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Matthew Leighton 1818–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 25 MAR 1883

Death Location: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Nancy Atkinson

Spouse(s): Mary Braithwaite

Children(s): Sarah Leighton

Matthew Leighton was born in 1818 in Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Leighton And Nancy Atkinson. Matthew Leighton married Mary Braithwaite, and had children including Sarah Ann Leighton. Matthew Leighton passed away in 1883 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew Leighton was born in 1818 in Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Leighton And Nancy Atkinson.
  • Matthew Leighton married Mary Braithwaite, and had children including Sarah Ann Leighton.
  • Matthew Leighton passed away in 1883 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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Matthew Leighton's Ancestors

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Matthew Leighton
1818–1883
Birth Place: Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Leighton
1794–1847
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Nancy Atkinson
1790–1857
Bland, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Miles Leighton
1756–1842
Kendall, Westmoreland, England
Agnes Bracken
1762–1835
Kendal, Westmorland, England
William Atkinson
1754–1813
Kendal Westmorland
Eleanor Metcalf
1750–1815
Sedbergh, Westmorland, , England
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Matthew Leighton's Descendants

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Matthew Leighton (1818–25 MAR 1883) m. Mary Braithwaite (1823–14 Feb 1889)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Leighton 1861–1930 m. Thomas (Dargue) Heslop 1856–1929
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Heslop 1893–1962 m. thomas Boulter 1896–
      1. 1. Mary Boulter 1918–1985 m. William Whitehead 1914–1981
      2. 2. Thomas Boulter 1916–
    2. 2. Matthew (Henry) Heslop 1899–1956
    3. 3. John (Anthony) Heslop 1883–1990
    4. 4. William Heslop 1886–

Matthew Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Matthew Leighton in Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
1883
25 MAR 1883
Age 65
Death of Matthew Leighton in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Frostrow, Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1883
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England

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