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John Light 1847–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1847

Birth Location: Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 2 Oct 1891

Death Location: Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Colin Gilmour

Mother: Margaret VAUGHAN

Spouse(s): Hannah Howell

Children(s): Ernest Light, Eva Light, Leonard Light, Percival Light

In 1847, John Light entered the world in Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia, born to Colin Gilmour And Margaret Vaughan. John Light married Hannah Eliza Howell, and had children including Ernest Colin Light, Eva Mary Light, Leonard Douglas Light, Percival John Light. John Light passed away in 1891 in Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1847, John Light entered the world in Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia, born to Colin Gilmour And Margaret Vaughan.
  • John Light married Hannah Eliza Howell, and had children including Ernest Colin Light, Eva Mary Light, Leonard Douglas Light, Percival John Light.
  • John Light passed away in 1891 in Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colin Gilmour
1797–1863
Birth Location: Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret VAUGHAN
1824–1890
Birth Location: Newmarket, Cork, Ireland. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 Cloyne Newmarket 1821-1833
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Howell
1850–1944
Birth Location: Fish River, Gunning, New South Wales, Australie
HH

Children(s)

Ernest Light
1880–1906
Birth Location: –
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Eva Light
1883–1967
Birth Location: Young, New South Wales, Australie
EL
Leonard Light
1886–1931
Birth Location: Barramunda, New South Wales, Australie
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Percival Light
1876–1931
Birth Location: Cudgell Creek, New South Wales, Australia
PL

John Light's Ancestors

Self
John Light
1847–1891
Birth Place: Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Colin Gilmour
1797–1863
Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret VAUGHAN
1824–1890
Newmarket, Cork, Ireland. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 Cloyne Newmarket 1821-1833
Grandparents
🧬 (Philip) Vaughan
1790–1840
Ireland, Ireland
Margaret (Mary) Walsh
1795–1841
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Charles Vaughan
1761–
Margaret Connell
1765–
John Walsh
1769–1866
🧬 Murphy
1772–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Vaughan
1740–1783
Ann
1740–
🧬 Walsh
1752–1811
Elenor Coady
1757–
🧬 Murphy
1750–1829
Ellen Barry
1749–

John Light's Descendants

1.
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John Light (22 Aug 1847–2 Oct 1891) m. Hannah (Eliza) Howell (6 February 1850–5 March 1944)
  1. 1. Ernest (Colin) Light 1880–1906
  2. 2. Eva (Mary) Light 1883–1967 m. William (Francis) Beazley 1865–1933
    1. 1. Ena (May) Beazley 1912–1990 m. Ernest (Della) Valle 1910–1984
    2. 2. John (William) Beazley 1906–1970
  3. 3. Leonard (Douglas) Light 1886–1931 m. Elizabeth (Jane) McCauley 1889–1968
    1. 1. Lloyd (Douglas) Light 1916–1988 m. Eva (Adele) King 1917–2008
    2. 2. Ernest (Colin) Light 1925–1995
    3. 3. Mervyn (Leonard) Light 1921–2004
  4. 4. Percival (John) Light 1876–1931 m. Maria (Dunbar) Williams 1874–1962
    1. 1. Jane ((Janie) Gertrude) Light 1907–1988 m. Sidney (STEWART) Miller 1894–1981
      1. 1. Gloria (J) Miller 1931–1931
      2. 2. Sidney (Perceval) Miller 1929–1999
      3. 3. Robert (Stewart) Miller 1928–1992 m. Betty (May) Miller 1932–2020
    2. 2. Arthur (Colin) Light 1914–1984 m. Heather (Isabel) Rogers 1914–2001
    3. 3. Percival (John) Light 1904–1977 m. Ruby (Myra) Hodge 1906–1979
      1. 1. Percival (Ross) Light 1942–1943
    4. 4. Violet (Marion) Light 1902–1987 m. Daniel (Edward) Flanagan 1904–1988
    5. 5. Roy (Palmer) Light 1909–1989 m. Joyce (Emily) Widdows 1926–2011
    6. 6. Edith (Edna) Light 1898–1977 m. John (Hutchinson) Barr 1890–1982
      1. 1. Maxwell (John) Barr 1926–2011 m. Laurel (Marie) Martin 1928–2019
      2. 2. Joan Barr 1924–2006 m. Richard (Henry) Cleworth 1927–2009
      3. 3. Valerie Barr 1923–1939
    7. 7. William (Charles) Light 1902–1961 m. Margaret (Olive) Hunter 1899–1969
      1. 1. Beryl (Jean (Suzie)) Light 1925–2013 m. Desmond (Rex) Filtness 1927–1953 m. James (Ferrier) Bowman 1911–1989
      2. 2. Mervyn (Hunter) Light 1929–2003 m. Betty Carne 1925–2017
      3. 3. Ernest (Oswald) Light 1923–1995 m. Dorothy (Margaret) Adams 1924–2010
    8. 8. Alan (Norman) Light 1911–1994 m. Doris (Elizabeth) Light 1907–1988
      1. 1. Leonard (Percival) Light 1933–1936
      2. 2. Gloria (Doreen Melrose) Light 1936–2022 m. Malcolm (George) Godden 1930–2011
      3. 3. Kevin (John) Light 1934–1995
      4. 4. Norma (Marjory) Light 1936–2013 m. Colin (Edmund) Whittaker 1927–2020
    9. 9. Doreen (Merle) Light 1918–2004 m. Robert (James) Long 1905–1981
    10. 10. John (Victor) Light 1913–1975 m. Kathleen Swift 1920–2010
      1. 1. Barbara (Light) (Twin) 1944–1944
      2. 2. Gwenda Light 1940–1943

John Light's Timeline

4 Records

1847
22 Aug 1847
Birth of John Light in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
1847
22 Aug 1847
Birth of John Light in Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia
Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia
1891
2 Oct 1891
Age 44
Death of John Light in Bimbi, New South Wales, Australia
Bimbi, New South Wales, Australia
1891
2 Oct 1891
Age 44
Death of John Light in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Burramunda, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tyagong, Bland
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Census, 1891, State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 683; Book: 4; Item: [2/8418]; Roll: 2531

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Bimbi, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Nsw Pioneer Index - Federation Series 1889-1918
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, State Archives NSW; Series: 1390; Roll: 1784
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1891
    Event Place: Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grenfell, Weddin Shire, New South Wales, Australia
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