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William St Leger of Bilsington and Belgar in Kent should have inherited the great St Leger estates and did not; his father the Lord Deputy disinherited him in favour of his younger brother, and it was left to William's son to carry the name back to Ireland.
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WILLIAM ST LEGER of Bilsington and Belgar, Kent, ELDEST son of Sir Anthony St Leger, Lord Deputy, disinherited in favour of his younger brother the elder Sir Warham (DIB a8225: 'His father should have succeeded to the sizeable St Leger estates in Kent but was disinherited'). M. Isabel Keys. Father of Sir Warham St Leger (d.1600), our line. Sources: DIB a8225; Office of Arms pedigree, Dublin ('Pedigrees' vol. v p.138), printed Abbott 1896. Direct ancestor. Added 8 Aug 2026.