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Margaret Cowen Lightfoot 1889–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1889

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Jun 1979

Death Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Father: Lawson Lightfoot

Mother: Margaret Mason

Spouse(s): William Wilson

Children(s): Kenneth Wilson, Alexander Wilson, Ethel Wilson, Ernest Wilson, Dorothy Wilson, Irene Wilson, William Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Edith Wilson, Madge Wilson

The story of Margaret Cowen Lightfoot began in 1889 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. In 1891, Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided in Carlisle, Saint Stephen, St Cuthbert Without, Cumb. Margaret Cowen Lightfoot married William Wilson, and had children including Aiden Roy Wilson, Alexander Stuart Wilson, Dorothy M Wilson, Edith Wilson, Ernest Wilson, Ethel Wilson, Irene Wilson, Joyce Wilson, Kenneth Wilson, Madge Wilson, Margaret Bertha I Wilson, Ronald Wilson, William Wilson. Margaret Cowen Lightfoot passed away in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Cowen Lightfoot began in 1889 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.
  • In 1891, Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided in Carlisle, Saint Stephen, St Cuthbert Without, Cumb.
  • Margaret Cowen Lightfoot married William Wilson, and had children including Aiden Roy Wilson, Alexander Stuart Wilson, Dorothy M Wilson, Edith Wilson, Ernest Wilson, Ethel Wilson, Irene Wilson, Joyce Wilson, Kenneth Wilson, Madge Wilson, Margaret Bertha I Wilson, Ronald Wilson, William Wilson.
  • Margaret Cowen Lightfoot passed away in 1979 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawson Lightfoot
1854–
Birth Location: –
LL
Margaret Mason
1852–
Birth Location: –
MM

Spouses(s)

William Wilson
1885–1938
Birth Location: Benwell, Northumberland, England
WW

Children(s)

Kenneth Wilson
1928–2005
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
KW
Alexander Wilson
1924–1979
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
AW
Ethel Wilson
1922–
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
EW
Ernest Wilson
1919–1979
Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England
EW
Dorothy Wilson
1917–
Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England
DW
Irene Wilson
1915–
Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England
IW
William Wilson
1913–
Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England
WW
Margaret Wilson
1909–
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
MW
Edith Wilson
1910–
Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England
EW
Madge Wilson
1909–
Birth Location: Elswick, Northumberland, England
MW

Margaret Lightfoot's Ancestors

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Margaret Lightfoot
1889–1979
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Parents
Lawson Lightfoot
1854–
Margaret Mason
1852–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Lightfoot's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Cowen) Lightfoot (4 Oct 1889–Jun 1979) m. William Wilson (7 Sep 1885–Sep 1938)
  1. 1. Kenneth Wilson 1928–2005
  2. 2. Alexander (Stuart) Wilson 1924–1979
  3. 3. Ethel Wilson 1922–
  4. 4. Ernest Wilson 1919–1979 m. Kathleen Cavanagh 1922–
  5. 5. Dorothy (M) Wilson 1917–
  6. 6. Irene Wilson 1915–
  7. 7. William Wilson 1913–
  8. 8. Margaret (Bertha I) Wilson 1909–
  9. 9. Edith Wilson 1910–
  10. 10. Madge Wilson 1909–

Margaret Lightfoot's Timeline

9 Records

1889
4 Oct 1889
Birth of Margaret Cowen Lightfoot in Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
1889
8 Dec 1889
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot was baptized in St Mary's, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
St Mary's, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 2
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided here in Carlisle, Saint Stephen, St Cuthbert Without, Cumberland, England
Carlisle, Saint Stephen, St Cuthbert Without, Cumberland, England
1908
Oct 1908
Age 19
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot was married in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
1911
1911
Age 22
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided here in Elswick, Northumberland, England
Elswick, Northumberland, England
1921
1921
Age 32
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided here in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
1933
1933
Age 44
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided here in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
1939
1939
Age 50
Margaret Cowen Lightfoot resided here in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1979
Jun 1979
Age 90
Death of Margaret Cowen Lightfoot in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1889
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4286; Folio: 78; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6099396
    [3] General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 0432
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012906A
    [6] 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1889
    Event Place: St Mary's, Carlisle, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1908
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Carlisle, Saint Stephen, St Cuthbert Without, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4286; Folio: 78; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6099396

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Elswick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Electoral Registers, 1741-1974, Tyne and Wear Archives; Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; Collection: Newcastle Electoral Registers; Reference Number: MD.NCD231933W

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012906A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1979
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 0432
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