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Walter Leighton 1908–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Apr 1985

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Walter Leighton

Mother: Mary Boag

Spouse(s): Mary Donegan

Children(s):

Walter Leighton was born in 1908 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Walter Leighton And Mary Walls Boag. Walter Leighton married Mary Jane Donegan. Walter Leighton passed away in 1985 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Leighton was born in 1908 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of Walter Leighton And Mary Walls Boag.
  • Walter Leighton married Mary Jane Donegan.
  • Walter Leighton passed away in 1985 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Walter Leighton's Ancestors

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Walter Leighton
1908–1985
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Walter Leighton
1875–1935
Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
Mary (Walls) Boag
1873–1947
Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland
Grandparents
David Leighton
1855–1928
Newton, Abercorn, Lothian, Scotland
Leah Berry
1850–1929
Leuchars, Fifeshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Leighton's Timeline

2 Records

1908
21 Oct 1908
Birth of Walter Leighton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1985
7 Apr 1985
Age 77
Death of Walter Leighton in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1985
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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