Elizabeth Richardson (Wight) Whitson (1843 - 1884)

Born 9 Nov 1843 in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Whitson — married 24 Mar 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 8 Sep 1884 at age 40 in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth Richardson Wight. ^[1][2]

Born 09 NOV 1843. Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. ^[3][4]

Died 08 SEP 1884. Muirhouselaw Tile Works, Par. of Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Note: 40, adherent placenta, inf. Alex Whitson, husb.^[5]

Christening: 03 DEC 1843. Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Note: Entry reads: "Walter Wight residenter in Maxton and Helen Sinton has wife had a daughter born on the ninth of November Eighteen hundred and forty three  ?Dr Mastey ? ? Sth Vestry ?? baptised on the third of December following and called Elisabeth". ^[6]

Census:

1861 Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Note: farmer's dtr. ^[7]

1881 Muirhouselaw, Par. of Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Note: WHITSON: Alexander 51 Tile Maker b. Whtsome, BEW; wife Elizabeth 36 b. Maxton; Son David 1 b. Maxton;. ^[8]

Buried Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. ^[9]

Marriage

Husband Alexander Whitson

Wife Elizabeth Richardson Wight.

Child: Elizabeth Jane Sinton Whitson.

Child: Helen Sinton Whitson.

Marriage 24 MAR 1879. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Note: (date/place from mar. cert) Sister Helen's note erroneously says "Elizabeth Richardson WIGHT... married David WHITSON..." ??did they have a dtr Jennie??. ^[10][11]

Reference: 1372

Research Notes

Issues to be checked

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• The profile Current Last Name of 'Whitson' is not the same as the Last Name at Birth of 'Wight' but there are no marriage facts.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S183 copy of original held by L McIntosh
2. ↑ Source: #S707 Register of Births and Baptisms: Elisabeth WIGHT 1843, extracted Sep 1994
3. ↑ Source: #S183 copy of original held by L McIntosh
4. ↑ Source: #S707 Register of Births and Baptisms: Elisabeth WIGHT 1843, extracted Sep 1994
5. ↑ Source: #S183 copy of original held by L McIntosh
6. ↑ Source: #S707 Register of Births and Baptisms: Elisabeth WIGHT 1843, extracted Sep 1994
7. ↑ Source: #S962
8. ↑ Source: #S210 Muirhouselaw Tile Works, Maxton, Roxburghshire, Reg. 798 ED: 2; Page: 4; Sched. 16, hsehold of Alexander & Elizabeth WHITSON, rechecked Jul 2016
9. ↑ Source: #S1011 H/stone Note: #9 in booklet
10. ↑ Source: #S333
11. ↑ Source: #S183 copy of original held by L McIntosh

• MIs: ROX Maxton Borders FHS Publication: Borders FHS, Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland
• CENSUS: 1881 Borders - Berwick, Hownam Compiler: GRO Scotland Publication: GRO Scotland, 1881
• LTR WIGHT/SINTON children bdms ex dtr Helen , Maxton 28 Nov 1875, Recipient: family, Author Helen Sinton HENDERSON nee WIGHT (Helensvale, Leith Valley, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand) Publication: 28 Nov 1875 Note: Lists dates of birth, death, and some marriages for Helen Sinton WIGHT's siblings and is headed Maxton, 28th Nov 1875 (which cannot be when and where it was written as it looks as if it was all written at one time but later dates are mentioned) Written in the hand of Helen Sinton HENDERSON (nee WIGHT) and refers to "my Father Walter WIGHT" and "my Mother Helen SINTON"
• OPR: Maxton, Roxburghshire, Subject: Births baptisms burials, Location: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798)
• CENSUS: 1861 Borders: ROX: Maxton; Morebattle; Southdean. BEW: Chirnside Compiler: GRO Publication: GRO, Scotland, 1861

Acknowledgments

• Profile Wight-178 was created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson.