angier; Thomas Leigh and 1 other
Brother of Elizabeth Clayton; Rev Thomas Leigh and John Leigh

Managed by: Andrew Wilkinson
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About George Leigh

  • 'George Leigh1
  • 'M, #328822, d. 1742
  • Last Edited=30 Mar 2009
  • ' George Leigh was the son of George Leigh and Elizabeth Hindley.1 He married, secondly, Katherine Percival, daughter of Richard Percival.1 He married, firstly, Mary Fildes on 26 November 1694.1,2 He died in 1742.1
  • ' In 1729 he inherited the Oughtrington property from his brother, John.1
  • 'Child of George Leigh and Mary Fildes
    • 1.Martha Leigh+1 b. 1698
  • 'Children of George Leigh and Katherine Percival
    • 1.John Leigh1
    • 2.Thomas Leigh1 d. c Feb 1762
    • 3.Katherine Leigh1
    • 4.Jane Leigh1 d. 12 Feb 1795
    • 5.George Leigh+1 b. 1706, d. 21 Sep 1761
  • 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.
  • 2.[S344] Burke's Peerage and Gentry, online http://www.burkes-peerage.net. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Gentry.
  • http://www.thepeerage.com/p32883.htm#i328822
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George Leigh's Timeline

1666
1666
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1698
1698
1701
1701
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1702
1702
Oughtrington, UK
1706
1706
Outrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1709
1709
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1712
1712
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)
1742
1742
Age 76
Oughtrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom)