Peerage Record – 70941

     Piers Legh was the son of Thomas Legh and Henrietta Maria Fleetwood.¹ He died, without issue.¹

     Charlotte Elizabeth Egerton was the daughter of Sir Holland Egerton, 4th Bt. and Eleanor Cave.¹ She married Reverend Ashburnham Legh, son of Thomas Legh and Henrietta Maria Fleetwood.¹ She died in 1801.¹
     Her married name became Legh.¹

     Reverend Ashburnham Legh was born in 1716.¹ He was the son of Thomas Legh and Henrietta Maria Fleetwood.¹ He married Charlotte Elizabeth Egerton, daughter of Sir Holland Egerton, 4th Bt. and Eleanor Cave.¹ He died in 1775.¹
     He was Perpetual Curate at Newton, Lancashire, England.¹ He graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1742 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Rector between 1745 and 1756 at Davenham, Cheshire, England.¹ He lived at Golborne Park, Lancashire, England.¹

     Colonel Thomas Peter Legh was born in 1754.¹ He was the son of Reverend Ashburnham Legh and Charlotte Elizabeth Egerton.¹ He died in 1797 at Leith Fort, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, unmarried.¹
     He lived at Golborne Park, Lancashire, England.¹ He lived at Lyme Park, Cheshire, England.¹ He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newton, Lancashire between 1780 and 1797.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1794 in the 3rd (King’s Own) Dragoons.¹

     Thomas Legh is the son of Colonel Thomas Peter Legh.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He graduated with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹

     William Legh is the son of Colonel Thomas Peter Legh.¹

     Reverend Peter Legh was born in 1795.¹ He was the son of Colonel Thomas Peter Legh.¹ He married Emily East Rait, daughter of Colonel John Rait.¹ He died on 21 June 1867, without issue.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.¹ He lived at Whitbarrow Lodge, Westmorland, England.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire.¹ He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England.¹ He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1824 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Rector between 1845 and 1864 at Newton, Lancashire, England.¹ He lived at Golborne Park, Lancashire, England.¹

     Emily East Rait was the daughter of Colonel John Rait.¹ She married Reverend Peter Legh, son of Colonel Thomas Peter Legh.¹ She died on 20 August 1840.¹
     Her married name became Legh.¹

     Thomas Legh was born in 1636.¹ He was the son of Rev. Dr. Thomas Legh and Lettice Calverley.¹ He died in 1697, unmarried.¹
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lancashire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Cheshire.¹ He was educated at Winwick Grammar School, Winwick, Cheshire, England.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Lancashire from 1682 to 1683.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Liverpool between 1685 and 1689.¹