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Walter Leighton 1875–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1875

Birth Location: Leuchars, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Jun 1935

Death Location: 4 Gardner Place Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: David Leighton

Mother: Leah Berry

Spouse(s): Mary Boag

Children(s): John Leighton, James Leighton, David Leighton, Leah Leighton, Jacobina Leighton, Mary Leighton, Helen Leighton, Walter Leighton, Euphemia Leighton, Anne Leighton

Walter Leighton was born in 1875 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Leighton And Leah Berry. In 1901, Walter Leighton resided in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Walter Leighton married Mary Walls Boag, and had children including Anne Boag Leighton, David Leighton, Euphemia Leighton, Helen Thomson Leighton, Jacobina Grierson Horn Leighton, James Boag Leighton, John Boag Leighton, Leah Berry Leighton, Mary Boag Leighton, Walter Leighton. Walter Leighton passed away in 1935 in 4 Gardner Place Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Leighton was born in 1875 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, the child of David Leighton And Leah Berry.
  • In 1901, Walter Leighton resided in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • Walter Leighton married Mary Walls Boag, and had children including Anne Boag Leighton, David Leighton, Euphemia Leighton, Helen Thomson Leighton, Jacobina Grierson Horn Leighton, James Boag Leighton, John Boag Leighton, Leah Berry Leighton, Mary Boag Leighton, Walter Leighton.
  • Walter Leighton passed away in 1935 in 4 Gardner Place Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Leighton
1855–1928
Birth Location: Newton, Abercorn, Lothian, Scotland
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Leah Berry
1850–1929
Birth Location: Leuchars, Fifeshire
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Spouses(s)

Mary Boag
1873–1947
Birth Location: Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
MB

Children(s)

John Leighton
1916–1990
Birth Location: Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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James Leighton
1906–1959
Birth Location: Engine Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
JL
David Leighton
1900–1964
Birth Location: Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
DL
Leah Leighton
1898–1986
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
LL
Jacobina Leighton
1896–1975
Birth Location: 9 Thistle Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
JL
Mary Leighton
1902–1991
Birth Location: Back Row, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
ML
Helen Leighton
1904–1967
Birth Location: Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Walter Leighton
1908–1985
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Euphemia Leighton
1912–2010
Birth Location: Engine Row, Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
EL
Anne Leighton
1910–1975
Birth Location: Engine Row, Townhill, Fife, Scotland
AL

Walter Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Leighton
1875–1935
Birth Place: Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
Parents
David Leighton
1855–1928
Newton, Abercorn, Lothian, Scotland
Leah Berry
1850–1929
Leuchars, Fifeshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Leighton's Descendants

1.
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Walter Leighton (27 May 1875–7 Jun 1935) m. Mary (Walls) Boag (12 Apr 1873–18 November 1947)
  1. 1. John (Boag) Leighton 1916–1990 m. Elizabeth (Boswell) Robertson 1917–1970 m. Margaret (Harden) McKay 1917–1993
    1. 1. Mary (Boag) Leighton 1941–1982 m. David Jack 1940–2021
    2. 2. Walter (Boag) Leighton 1939–2024
    3. 3. Isabella (Boag) Leighton 1938–2023
    4. 4. John (Boswell Robertson) Leighton 1943–2023
  2. 2. James (Boag) Leighton 1906–1959 m. Margaret (Malcolm) Matson 1905–1984
    1. 1. Robert (Matson) Leighton 1933–2006 m. Margaret (Hill) Young 1928–1984 m. Maureen McNamee 1941–2018
    2. 2. Walter Leighton 1932–2009 m. Doris (Olive) Getgood 1920–2008 m. Ena White 1925–2015
  3. 3. David Leighton 1900–1964 m. Jane (Robertson) Dignan 1905–1986 m. Janet (Blythe) Russell 1899–1947
    1. 1. Catherine (Ferguson) Leighton 1931–2016
    2. 2. Margaret (Paterson) Leighton 1924–2014 m. Graham (Huntley) Hewitt 1920–1996
    3. 3. Sheila (Murray) Leighton 1930–2020
    4. 4. Mary (Boag) Leighton 1926–2019 m. William McEwan 1925–2012
    5. 5. Walter Leighton 1938–1938
    6. 6. Jacobina Leighton 1933–2022
    7. 7. Janet (Blyth Russell) Leighton 1927–2023 m. George Brown 1921–1971
  4. 4. Leah (Berry) Leighton 1898–1986 m. Charles Allan 1891–1955
    1. 1. Mary (Boag) Allan 1920–1996
  5. 5. Jacobina (Grierson Horn) Leighton 1896–1975 m. William Hunter 1892–1942
    1. 1. Charles Hunter 1916–1991
    2. 2. John Hunter 1925–1972
    3. 3. Walter (Leighton) Hunter 1919–1960 m. Mary (Ann Milne) Jackson 1922–2006
      1. 1. Myra (Spalding) Hunter 1944–2021
      2. 2. Jacobina Hunter 1941–1975 m. Peter Sneddon 1938–2021
    4. 4. David (Leighton) Hunter 1918–1990
  6. 6. Mary (Boag) Leighton 1902–1991 m. William (Warrer Anderson) Murray 1900–1942
  7. 7. Helen (Thomson) Leighton 1904–1967 m. Charles (George) Scott 1900–1978
    1. 1. Pauline (Andree Katherine) Scott 1934–2018
    2. 2. Charles Scott 1934–2021
    3. 3. Monica (Marie Bernadette) Scott 1925–2008 m. Ronald (George) Partridge 1921–2003
  8. 8. Walter Leighton 1908–1985 m. Mary (Jane) Donegan 1906–1979
  9. 9. Euphemia Leighton 1912–2010 m. John (Dryburgh) Hynd 1908–1993
    1. 1. Ian (Dryburgh) Hynd 1941–2021
  10. 10. Anne (Boag) Leighton 1910–1975 m. David (Calder) Hunter 1910–1985

Walter Leighton's Timeline

3 Records

1875
27 May 1875
Birth of Walter Leighton in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 26
Walter Leighton resided here in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1935
7 Jun 1935
Age 60
Death of Walter Leighton in 4 Gardner Place Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
4 Gardner Place Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1875
    Event Place: Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 17; Page: 4; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_135

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 17; Page: 4; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_135

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1935
    Event Place: 4 Gardner Place Townhill Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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