Baptized
15 Oct 1816
Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
"William Wight, carrier in Maxton and his wife Elisabeth Richardson had a child born 17th Sept 1816 and baptised 15th Oct following called Walter" [1]
Died
31 Oct 1886
Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
cert. reads: "Walter Wight (Farmer) (widower of Helen m.s. Sinton), 1886 Oct 31 between 7 & 8 o'clock am, Maxton, 71 yrs (should be 70). Father: William Wight , farmer, dec, Mother: Elisabeth m.s. Richardson dec. Cause: Cardiac exhaustion after alcoholic excess. Certified by Jas Galt FRCSE(M?), informant Peter S Wight, son, registered Nov 2nd at Maxton Schoolhouse" [2]
Dtr Helen's 1875 note reads "Walter Wight my Father died Oct 31st 1886 aged 71" [3]
Buried:
Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married
20 Jun 1841
Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
by banns, entry reads: "Pro.(clamation) of Walter Wight & Helen Sinton both of this parish" [4]
WIGHT: William 75, farmer; Walter 24; Helen Sinton 22, fem. serv. All b County (within 2 wks of this census Helen had become the wife of Walter[5]
1851
Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
WIGHT: Walter, 31, b Maxton, carter & farmer of 20 ac, wife Helen 31 b Chesters. Children: Elizabeth 7, Jane 9, William, 5 all scholars, Helen 3, Peter 10 mths, all b Maxton. [6]
1861
West End Farmhouse, Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
WIGHT: Walter, 44 b Maxton, farmer 20 acres & carter, wife Helen 42 b Southdean. Children, all b Maxton: Elisabeth, 17, William 15 farmer's son ag lab, Helen 13, Peter 10, Margaret 8, Isabella 6, Beatrice T 4 [7]
Source S3: Census transcriptions for Scotland via Ancestry.com, or images via ScotlandsPeople
WikiTree profile Wight-176 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. Reference: 44
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