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Leigh, Baron (UK, 1839)

Creation: let. pat. 11 May 1839

Family name: Leigh

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Arms:

Gules a Cross engrailed Argent in the first quarter a Lozenge of the second

Crest:

An Unicorn's Head erased armed and crined Or

Supporters:

On either side an Unicorn armed maned tufted and unguled Or gorged with a Ducal Coronet Gules pendant therefrom an Escutcheon charged with the Arms of Brydges, viz Argent a Cross Sable thereon a Leopard's Face Or

Motto:

Tout Vient De Dieu (All comes from God)

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Chandos [Leigh], 1st Baron Leigh

1st son of James Henry Leigh, of Adlestrop, co. Gloucester, and Stoneleigh, co. Warwick, by his wife and cousin Hon Julia Judith Twisleton, 1st dau. of Thomas [Twisleton], 7th Baron Say and Sele

born

27 Jun 1791

mar.

8 Jun 1819 Margarette Willes (d. 5 Feb 1860), dau. of Rev William Shippen Willes, of Astrop House, co. Northampton, by his wife Margaret Williams, dau. of John Williams, of Panthowell, co. Carmarthen

died

27 Sep 1850

created

11 May 1839 Baron Leigh, of Stoneleigh in the County of Warwick

suc. by

son

William Henry [Leigh], 2nd Baron Leigh

born

17 Jan 1824

mar.

22 Aug 1848 Lady Caroline Amelia Grosvenor (d. 24 Mar 1906), 5th dau. of Richard [Grosvenor], 2nd Marquess of Westminster, by his wife Lady Elizabeth Mary Leveson-Gower, 2nd dau. of George Granville [Leveson-Gower], 1st Duke of Sutherland

died

21 Oct 1905

suc. by

son

Francis Dudley [Leigh], 3rd Baron Leigh

born

30 Jul 1855

mar. (1)

29 Nov 1890 Francis Helene Forbes Beckwith (dsp. 28 Apr 1909), dau. of Hon N M Beckwith, of New York, USA

mar. (2)

2 Oct 1923 Marie Campbell (d.13 Mar 1949), dau. of Alexander Campbell, of New York, USA

died

s.p. 16 May 1938

suc. by

nephew

Rupert William Dudley [Leigh], 4th Baron Leigh

only son of Maj Hon Rupert Leigh (by his wife Beatrice Mary Smith, dau. of Dudley Robert Smith, of Belgrave Square, London), 3rd son of William Henry [Leigh], 2nd Baron Leigh

born

14 Mar 1908

mar.

27 Apr 1931 Anne Hicks-Beach (d. 1977), 2nd dau. of Ellis Hicks-Beach, of Witcombe Park, co. Gloucester, by his wife Nancy Whitehead, only child of Spencer Whitehead, Master of the Supreme Court

died

24 Jun 1979

suc. by

son

John Piers [Leigh], 5th Baron Leigh

born

11 Sep 1935

mar. (1)

27 Apr 1957 (div. 1974) Cecilia Poppy Jackson, yst. dau. of Robert Cecil Jackson, of Redlynch, co. Wiltshire

children by first wife

1. Hon Christopher Dudley Piers Leigh, later 6th Baron Leigh

1. Jane Katherine Leigh (b. 20 Jan 1959; dvp. 22 Jan 1959)

2. Hon Camilla Anne Leigh (b. 2 Aug 1962)

mar. (2)

1976 (div. 1982) Susan Cleave, yst. dau. of John Reginald Cleave, of Whitnash, Leamington Spa, co. Warwick

only child by second wife

2. Hon Piers Henry John Leigh (b. 20 Mar 1979)

mar. (3)

18 Dec 1982 (div. 1998) Lea Hamilton-Russell (former wife of Lt Col Brian Gustavus Hamilton-Russell), only dau. of Col Harry Noel Havelock Wild OBE

died

16 Sep 2003

suc. by

son by first wife

Christopher Dudley Piers [Leigh], 6th Baron Leigh

born

20 Oct 1960

mar.

13 Aug 1990 Sophy-Ann Burrows (b. 1963), dau. of Richard Burrows MBE, of The Old Hall, Groby, co. Leicester, by his wife Katharine A Pochin

children

1. Hon Rupert Dudley Leigh (b. 21 Feb 1994)

1. Hon Lucy Alexandra Leigh (b. 2 Nov 1995)

 Last updated 23 Sep 2004

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Title:

6th Baron Leigh, of Stoneleigh in the County of Warwick

(United Kingdom, let. pat. 11 May 1839)

Address:

Fern Farm, Adlestrop, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

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