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Ann Knight Leighton 1885–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1885

Birth Location: Murton Colliery, County Durham, England

Death Date: Oct 1975

Death Location: County Durham, England

Father: George Leighton

Mother: Esther Chapman

Spouse(s): Ralph Taylor

Children(s): Mary Taylor, Esther Taylor, Ralph Taylor

The story of Ann Knight Leighton began in 1885 in Murton Colliery, County Durham, England. Ann Knight Leighton married Ralph Taylor, and had children including Esther Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Taylor, Ralph Taylor. Ann Knight Leighton passed away in 1975 in County Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Ann Knight Leighton began in 1885 in Murton Colliery, County Durham, England.
  • Ann Knight Leighton married Ralph Taylor, and had children including Esther Elizabeth Taylor, Mary Taylor, Ralph Taylor.
  • Ann Knight Leighton passed away in 1975 in County Durham, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ann Leighton's Ancestors

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Ann Leighton
1885–1975
Birth Place: Murton Colliery, County Durham, England
Parents
George Walker Leighton
1841–1918
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Esther Chapman
1861–
Ryhope, Durham, England
Grandparents
George Leighton
1809–1883
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Catherine Closs
1815–1888
Newcastle Upon Tyne Saint Nicholas, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Leighton
1781–1856
Barbara Wilson
1785–1842
Jane Heslop
1774–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Leighton
1738–1808
Dorothy Gradon
1758–1788
William Wilson
1750–1795
Elizabeth Brabbant
1750–1832

Ann Leighton's Descendants

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Ann (Knight) Leighton (25 September 1885–Oct 1975) m. Ralph Taylor (abt 1883–Jan 1969)
  1. 1. Mary Taylor 1914–1996 m. George Knox 1911–1991
  2. 2. Esther (Elizabeth) Taylor 1908–
  3. 3. Ralph Taylor 1906–

Ann Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1885
25 September 1885
Birth of Ann Knight Leighton in Murton Colliery, County Durham, England
Murton Colliery, County Durham, England
1975
Oct 1975
Age 90
Death of Ann Knight Leighton in County Durham, England
County Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1885
    Event Place: Murton Colliery, County Durham, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1975
    Event Place: County Durham, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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