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John Boag Leighton 1916–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1916

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

Death Date: 3 Jan 1990

Death Location: Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Leighton

Mother: Mary Boag

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Robertson, Margaret McKay

Children(s): Mary Leighton, Walter Leighton, Isabella Leighton, John Leighton

In 1916, John Boag Leighton entered the world in Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Walter Leighton And Mary Walls Boag. John Boag Leighton married Elizabeth Boswell Robertson, Margaret Harden Mckay, and had children including David Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Gordon James Leighton, Isabella Boag Leighton, John Boswell Robertson Leighton, Mary Boag Leighton, Walter Boag Leighton. John Boag Leighton passed away in 1990 in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1916, John Boag Leighton entered the world in Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to Walter Leighton And Mary Walls Boag.
  • John Boag Leighton married Elizabeth Boswell Robertson, Margaret Harden Mckay, and had children including David Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Gordon James Leighton, Isabella Boag Leighton, John Boswell Robertson Leighton, Mary Boag Leighton, Walter Boag Leighton.
  • John Boag Leighton passed away in 1990 in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland.

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John Leighton's Ancestors

Self
John Leighton
1916–1990
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

John Leighton's Descendants

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John (Boag) Leighton (15 Jan 1916–3 Jan 1990) m. Elizabeth (Boswell) Robertson (1917–01 Apr 1970) m. Margaret (Harden) McKay (1917–1993)
  1. 1. Mary (Boag) Leighton 1941–1982 m. David Jack 1940–2021
  2. 2. Walter (Boag) Leighton 1939–2024
  3. 3. Isabella (Boag) Leighton 1938–2023
  4. 4. John (Boswell Robertson) Leighton 1943–2023

John Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1916
15 Jan 1916
Birth of John Boag Leighton in Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1990
3 Jan 1990
Age 74
Death of John Boag Leighton in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland
Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1990
    Event Place: Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland

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