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James Boag Leighton 1906–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1906

Birth Location: Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 27 February 1959

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Walter Leighton

Mother: Mary Boag

Spouse(s): Margaret Matson

Children(s): Robert Leighton, Walter Leighton

James Boag Leighton was born in 1906 in Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Walter Leighton And Mary Walls Boag. In 1930, James Boag Leighton resided in Fife, Scotland. James Boag Leighton married Margaret Malcolm Matson, and had children including Margaret Leighton, Robert Matson Leighton, Walter Leighton. James Boag Leighton passed away in 1959 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Boag Leighton was born in 1906 in Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Walter Leighton And Mary Walls Boag.
  • In 1930, James Boag Leighton resided in Fife, Scotland.
  • James Boag Leighton married Margaret Malcolm Matson, and had children including Margaret Leighton, Robert Matson Leighton, Walter Leighton.
  • James Boag Leighton passed away in 1959 in Scotland.

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James Leighton's Ancestors

Self
James Leighton
1906–1959
Birth Place: Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Walter Leighton
1875–1935
Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
Mary (Walls) Boag
1873–1947
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Grandparents
David Leighton
1855–1928
Newton, Abercorn, Lothian, Scotland
Leah Berry
1850–1929
Leuchars, Fifeshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Leighton's Descendants

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James (Boag) Leighton (20 Nov 1906–27 February 1959) m. Margaret (Malcolm) Matson (7 March 1905–23 October 1984)
  1. 1. Robert (Matson) Leighton 1933–2006 m. Margaret (Hill) Young 1928–1984 m. Maureen McNamee 1941–2018
  2. 2. Walter Leighton 1932–2009 m. Doris (Olive) Getgood 1920–2008 m. Ena White 1925–2015

James Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1906
20 Nov 1906
Birth of James Boag Leighton in Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1930
1930
Age 24
James Boag Leighton resided here in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1959
27 February 1959
Age 53
Death of James Boag Leighton in 16 Forest Place, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
16 Forest Place, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Fife, Scotland, School Admissions and Discharges, 1867-1922, Fife Collections Centre; Glenrothes, Scotland, UK; Fife School Admission Registers; Reference: FcEd46021
    [2] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2024, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1971, Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife Electoral Registers; Reference: FcAs141

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1959
    Event Place: 16 Forest Place, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2024, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2024, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

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