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Sir Knight, Lord, Thomas, Leighton West 1555 – 1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 July, 1555

Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England

Death Date: 24 MARCH 1602

Death Location: Wherwell, or Lansium, Hampshire,England or Azores 7/6/1618

Father: Henry Guildford

Mother: Margerye\Margaret? Guildford

Spouse(s): Lady Knollys

Children(s): Col Swann

According to available records, Sir Knight Lord Thomas Leighton West was born in 1555 in Halnaker, Sussex, England, the child of Henry West Guildford and Margerye\Margaret? Mildred Fitzwilliam West Guildford. Following those early years, Sir Knight Lord Thomas Leighton West married Lady Anne Knollys, and their family grew to include Col William Swann. In the later years of life, Sir Knight Lord Thomas Leighton West died in 1602 in Wherwell, or Lansium, Hampshire,England or Azores 7/6/1618.

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Parents

Henry Guildford
1528 – 1595
Birth Location: Artcliffe, Kent, England
HG
Margerye\Margaret? Guildford
1512 – 1565
Birth Location: Burham, Kent, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Lady Knollys
1555 – 1608
Birth Location: Stanford, Berkshire, England
LK

Children(s)

Col Swann
1585 – 1638
Birth Location: Gravesend, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
CS

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 July, 1555
    Event Place: Halnaker, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 MARCH 1602
    Event Place: Wherwell, or Lansium, Hampshire,England or Azores 7/6/1618
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