George Wight1

ID#41649, (circa 1774 - 20 February 1843)
     
     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, SCT; 69 yrs.1,2 He was buried with Margaret Lauder at 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
     He was described in the will of James Runciman (his son-in-law) as the widower of Margaret Lauder of Wight and as a farmer in 1858 at 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 Wight3 (bef. 1815 - aft. 1858)
  • Thomas Wight1 (bef. 1815 - aft. 1858)
  • Eliza Wight+ (Jan 1815 - Dec 1871); relationship link based on James' will mentioning a marriage settlement (which is what I assume jure mariti implies), the amount of £200 owing to him on the dth of Margaret Lauder or Wight, widow of the late George Wight of Newbiggingwalls1,4
Last Edited4 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. BDM/CEN: Scots Origins, online at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Will/Inventory 1871 James RUNCIMAN, 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).
  2. Interview, William & Mabelle RUNCIMAN (42088), Lauder Kirk transcript by A Thomson, Aug 1999, extracted Jul 2006.
  3. 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).
  4. Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Birth 1815 Eliza WIGHT, batch C117484, extracted Sep 2005.

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.
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