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William Jeffrey Wight 1853–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 MAY 1853

Birth Location: Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1943

Death Location: Yarram Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

Father: George Wight

Mother: Marion Jeffrey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth kay

Children(s): Marion Wight, George Wight, Thomas Wight, William Wight, James Wight, Jeanette Wight, David Wight, Albert Wight, Elizabeth Wight

The story of William Jeffrey Wight began in 1853 in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland. William Jeffrey Wight married Elizabeth Kay, and had children including Albert Norman Wight, David Jeffrey Wight, Elizabeth Wight, George Jeffrey Wight, James Wight, Jeanette Wight, Marion Wight, Thomas Johnstone Wight, William Jeffrey Wight. William Jeffrey Wight passed away in 1943 in Yarram Cemetery, Victoria, Australia..

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Biography

  • The story of William Jeffrey Wight began in 1853 in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • William Jeffrey Wight married Elizabeth Kay, and had children including Albert Norman Wight, David Jeffrey Wight, Elizabeth Wight, George Jeffrey Wight, James Wight, Jeanette Wight, Marion Wight, Thomas Johnstone Wight, William Jeffrey Wight.
  • William Jeffrey Wight passed away in 1943 in Yarram Cemetery, Victoria, Australia..

Immediate Family

Parents

George Wight
1828–1902
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Sct
GW
Marion Jeffrey
1824–1902
Birth Location: Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
MJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth kay
1863–1943
Birth Location: Richmond, Victoria
Ek

Children(s)

Marion Wight
1893–1974
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
MW
George Wight
1887–1953
Birth Location: Taraville, Victoria, Australia
GW
Thomas Wight
1888–1963
Birth Location: Taraville, Victoria, Australia
TW
William Wight
1889–1978
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
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James Wight
1891–1940
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria
JW
Jeanette Wight
1892–1976
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
JW
David Wight
1895–1974
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
DW
Albert Wight
1897–1987
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
AW
Elizabeth Wight
1899–1973
Birth Location: Tarraville, Victoria, Australia
EW

William Wight's Ancestors

Self
William Wight
1853–1943
Birth Place: Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Wight
1828–1902
Ormiston, East Lothian, Sct
Marion Jeffrey
1824–1902
Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wight's Descendants

1.
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William (Jeffrey) Wight (1 MAY 1853–1943) m. Elizabeth kay (1863–19 MAR 1943)
  1. 1. Marion Wight 1893–1974 m. John ("Jack" Duncan) Macnee 1889–1954
    1. 1. ronald (duncan) Macnee 1922–2003 m. Cora (june) beames 1924–2021
    2. 2. Kenneth (John) Macnee 1921–1998
  2. 2. George (Jeffrey) Wight 1887–1953
  3. 3. Thomas (Johnstone) Wight 1888–1963
  4. 4. William (Jeffrey) Wight 1889–1978
  5. 5. James Wight 1891–1940
  6. 6. Jeanette Wight 1892–1976
  7. 7. David (Jeffrey) Wight 1895–1974
  8. 8. Albert (Norman) Wight 1897–1987
  9. 9. Elizabeth Wight 1899–1973

William Wight's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1 MAY 1853
Birth of William Jeffrey Wight in Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
1943
1943
Age 90
Death of William Jeffrey Wight in Greenmount homestead, Yarram
Greenmount homestead, Yarram

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1853
    Event Place: Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Greenmount homestead, Yarram

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yarram Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
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