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David Leighton 1812–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1812

Birth Location: Mermmon, Forfarshire

Death Date: 1 Jul 1886

Death Location: Running Stream, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Margaret Jackson

Spouse(s): Mary ELLIOT

Children(s): Margaret Leighton

David Leighton was born in 1812 in Mermmon, Forfarshire, the child of William Leighton And Margaret Jackson. David Leighton married Mary G Elliot, and had children including Margaret Leighton. David Leighton passed away in 1886 in Running Stream, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • David Leighton was born in 1812 in Mermmon, Forfarshire, the child of William Leighton And Margaret Jackson.
  • David Leighton married Mary G Elliot, and had children including Margaret Leighton.
  • David Leighton passed away in 1886 in Running Stream, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Leighton
1786–1828
Birth Location: Loch Lomond, Ayr, Scotland
WL
Margaret Jackson
1790–1850
Birth Location: Loch Loman, Ayrshire, Scotland
MJ

Spouses(s)

Mary ELLIOT
1805–1892
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, , Scotland
ME

Children(s)

Margaret Leighton
1834–1907
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland
ML

David Leighton's Ancestors

Self
David Leighton
1812–1886
Birth Place: Mermmon, Forfarshire
Parents
William Leighton
1786–1828
Loch Lomond, Ayr, Scotland
Margaret Jackson
1790–1850
Loch Loman, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Jackson
1743–1790
Longforgan, Perth, Scotland
Margaret Martin
1765–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jackson
1711–1821
Anne Thomson
1718–1773
David Martin
1711–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jackson
1685–1727
Martha Patillo
1689–1769

David Leighton's Descendants

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David Leighton (16 Jul 1812–1 Jul 1886) m. Mary (G) ELLIOT (12 Mar 1805–13 May 1892)
  1. 1. Margaret Leighton 1834–1907 m. William Walton 1822–1859
    1. 1. Mary (T) Walton 1851–1920 m. Frederick Mansfield 1843–1922
      1. 1. Annie (Matilda) Mansfield 1877–1948 m. Albert (Arthur) DAVIS 1868–1945
        1. 1. Emily (Isabel) Davis 1911–1991 m. Herbert (Clive) Rayner 1911–1997
        2. 2. Lily (May) Davis 1900–
        3. 3. Irene (Dorothy) Davis 1902–1977
        4. 4. Walton (M) Davis 1903–1904
        5. 5. Nellie (Lorraine) Davis 1905–1985 m. Alan (Laurence) Ellis 1907–1969
        6. 6. Albert (Edward) Davis 1907– m. Joyce Folkes 1915–
        7. 7. Harold Davis 1896–
        8. 8. Hilda Davis 1909–1991 m. Mervyn (Ernest) Duncan 1908–1965
        9. 9. valerie (mary) davis 1919–1971 m. Athol (Bernard) Hodges 1910–1992

David Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1812
16 Jul 1812
Birth of David Leighton in Mermmon, Forfarshire
Mermmon, Forfarshire
1886
1 Jul 1886
Age 74
Death of David Leighton in Running Stream, New South Wales, Australia
Running Stream, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1812
    Event Place: Mermmon, Forfarshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Running Stream, New South Wales, Australia
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