John Wight (1808 - 1861)

Born 1 Aug 1808 in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Thomson) Wight — married 19 May 1833 in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1861 at age 52 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

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Biography

John Wight as born in 1808 to William Wight and Elizabeth Richardson. He died in 1861.^[1]

Baptised 04 Sep 1808

Entry reads: "William Wight, carrier in Maxton, and his wife Elisabeth Richardson, had a child born 1st Aug 1808 years and Baptised 4th September called John" ^[2]

Died Park, Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Cert. reads: John Wight, horse breaker, married (no wife given), died 1861 July Twenty fifth 5pm at Park, Earlston, aged 53, s/o William Wight, ded'd farmer & Betty m.s. Richardson (not shown as deceased but she died earlier than William), of concussion of the brain 48 hrs, inf. Janet Wight dtr, present, reg. Earlston July 30th ^[1]

Buried Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Family

Husband: John Wight

Wife: Helen Thomson

Married 19 May 1833

Banns Mertoun, Berwickshire 17 May ^[3]

Children:

Mary (Wight) Thomson

Elizabeth (Wight) Gray (abt.1834-)

Janet (Wight) Cairns

John Wight (abt.1838-1920)

Isabella (Wight) Sinton (1840-1904)

William Wight

Helen Thomson (Wight) McLean

Margaret Wight

Alison Wight

Census

1841 Scraesburgh, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

WIGHT: John, 30, ag lab; Helen, 30; Mary 10; Elisabeth 7; Jennet 6; John 4; Isabella 8m (all b ROX); SCOTT: Christian, 20, ag lab, born outside census cty^[4]

1861 Hiltonshill Toll, Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

WIGHT: John 52 toll collector & horse breaker (ancestry has home creaker!!) b Maxton; wfie Helen 52 b Merton BEW; Children: Margaret 12 b Roxburgh, ROX; Alison 9 b Maxton; Visitor (I assume dtr): Janet 22 dom serv b Kelso ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Dth 25 Jul 1861 John WIGHT, Earlston, BEW cert. #16, image available ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ Bap. 4 Sep 1808 (born 1 Aug) John s/o William WIGHT & Elizabeth RICHARDSON, Maxton, image available ScotlandsPeople
3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQT-P22 : 10 February 2018), John Wight and Helen Thomson, 19 May 1833; citing Maxton,Roxburgh,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,948, 102,297.
4. ↑ 1841 Census: 1841 Jedburgh, ROX Piece: SCT1841/792, EnumDist 3, Folio 3 Page 13, hsehold of John & Helen WIGHT, Transcript available FreeCen
5. ↑ 1861 Census for Scotland: Ancrum, ROX Reg 780 ED 3 Pg 7 Sched 26, hsehold of John & Helen WIGHT, transcript available Ancestry.com; and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB7C-ZH7

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• WikiTree profie Wight-190 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference: 10986)