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James Wight 1797–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1797

Birth Location: Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Sep 1820

Death Location: St.Martins in the Field, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Andrew Chapelerne

Mother: Jean Cunningham

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James Wight was born in 1797 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Wight Lieut Col Of Chapelerne And Jean Cunningham. James Wight passed away in 1820 in St.Martins in the Field, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • James Wight was born in 1797 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Wight Lieut Col Of Chapelerne And Jean Cunningham.
  • James Wight passed away in 1820 in St.Martins in the Field, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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James Wight's Ancestors

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James Wight
1797–1820
Birth Place: Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Wight Lieut. Col.of Chapelerne
1754–1806
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Jean Cunningham
1776–1860
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Lieutenant (Archibald) Wight
1725–1762
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1797
16 Nov 1797
Birth of James Wight in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1820
4 Sep 1820
Age 23
Death of James Wight in St.Martins in the Field, Westminster, Middlesex, England
St.Martins in the Field, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1797
    Event Place: Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1820
    Event Place: St.Martins in the Field, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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