David Wight (1839 - 1933)

Born 31 May 1839 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth Murray (Todd) Wight — married 12 Jun 1863 (to 1897) in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Died 13 Jun 1933 at age 94 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Biography

Birth

David was born on 31 May 1839 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. He was the son of John Wight and Isabella Goodall.^[1]

David was baptized on 14 July 1839 in Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.^[1]

Marriage

David was married on 12 June 1863 at Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, to Elizabeth Todd.^[2]

Children

David and Elizabeth had five children, all daughters;

1. Margaret (1863 - 1864) died in infancy
2. Isabella (1865 - 1931)
3. Margaret (1867 - 1928)
4. Elizabeth (1870 - 1945)
5. Joan (1881 - )

Death

His wife Elizabeth sadly passed away in 1897, age 56.

He passed away on 13 June 1933, age 94, in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth, "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births & Baptisms" [database online], National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople, - (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed April 2024), David Wight, Parents: John Wight & Isabella Goodall, 31 May 1939, Yester, Haddington; citing Parish 725, Reference Number: 30 0102.
2. ↑ Marriage, “Statutory Register of Marriages” [database online] , National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople, - (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed April 2024), David Wight & Elizabeth Murray Todd, 12 June 1863, Yester, Haddington; citing District 725, Reference Number: 00 0007.
3. ↑ Death, “Statutory Register of Deaths”, [database online], National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople, - (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed April 2024), David Wight, 13 June 1933, Govanhill, Lanark; citing District 644, Reference Number: 16 0150.