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Jean Fordyce Wight 1796–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1796

Birth Location: Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Feb 1877

Death Location: Robgill Tower, Parish of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

Father: Andrew Chapelerne

Mother: Jean Cunningham

Spouse(s): George II

Children(s): Jane Lawrence

Jean Fordyce Wight was born in 1796 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Wight Lieut Col Of Chapelerne And Jean Cunningham. Jean Fordyce Wight married George Whitehorne Lawrence Ii, and had children including Jane Gilpin Nee Lawrence. Jean Fordyce Wight passed away in 1877 in Robgill Tower, Parish of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jean Fordyce Wight was born in 1796 in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, the child of Andrew Wight Lieut Col Of Chapelerne And Jean Cunningham.
  • Jean Fordyce Wight married George Whitehorne Lawrence Ii, and had children including Jane Gilpin Nee Lawrence.
  • Jean Fordyce Wight passed away in 1877 in Robgill Tower, Parish of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland.

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Jean Wight's Ancestors

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Jean Wight
1796–1877
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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Wight's Descendants

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Jean (Fordyce) Wight (19 Aug 1796–13 Feb 1877) m. George (Whitehorne Lawrence) II (2 Dec 1794–22 June 1874)
  1. 1. Jane (Gilpin, nee) Lawrence 1834– m. Jabez Gilpin 1838–1904
    1. 1. Lucy (Jane Booth, nee) Gilpin 1878– m. Herbert (Granville) Booth 1882–1966
    2. 2. Martha (Louisa) Gilpin 1871–
    3. 3. Kate Spink 1866–1931 m. William Spink 1861–
    4. 4. Frederick (Albrighton) Gilping 1868–
    5. 5. George (H) Gilpin 1864–

Jean Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1796
19 Aug 1796
Birth of Jean Fordyce Wight in Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
1877
13 Feb 1877
Age 81
Death of Jean Fordyce Wight in Robgill Tower, Parish of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland
Robgill Tower, Parish of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1796
    Event Place: Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Robgill Tower, Parish of Dornock, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland

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