Benjamin Leigh, Lancashire landowner of Aldcliffe
Dates: flourished 1724-1742
Biography
Son of Richard Leigh, who acquired four-fifths of Aldcliffe in 1716. Benjamin bought the remaining fifth from Robert Blackburn in 1724 and consolidated the former Dalton estate before bequeathing it in 1742.
Notes / Sources
His acquisition of the final fifth is directly stated in the Aldcliffe historical transcript.
Research sources:
- R. Bellis, Aldcliffe historical transcript, pp. 42 and 48. — https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/rhc/Aldcliffetranscript.pdf
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