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George Wight¹

(circa 1774 - 20 February 1843)

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     George Wight was born cir. 1774 ?Newbiggingwalls, Par. of Lauder, BEW, SCT.²
     George Wight married Margaret Lauder say 1800 ?Par. of Lauder, BEW, SCT.¹
     George Wight died on 20 Feb 1843 ?Newbiggingwalls, Par. of Lauder, BEW; 69 yrs.^1,2 He was buried with Margaret Lauder Lauder, Par. of Lauder, BEW, SCT

, IMO George Wight tenant of Newbigging wall who died 20 Feb 1843 aged 69 yrs and his wife Margaret Lauder who died at Carfrae on 26th Oct 1860 aged 83 and their son William Wight tenant of Carfrae who died 25th Jun 1868 aged 59 years and of his third son William who died 5th May 1868 aged 17 yrs Jane Watt wife of William Wight tenant of Carfrae aged 79 yrs and Helen G Macreth his daughter died 24 Jan 1927 aged 81 yrs also Margaret Lauder Wight died 15 Jan 1929 aged 74 yrs and Thomas Wight their son died at Lauder 27 Oct 1931 aged 83 yrs.²

Census/Where lived/Occupations

He was described in the will of James Runciman (his son-in-law) as the widower of Margaret Lauder or Wight and as a farmer in 1858 Newbiggingwalls, Par. of Lauder, BEW, SCT.¹

Family

Margaret Lauder (cir. 1777 - Oct 1860)

Children

Beatrice Wight¹ (cir. 1802 - Mar 1863)
Margaret Wight+¹ (cir. 1804 - 1889)
William Wight¹ (cir. 1809 - Jun 1868)
George Wight^3,4 (cir. 1813 - Dec 1870)
Thomas Wight¹ (bef. 1815 - aft. 1858)
Eliza Wight+ (Jan 1815 - Dec 1871); relationship link based on James' will mentioning an amount of £200 owing to him on the dth of Margaret Lauder or Wight, widow of the late George Wight of Newbiggingwalls, under "jure mariti"^1,5

Last Edited

21 Apr 2017

Citations

Will: RUNCIMAN, James 1858, 1867, 1872 (Will written Jun 1858 codicil Dec 1867 Inventory 23 Feb 1872 proved 8 Mar 1872) SC60/41/24 (27 pp) & SC60/44/6 (2pp): Copy d/loaded Sep 2005, (SC60/41/24 dated 23rd Feb 1872 detailed inventory, and Trust Dispostion & Settlement of 8th Jun 1858 and codicil 27 Dec 1867 - 27pp in all).
Interview, William & Mabelle RUNCIMAN (42088), Lauder Kirk transcript by A Thomson, Aug 1999, extracted Jul 2006.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 14 Dec 1870 George s/o George WIGHT & Margaret LAUDER, m. Margaret BAIN, Eclaw, Cockburnspath, BEW, 731 #22, copy d/loaded Apr 2017.
Will: RUNCIMAN, James 1858, 1867, 1872 (Will written Jun 1858 codicil Dec 1867 Inventory 23 Feb 1872 proved 8 Mar 1872) SC60/41/24 (27 pp) & SC60/44/6 (2pp): SC60/41/24 dated 23rd Feb 1872 detailed inventory, and Trust Dispostion & Settlement of 8th Jun 1858 and codicil 27 Dec 1867 - 27pp in all, copy d/loaded Sep 2005.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 1815 Eliza WIGHT, batch C117484, extracted Sep 2005.

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George Wight

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