Richard Leigh

Brief Life History of Richard

Richard Leigh was born on 28 July 1678, in Deane, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the son of William Liegh and ?. He married Jane Buck on 8 October 1719, in Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He was buried in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Richard Leigh
1678–1727
Jane Buck
1698–1735
Marriage: 8 October 1719
Richard Leigh
1719–1735
Ellen Leigh
1719–1719
Ann Lea
1720–
Mary Leigh
1720–
Jane Leigh
1723–1783
Elizabeth Leigh
1725–1724
Ellen Lee
1732–

Sources (11)

  • Richard Liegh, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Richard Leigh in entry for Mary Leigh, "England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996"
  • Richard Leigh, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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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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