Roger Leigh

Brief Life History of Roger

When Roger Leigh was born about 1486, in High Legh, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Philip de Leigh, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Brereton, was 15. He had at least 1 daughter.

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Roger Leigh
1486–
Margaret Leigh
1545–

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Roger Legh -

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Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places (in at least sixteen counties, but especially Leigh in Lancashire) named either with the nominative case of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ (see Lee ) or with lēage, a late dative form of this word (see Lye ).

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 李, based on its Cantonese pronunciation. See Li 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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