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John WEIR 1731 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1731

Birth Location: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: May 1793

Death Location: Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Monga WEIR

Mother: Margaret Cranstone

Spouse(s): Jannet (Huet)

Children(s): Agnes weir

In 1731, John WEIR entered the world in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Monga * WEIR and Margaret Cranstone. John WEIR married Jannet Hewat (Huet), and had children including Agnes weir. John WEIR passed away in 1793 in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1731, John WEIR entered the world in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Monga * WEIR and Margaret Cranstone.
  • John WEIR married Jannet Hewat (Huet), and had children including Agnes weir.
  • John WEIR passed away in 1793 in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Monga WEIR
1692 –
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
MW
Margaret Cranstone
1692 –
Birth Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
MC

Spouses(s)

Jannet (Huet)
1743 – 1831
Birth Location: Roxburgh, Roxburgh,Scotland
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Children(s)

Agnes weir
1780 –
Birth Location: Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Aw

John WEIR's Ancestors

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John WEIR
1731 – 1793
Birth Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Monga * WEIR
1692 –
West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Cranstone
1692 –
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Mungo Weir
1678 –
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Robesone
1661 – 1734
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Jean Gillchrist
1674 –
Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John WEIR's Descendants

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John WEIR (31 Oct 1731 – May 1793) m. Jannet (Hewat) (Huet) (4 Jan 1743 – 02 Dec 1831)
  1. 1. Agnes weir (27 Aug 1780 – ) m. Andrew (*) LEES (20 Dec 1779 – 21 Jan 1815)
    1. 1. Andrew Lees (13 Mar 1806 – 27 Oct 1891) m. Elizabeth (Ann) FORBES (12 Apr 1804 – 25 Sep 1883)
      1. 1. John (Henry) Lees (18 Jan 1845 – 23 Nov 1911) m. Margaret Briedecker (1872 – 25 AUG 1962)
        1. 1. Henry (John) Lees (6 June 1890 – 27 MAR 1918)
        2. 2. Frederick (Andrew) Lees (13 Feb 1892 – 16 JUL 1981)
        3. 3. Francis (Forbes) LEES (12 Dec 1893 – 14 Aug 1917)
        4. 4. Frank Lees (1894 – 17 AUG 1917)
        5. 5. Douglas Lees (02 Feb 1896 – 03 SEP 1979)
        6. 6. James (Alfred) Lees (1898 – 21 MAR 1955)
        7. 7. Hayward (Charles) Lees (28 Jan 1900 – 28 DEC 1967)
        8. 8. Wilfred (Septimus) Lees (12 Jun 1902 – 26 JUN 1986)
        9. 9. Ronald (Octavius) LEES (09 Aug 1903 – 24 Jun 1992)
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Margaret) LEES (April 1906 – 1906)
        11. 11. Rita (Irene) Lees (16 JUN 1907 – 05 AUG 1997)
        12. 12. Janet (Rose) LEES (07 Aug 1911 – 29 July 1982) m. Albert (Victor) Boughtwood (12 Oct 1905 – 06 May 1973)

John WEIR's Timeline

2 Records

1731
31 Oct 1731
Birth of John WEIR in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1793
May 1793
Age 62
Death of John WEIR in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1731
    Event Place: Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1793
    Event Place: Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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