Alexander Wight (1873 - 1934)

Born 28 Apr 1873 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Fairbairn) Wight — married 24 May 1901 in Middle Softlaw, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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Biography

Alexander Wight

Born 28 Apr 1873 Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland ^[1]

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Wight

Wife: Mary Fairbairn

24 May 1901

Middle Softlaw, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Notes: cert shows Alexander as a 28 yr old farm steward of Crookhouse, Linton, s/o John Wight carter, and Euphemia Richardson, dec and Mary as dom serv. 27 of Middle Softlaw, Kelso d/o William Fairbairn farm steward and Mary m.s. Elliot Wit Thomas A Wight and Elizabeth Fairbairn ^[2]

Lived

1881 Crailing Tofts, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Notes: John, ag. lab. 39, b Maxton, wife Euphimia (sic), 40 b Jedburgh. Children: Mary, 16; John 14; both ag lab b Crailing; Andrew, 12; Ann 10, both scholar b Eckford; James 8; Alexander 7; Appelina, 6 all scholar b Crailing; Agnes, 4; Helen, 1 both b Crailing ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Source #S210:Crailing Tofts, Crailing, ROX, FHL Film 0224039 GRO Ref Volume 786 EnumDist 1 Page 2, hsehold of John & Euphimia WIGHT
2. ↑ Source #S56: Marr. 24 May 1901 Alexander WIGHT and Mary FAIRBAIRN, Dist 793 Pg 6 #11, copy d/loaded Jan 2006
3. ↑ Source #S210:Crailing Tofts, Crailing, ROX, FHL Film 0224039 GRO Ref Volume 786 EnumDist 1 Page 2, hsehold of John & Euphimia WIGHT

• Source S56 BDM certificates 1855+ from ScotlandsPeople
• Source S210 1881 Census transcriptions for Scotland via LDS cds