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William Wightman 1816–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1816

Birth Location: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1878

Death Location: Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James Wightman

Mother: Margaret Niblo

Spouse(s): Jean PITT, Jane Pitt

Children(s): Jane Wightman, Margaret Wightman, William Wightman

The story of William Wightman began in 1816 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. William Wightman married Jane Wightman Kennedy Nee Pitt, Jean Kennedy Wightman Drynan Nee Pitt, and had children including Jane Drennan Doyle Nee Wightman, Margaret Sweetin Nee Wightman, William Wightman. William Wightman passed away in 1878 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wightman began in 1816 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
  • William Wightman married Jane Wightman Kennedy Nee Pitt, Jean Kennedy Wightman Drynan Nee Pitt, and had children including Jane Drennan Doyle Nee Wightman, Margaret Sweetin Nee Wightman, William Wightman.
  • William Wightman passed away in 1878 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Wightman
1790–1872
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret Niblo
1794–1867
Birth Location: Lesnewth, Wigtownshire. Lived at 14 St Mungo St
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Spouses(s)

Jean PITT
1821–1895
Birth Location: Colmonell Ayrshire Scotland
JP
Jane Pitt
1815–1895
Birth Location: Scotland
JP

Children(s)

Jane Wightman
1845–1918
Birth Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
JW
Margaret Wightman
1843–
Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
MW
William Wightman
1857–
Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire
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William Wightman's Ancestors

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William Wightman
1816–1878
Birth Place: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
James Wightman
1790–1872
Ireland
Margaret (NIBLOCK (Niblow)) Niblo
1794–1867
Lesnewth, Wigtownshire. Lived at 14 St Mungo St
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wightman's Descendants

1.
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William Wightman (18 Dec 1816–22 Jan 1878) m. Jean (Kennedy Wightman Drynan nee) PITT (1821–3 Feb 1895) m. Jane (Wightman Kennedy nee) Pitt (1815–03 Feb 1895)
  1. 1. Jane (Drennan Doyle nee) Wightman 1845–1918
  2. 2. Margaret (Sweetin nee) Wightman 1843–
  3. 3. William Wightman 1857–

William Wightman's Timeline

2 Records

1816
18 Dec 1816
Birth of William Wightman in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1878
22 Jan 1878
Age 62
Death of William Wightman in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1816
    Event Place: Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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