Warham St Leger (abt. 1555 - 1600)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Rothe) St Leger — married 1594 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1600 at about age 45 in County Cork, Ireland

Not to be confused with his uncle Warham St. Leger (ca.1526-ca.1597), who also died in County Cork.

Biography

Warham St Leger was the eldest son of William St. Leger, brother of his namesake Sir Warham St Leger of Ulcombe, Kent.

By his wife Elizabeth Rothe of Kilkenny, widow of Henry Davell and Humphry Mackworth, he was father of Sir William St. Leger^[1]

On 18 Feb 1600 he encountered Hugh Maguire, and a hand-to-hand engagement took place between the commanders which proved fatal to both.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ His Uncle, St Leger, Sir WARHAM (1525?–1597) DNB00
2. ↑ Annals of the Four Masters, vi. 2161

See also:

• "Tudorplace": The St Leger Family; Jorge H. Castelli http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/STLEGER.htm#Robertus%20De%20Vilapari%20Sancto%20Leodegario1
• Thomas Kingsmill Abbott, Royal Descent of Kingsmill pp. 76-78
• “Stemmata de Leodegaria “, - Pedigree of the St. Leger family compiled by Rev. Edward St. Leger, of Kirton-in-Lindsay, 1867 which is held at the British Library, London Ref: 14000 r 23 16 8674728.