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     Cecilia de Towneley was born in 1275.² She was the daughter of Richard de Towneley.³ She married Sir John Leigh, son of Sir John de Leigh and Elena Done, in 1296.^1,2,4 She died in 1321.^1,4

     Sir John Leigh is the son of Sir John de Leigh and Elena Done.¹ He married, secondly, Maud Arden, daughter of Sir John Arden.¹ He married, firstly, Cecilia de Towneley, daughter of Richard de Towneley, in 1296.^2,3,1 He died in 1350.¹
     He was also known as John de la Legh.² He was living in 1340. He was appointed Knight in 1341.¹

     Richard de Towneley was born in 1313.² He was the son of Sir John Leigh and Cecilia de Towneley.³ He married Jane Southworth in 1345.¹ He died on 16 April 1381.^1,2
     He was Receiver of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1353.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lancashire in 1361.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lancashire in 1371.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Lancashire between 1375 and 1377.¹

     Jane Southworth married Richard de Towneley, son of Sir John Leigh and Cecilia de Towneley, in 1345.¹

     John Towneley was born in 1350.¹ He was the son of Richard de Towneley and Jane Southworth.² He married Elizabeth de Rixton, daughter of William de Rixton, in 1382.¹ He died in 1399.¹
     He lived at Towneley, Lancashire, England.¹

     Elizabeth de Rixton is the daughter of William de Rixton.¹ She married John Towneley, son of Richard de Towneley and Jane Southworth, in 1382.¹
     From 1382, her married name became Towneley.

     Richard Towneley was born in 1387.¹ He was the son of John Towneley and Elizabeth de Rixton.² He married Alice (?)¹ He died in 1454.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.¹ He lived at Towneley, Lancashire, England.¹

     Alice (?) married Richard Towneley, son of John Towneley and Elizabeth de Rixton.¹
     Her married name became Towneley. She was living in 1454.¹

     John Towneley was born circa 1414.¹ He was the son of Richard Towneley and Alice (?)² He married Elizabeth Sherburne, daughter of Richard Sherburne and Matilda Hamerton, in 1445.¹ He died circa 1473.¹
     In 1446 he obtained a licence for a chapel from the Bishop of Lichfield.¹ He lived at Towneley, Lancashire, England.¹

     unknown daughter Lister-Kaye was the daughter of Alan Lister-Kaye and Mary Jane Stansfield.¹ She died, young.¹