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James Leighton (abt. 1842 - 1891)

James Leighton
Born about in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
Son of and
Brother of [half]
Husband of — married 12 Dec 1863 in 1st Presbyterian Church, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
Husband of — married 1876 in Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 49 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

James Leighton was born around 1842 in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland. He married Rebecca Crawford on 12 Dec 1863 in Coleraine, Ireland. His father was listed as Jacob Leighton and her father was listed as John Crawford on the marriage record. Witnesses were George Coldwell and Eliza Crawford.[1][2]

Children of John and Rebecca

  1. Andrew b 18 Jul 1870[3]
  2. James b 25 Feb 1872[4]

Rebecca died on 15 Jun 1875 in Londonderry, Ireland.[5]

James married Martha Edmiston on 6 Jan 1876 in Coleraine, Ireland. His father was listed as Jacob Leighton and her father was William Edmiston. Witnesses were Alexander McNeil and Sarah Edmiston.[6]

Children of James and Martha

  1. William b 1 Sep 1877[7]
  2. Jacob b 26 Aug 1879[8]
  3. Thomas b 16 May 1881[9]
  4. Stewart b 27 Jun 1883[10]
  5. Mary Jane b 27 Jun 1885[11]
  6. John b 21 Jun 1887[12]
  7. Hannah b 21 Jul 1889[13]
  8. William b 1895 Scotland
  9. Thomas b 1897 Scotland

1891 Scotland Census 3 Cresent St, Greenock East, Renfrewshire, Scotland[14]

Name Age
James Leighton 40
Martha Leighton 34
Jacob Leighton 11
Thomas Leighton 9
Stewart Leighton 7
Mary J Leighton 5
John Leighton 4
Hanah Leighton 2
Mary McAlester 40
Donald McAlester 22
Janet McAlester 17
William Barnes 48

James Leighton was the son of Jacob Leighton, a carter, and Margaret Morton. He was born about 1841. [15]

He married Rebecca Crawford at Coleraine, County Coleraine, on 12 December 1863. [16]. His second marriage was to Martha Edmiston. [15]

James died on 30 September 1891 at Greenock, Renfrewshire, aged 50. His brother-in-law, Thomas Edmiston, was the informer of the information on the death certificate. [15]

Census

Census:
Date: 1891
Place: 3 Crescent Sreet, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland[17]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Marriage https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1863/09647/5498587.pdf
  2. ↑ Ancestry Profile
  3. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1870/03339/2223718.pdf
  4. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1872/03265/2196730.pdf
  5. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Death https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1875/020623/7235732.pdf
  6. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Marriage https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11155/8086269.pdf
  7. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/03002/2100107.pdf
  8. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02911/2066439.pdf
  9. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1881/02833/2038538.pdf
  10. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1883/02728/2003227.pdf
  11. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1885/02639/1972941.pdf
  12. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1887/02553/1944412.pdf
  13. ↑ Ireland Genealogy.ie, Civil Records, Birth https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1889/02478/1919770.pdf
  14. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1108&h=2107064&ssrc=pt&tid=28044207&pid=12077405143&usePUB=true
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "National Records of Scotland: Statutory Registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 19 Mar 2021), James Leighton, 1891, Greenock East Age 50; citing Reference Number: 564/1 460. Certificate uploaded to Ancestry.com - Media
  16. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGVD-T9QV : 4 February 2020), James Leighton and Rebecca Crawford, Marriage 12 Dec 1863, Coleraine, County Coleraine, Ireland
  17. ↑ Source: #S6 Page: Parish: Greenock East; ED: 38; Page: 25; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1891_180.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Leighton-597 created through the import of McKergan (3).ged on Jun 12, 2012 by Lucy Laverty.
  • Source: S6 Title: 1891 Scotland Census Publication: Location: Scotland; Date: 1891;


Leighton-890 was created by William McCluney through the import of leighton-holmes-mcneill.ged on May 29, 2014.





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Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Oh great! That makes sense. 'Full' means 21 or over. I'll amend the birth date on this profile and also the father Jacob, as he needs merging too.
posted by Gillian Thomas
Susan McNamee
Leighton-890 and Leighton-597 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same spouses, same children. Birth year is 1851 based on the his age on the Scotland Census.

If you agree these are duplicates, please complete the merge.

Thank you.

posted by Susan McNamee
Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Thanks Susan for proposing this merge. There is a copy of the death certificate uploaded to Ancestry, and the death certificate states that he was 50 when he died in 1891, so possibly the 1891 census record may not be correct. I've added the details of the death certificate to James Leighton (abt.1841-1891). I'll see if I can find any other sources.
posted by Gillian Thomas
Susan McNamee
1841 is probably closer to being correct. He was married the first time in 1863 - 1851 means he would have been 12 at the time (I missed that). Neither of his marriage records list his actual age - just state Full.
posted by Susan McNamee

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