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Walter Leighton 1932–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1932

Birth Location: Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 2009

Death Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Father: James Leighton

Mother: Margaret Matson

Spouse(s): Doris Getgood, Ena White

Children(s):

Walter Leighton was born in 1932 in Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Boag Leighton And Margaret Malcolm Matson. In 1957, Walter Leighton resided in Fife, Scotland. In 2003, Walter Leighton resided in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdo. Walter Leighton married Doris Olive Getgood, Ena White. Walter Leighton passed away in 2009 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Leighton was born in 1932 in Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Boag Leighton And Margaret Malcolm Matson.
  • In 1957, Walter Leighton resided in Fife, Scotland.
  • In 2003, Walter Leighton resided in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdo.
  • Walter Leighton married Doris Olive Getgood, Ena White.
  • Walter Leighton passed away in 2009 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.

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Walter Leighton's Ancestors

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Walter Leighton
1932–2009
Birth Place: Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Boag Leighton
1906–1959
Engine Row Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Malcolm) Matson
1905–1984
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Matson
1870–1947
Springhill, Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Jeanie Morrison
1868–1952
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Matson
1826–1877
Jane Walker
1832–1915
James Morison
1839–1883
Jane Anderson
1842–1917
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Matson
1806–
Elizabeth Barclay
1801–1876
Peter Walker
1807–1866
Janet Gibson
1809–1874
John Morison
1796–1873
Margaret Malcolm
1813–1883

Walter Leighton's Timeline

4 Records

1932
4 Mar 1932
Birth of Walter Leighton in Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1957
1957
Age 25
Walter Leighton resided here in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
2003
2003-2009
Age 71
Walter Leighton resided here in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
2009
2009
Age 77
Death of Walter Leighton in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Davaar Grieve Street Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1966, Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife Electoral Registers; Reference: FcAs1/85

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2003-2009
    Event Place: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: UK, Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2009
    Event Place: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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