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Richard Wylie 1879–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Boer War Train Crash

Father: Thomas Wylie

Mother: Isabella Wylie

Spouse(s): Rebecca ERSKINE

Children(s): John Wylie, Fanny Wylie, Kathleen Wylie, Georgina Wylie

Richard Wylie was born in 1879 in Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Thomas Wylie And Isabella Wylie. Richard Wylie married Rebecca Erskine, and had children including Elizabeth Wylie, Fanny Wylie, Georgina Sophia Wylie, Isabella Peggy Wylie, John Mccaulay Jack Wylie, Kathleen Kitty Wylie, Mary Jane Wylie, Sarah Jane Sadie Wylie. Richard Wylie passed away in 1900 in Boer War Train Crash.

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Biography

  • Richard Wylie was born in 1879 in Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Thomas Wylie And Isabella Wylie.
  • Richard Wylie married Rebecca Erskine, and had children including Elizabeth Wylie, Fanny Wylie, Georgina Sophia Wylie, Isabella Peggy Wylie, John Mccaulay Jack Wylie, Kathleen Kitty Wylie, Mary Jane Wylie, Sarah Jane Sadie Wylie.
  • Richard Wylie passed away in 1900 in Boer War Train Crash.

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Richard Wylie's Ancestors

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Richard Wylie
1879–1900
Birth Place: Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Thomas Wylie
1848–1911
Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland
Isabella Wylie
1853–1927
Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Richard Wylie
1810–1895
Donegal, Ireland
Mary Anne
1820–1885
Derryvane
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wylie
1767–1845
Ellizabeth Wylie
1776–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wylie Richard
1742–1813

Richard Wylie's Descendants

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Richard Wylie (16 Feb 1879–1900) m. Rebecca ERSKINE (1859–1935)
  1. 1. John (McCaulay (Jack)) Wylie 1880–
  2. 2. Fanny Wylie 1896–1975
  3. 3. Kathleen ((Kitty)) Wylie 1897–1987
  4. 4. Georgina (Sophia) Wylie 1899–

Richard Wylie's Timeline

2 Records

1879
16 Feb 1879
Birth of Richard Wylie in Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland
Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland
1900
1900
Age 21
Death of Richard Wylie in Boer War Train Crash
Boer War Train Crash

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Derryvane, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Lairds.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Knowhead Church

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Soldier

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boer War Train Crash

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