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James LEIGHTON 1825–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Barford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Jun 1890

Death Location: Brandon, Norfolk, England

Father: Samuel LEIGHTON

Mother: Sarah ROSE

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James LEIGHTON was born in 1825 in Barford, Norfolk, England, the child of Samuel Leighton And Sarah Rose. James LEIGHTON passed away in 1890 in Brandon, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • James LEIGHTON was born in 1825 in Barford, Norfolk, England, the child of Samuel Leighton And Sarah Rose.
  • James LEIGHTON passed away in 1890 in Brandon, Norfolk, England.

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James LEIGHTON's Ancestors

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James LEIGHTON
1825–1890
Birth Place: Barford, Norfolk, England
Parents
Samuel LEIGHTON
1794–1879
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Sarah ROSE
1797–1836
Banham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Samuel LEIGHTON
1756–1815
Barford, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth THURLING
1762–
Deopham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Antony LIGHTWING
1720–1763
Mary DAYNES
1726–1768
James THURLING
1731–1800
Anne FLINT
1730–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard LIGHTWING
1697–1783
Elizabeth BAXTER
1696–1747
James THURLING
1698–1783
Myrial Vincent
1705–1765

James LEIGHTON's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of James LEIGHTON in Barford, Norfolk, England
Barford, Norfolk, England
1890
Jun 1890
Age 65
Death of James LEIGHTON in Brandon, Norfolk, England
Brandon, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Barford, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Brandon, Norfolk, England

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