Margaret (Riddell) Wight (abt. 1833 - abt. 1919)

Born about 1833 in Upper Canada [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 22 Sep 1919 at about age 86 in Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

Margaret was born about 1833, the daughter of Robert Riddell and Elizabeth Dixon.^[1]

She married John Clark. Their children were:

• Elizabeth "Lizzie" Clark, b. 1853^[2]
• Christina Clark, b. 1855
• Janet Clark, b. 1859^[3]
• James Clark, b. 1861.^[4]

John passed away about 1863.

She married John Wight on 26 Sep 1866.^[1] Their children were:

• William Wight, b. 1867
• Robina Wight, b. 06 Jan 1869^[5]
• Isabella Wight, b. 09 Dec 1870^[6]
• Margaret Jane Wight, b. 5 Nov 1872^[7]
• Euphemia Wright, b. 13 Mar 1875^[8]

Their blended family lived in Beverley, Wentworth, Ontario.^[9][10]

Research Notes

Canada Census, 1871

Beverley, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Wight Male 45 Scotland

Margaret Wight Female 37 O

William Wight Male 3 O

Robinie Wight Female 2 O

Isabella Wight Female 0 O

Elizabeth Clark Female 18 O

Christina Clark Female 16 O

Janet Clark Female 12 O

James Clark Male 14 O

Thomas Russell Male 18 O^[9]

Canada Census, 1881

Beverly, Wentworth North, Ontario, Canada

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

John Wight Male 52 Scotland

Margret Wight Female 47 Ontario

William Wight Male 13 Ontario

Robina Wight Female 11 Ontario

Isabella Wight Female 9 Ontario

Margret Jane Wight Female 8 Ontario

Euphema Wight Female 6 Ontario^[10]

Research Notes

Searched:

BC Archives

No marriage or death record found.

Watkins-7379 4 December 2021

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-M6M3 : 9 March 2018), John Wight and Margaret Clarke, 26 Sep 1866; citing Wellington, Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNG-BJ2 : 8 March 2021), Margaret Riddle in entry for James M Smith and Lizzie Clark, 31 Dec 1877; citing registration , Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,654.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN4-8WF : 8 March 2021), Margaret Riddle in entry for Archy Mcmillan and Janet Clark, 26 Jan 1876; citing registration , Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,647.
4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNY-G1Z : 8 March 2021), Margaret Riddle in entry for James Clark and Maggie Jamieson, 06 Apr 1881; citing registration , Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,512.
5. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QK-QLR : 2 March 2021), Margaret Riddle in entry for Robina Wight, 24 Aug 1909; citing Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, yr 1909 cn 29817, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,621.
6. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM39-T7K : 2 March 2021), Margaret Riddle in entry for Isabella Wight, 09 Dec 1870; citing Birth, Beverly Township, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,844,886.
7. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLKB-CYS : 13 February 2020), Margaret Riddle in entry for Margaret Jane Wight, 5 Nov 1872, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.
8. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5P-DYK : 13 February 2020), Margaret Riddle in entry for Euphemia Wright, 13 Mar 1875, Beverly, Wentworth, Ontario.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Q5-VXR : 19 March 2021), Margaret Wight in household of John Wight, Beverley, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFJ-88K : 2 March 2021), Margret Wight in household of John Wight, Beverly, Wentworth North, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Wight, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103215550/margaret-wight : accessed 04 December 2021), memorial page for Margaret Riddle Wight (1833–22 Sep 1919), Find A Grave: Memorial #103215550, citing Kirkwall Cemetery, Kirkwall, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Velma Riddell (contributor 49701022).