William Wight1 
(2 March 1846 - 1 July 1896)
Father | Walter Wight2,1 (Sep 1816 - Oct 1886) |
Mother | Helen Sinton2,1 (cir. 1820 - Jan 1883) |
Relationship | 2nd great-uncle of Lorna Henderson |
BMDB data
William Wight was born on 2 Mar 1846 Maxton, ROX, SCT



William Wight married Margaret A Richardson, daughter of George Richardson and Margaret Ann Preston, on 27 Dec 1894 St Johns Episcopal Ch, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA


William Wight died on 1 Jul 1896 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA




Migration
William arrived Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA

Census/Where lived/Occupations
William Wight appeared on the census of 30 Mar 1851 Maxton, ROX, SCT

The census of 7 Apr 1861 showed William and Peter and their sisters Hellen, Elisabeth, Margaret, Isabella and Beatrice in the household of their parents Walter and Helen Wight at the West End Farmhouse, Maxton, Par. of Maxton, ROX, SCT, enumerated as 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 (place detail from Harry, although he only implies this was from this census.)14,15
William Wight appeared on the census of 1871 9 High St, Selkirk, SEL, SCT, enumerated as HATTIE: Robert 56 baker b Selkirk; wife Jessie 54 b ?Hannington?, ROX; Children: Jane 15, Mary 14, Anderson 13, all b Selkirk; Lodgers: William WIGHT 24, b Maxton, ROX, George RUTHERFORD 28 b Jedburgh, both blacksmiths.16,12
William appeared on the census of 8 Jun 1880 Friary (?) St (60), Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, as a boarder with George Richardson and Margaret Ann Richardson his future in-laws enumerated as RICHARDSON: George, 41, machinist; wife Margarette, 40, both b Sct, both parents b Sct; Dtrs: Margarette, 16; Georgina, 11, both at school, b Ohio; Boarder: William WHITE, 35, blacksmith, b SCT, both parents b SCT (note incorrect spelling, in addition he was indexed as aged 45, so no wonder I had difficulty finding Margaret's future husband.)17
Wills/bequests
Helen, Jane, William, Margaret, Isabella and Beatrice were beneficiaries in the 31 Oct 1886 will of their father Walter Wight of Maxton, ROX, SCT

William Wight Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA


All the other info
William Wight was naturalized on 4 Apr 1879 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA



Family | Margaret Ann Richardson (Feb 1863 - Jan 1933) |
Charts | William RICHARDSON of Pringlestead, Eckford RUNCIMAN of Earlston/Wanton Walls SINTON WIGHT FAMILTON |
Last Edited | 19 Apr 2009 |
Citations
- Births baptisms burials: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798), Register of Births and Baptisms: William WIGHT 1846, extracted Sep 1994.
- Letter, Helen Sinton HENDERSON nee WIGHT (43) to family, 28 Nov 1875, original held by L Henderson.
- "Birthday book Emilia HENDERSON."
- WIlliam WIGHT (1374), Various (marriage, death, naturalisation, will), 1872-1896 Cuyahoga County Archives, Ohio, Mar. 1894 William WIGHT and Margaret RICHARDSON, (Vol 0041 Page 0327 Page match 55), p/copy rcvd Aug 2005.
- Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, WIGHT marriages, 1855 to 1929, searched Jul 2005.
- Www FreeBMD ENG online at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl, William WIGHT marriages, searched Jul 2005.
- Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), WIGHT/RICHARDSON marriage, batch M539751, extracted Jul 2005.
- Letter, Helen Sinton HENDERSON nee WIGHT (43) to family, 28 Nov 1875, original held by L Henderson, place from photo found in E H S H's effects.
- WIlliam WIGHT (1374), Various (marriage, death, naturalisation, will), 1872-1896 Cuyahoga County Archives, Ohio, Dth 1896 William WIGHT, copy rcvd Aug 2005.
- Www WIGHT searches & misc. correspondence Riverside Cemetery article from the Sun Newspapers 1998 (www.sunnews.com), extracted Aug 2005.
- WIlliam WIGHT (1374), Various (marriage, death, naturalisation, will), 1872-1896 Cuyahoga County Archives, Ohio, Declaration of aliens (DOA Vol 7 Page #484), William WIGHT, copy rcvd Aug 2005.
- Www WIGHT searches & misc. correspondence Cuyahoga County, Ohio Probate Court: Naturalization records (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/nats/aliendkt/s2z/…), extracted Jul 2005, DOA vol 7 Page 484.
- 1851 census, Borders, ROX, Maxton, Melrose, Jedburgh, Southdean, Dist 806 Dist 3.
- CENSUS 1861: Borders ROX/BEW, Dist 798 Sched. 28 Maxton, ROX.
- H D W (15319), "Borders Corres. ex H D W," e-mail to L Henderson (1), 1861 Census, Maxton, extract rcvd Jun 1997.
- 1871 Census (images for ENG, transcriptions for SCT), UK, Via Ancestry.com, Selkirk, SEL Reg. 778 ED 5 Sched 91, hsehold of Robert & Jessie HATTIE, extracted Nov 2008.
- 1880 Census, http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Roll: T9_1007; Family History Film: 1255007; Page: 188.1000; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0380, copy d/loaded from Ancestry, Aug 2005.
- H D W (15319), "Borders Corres. ex H D W," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Will of Walter WIGHT (SRO SC 62/44/78), rcvd Mar 1996.
- WIlliam WIGHT (1374), Various (marriage, death, naturalisation, will), 1872-1896 Cuyahoga County Archives, Ohio, Will 1896 William WIGHT, copy rcvd Aug 2005.
- WIlliam WIGHT (1374), Various (marriage, death, naturalisation, will), 1872-1896 Cuyahoga County Archives, Ohio, 1896 application by Margaret A WIGHT for letters of admin re estate Wm WIGHT , p/copy rcvd Aug 2005.
- WIlliam WIGHT (1374), Various (marriage, death, naturalisation, will), 1872-1896 Cuyahoga County Archives, Ohio, Naturalization card index (Journal No. 70, pg 161 Court of CommonPleas, Cuyahoga Cty, Cleveland), William WIGHT, copy rcvd Aug 2005.
- Helen WIGHT nee SINTON (43) Photo, bef 1883, Filed WIGHTSINTON gg-g'parents.
E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.