Robert Legh1 
Male, Registry Number #328341, d. before August 1559
Last Edited=30 Dec 2008
Robert Legh was the son of Thomas Legh and Margaret Chollerton.2 He married Alice Starkey, daughter of Hugh Starkey, circa 2 June 1502.1 He died before August 1559.1
He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, EnglandG.1
He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, EnglandG.1
Child of Robert Legh and Alice Starkey
- Thomas Legh+2 d. 16 Dec 1589
Matthew Legh1
Male, Registry Number #328342
Last Edited=30 Dec 2008
Matthew Legh is the son of John de Legh and Joan de Somerville.2
He was ancestor of the Leghs of Swinehead.1
He was ancestor of the Leghs of Swinehead.1
Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham1
Male, Registry Number #328343, b. 30 June 1630, d. 22 June 1689
Last Edited=25 Feb 2023
Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham was born on 30 June 1630.1 He was the son of Lewis Watson, 1st Baron Rockingham and Eleanor Manners.2 He married Lady Anne Wentworth, daughter of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford and Lady Arabella Holles, in 1654.3 He died on 22 June 1689 at age 58.1
He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Watson, of Rockingham Castle, co. Northampton [E., 1621] on 12 January 1653. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rockingham [E., 1645] on 12 January 1653.
He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Watson, of Rockingham Castle, co. Northampton [E., 1621] on 12 January 1653. He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Rockingham [E., 1645] on 12 January 1653.
Children of Edward Watson, 2nd Baron Rockingham and Lady Anne Wentworth
- Hon. Thomas Watson-Wentworth+4 d. 1723
- Eleanor Watson+1 d. 1705
- Arabella Watson5 d. 1735
- Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham+1 b. 29 Dec 1655, d. 19 Mar 1723/24
- [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 57. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XI, page 56.
- [S22] Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 577. Hereinafter cited as Burkes Extinct Peerage.
- [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
- [S3409] Caroline Maubois, “re: Penancoet Family,” e-mail message to BENR, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as “re: Penancoet Family.”
Alice Starkey1
Female, Registry Number #328345
Last Edited=30 Dec 2008
Alice Starkey is the daughter of Hugh Starkey.2 She married Robert Legh, son of Thomas Legh and Margaret Chollerton, circa 2 June 1502.1
From circa 2 June 1502, her married name became Legh.
From circa 2 June 1502, her married name became Legh.
Child of Alice Starkey and Robert Legh
- Thomas Legh+2 d. 16 Dec 1589
Thomas Legh1
Male, Registry Number #328346, d. 16 December 1589
Last Edited=30 Dec 2008
Thomas Legh was the son of Robert Legh and Alice Starkey.2 He married Isabel Trafford, daughter of George Trafford.1 He died on 16 December 1589.1
He was Alnager for Lancashire, official inspectorr of cloth.1 He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, EnglandG.1
He was Alnager for Lancashire, official inspectorr of cloth.1 He lived at High Legh, Cheshire, EnglandG.1
Child of Thomas Legh and Isabel Trafford
- Robert Legh+2 d. b 1589
Isabel Trafford1
Female, Registry Number #328348
Last Edited=30 Dec 2008
Isabel Trafford is the daughter of George Trafford.2 She married Thomas Legh, son of Robert Legh and Alice Starkey.1
Her married name became Legh.
Her married name became Legh.
Child of Isabel Trafford and Thomas Legh
- Robert Legh+2 d. b 1589
Robert Legh1
Male, Registry Number #328349, d. before 1589
Last Edited=30 Dec 2008
Robert Legh was the son of Thomas Legh and Isabel Trafford.2 He married Eleanor Spurstow, daughter of Randle Spurstow, circa 14 October 1540.1 He died before 1589.1
Child of Robert Legh and Eleanor Spurstow
- George Legh+2 d. 24 Mar 1617
