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John Boswell Robertson Leighton 1943–2023 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1943

Birth Location: 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 2023

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Leighton

Mother: Elizabeth Robertson

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John Boswell Robertson Leighton was born in 1943 in 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Boag Leighton And Elizabeth Boswell Robertson. In 1965, John Boswell Robertson Leighton resided in Fife, Scotland. John Boswell Robertson Leighton passed away in 2023 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Boswell Robertson Leighton was born in 1943 in 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Boag Leighton And Elizabeth Boswell Robertson.
  • In 1965, John Boswell Robertson Leighton resided in Fife, Scotland.
  • John Boswell Robertson Leighton passed away in 2023 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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John Leighton's Ancestors

Self
John Leighton
1943–2023
Birth Place: 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Boag Leighton
1916–1990
Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Boswell) Robertson
1917–1970
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Leighton
1875–1935
Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
Mary (Walls) Boag
1873–1947
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
John (Boswell) Robertson
1885–1948
Gowkhall, Fife, Scotland
Isabella Thomson
1887–1973
Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Leighton
1855–1928
Leah Berry
1850–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leighton's Timeline

5 Records

1943
21 November 1943
Birth of John Boswell Robertson Leighton in 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife
29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife
1943
21 Nov 1943
Birth of John Boswell Robertson Leighton in 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland
29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland
1965
1965
Age 22
John Boswell Robertson Leighton resided here in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
2004
2004-2010
Age 61
John Boswell Robertson Leighton resided here in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
2023
2023
Age 80
Death of John Boswell Robertson Leighton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1943
    Event Place: 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2022, Passed Connections; compiled by MiExact; West Yorkshire, England; Scotland and Northern Ireland Death Indexes 1982-2024
    [2] UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1943
    Event Place: 29 Mayflower Street, Townhill, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1971, Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife Electoral Registers; Reference: FcAs1/109

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2004-2010
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2022, Passed Connections; compiled by MiExact; West Yorkshire, England; Scotland and Northern Ireland Death Indexes 1982-2024

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2023
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2022, Passed Connections; compiled by MiExact; West Yorkshire, England; Scotland and Northern Ireland Death Indexes 1982-2024

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