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Robert WIGHT (1874 - 1915)

soldier, joiner

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Robert WIGHT (1874 - 1915) + Margaret DODDS	James Dickson WIGHT (1844 - 1916)	Thomas WIGHT (1799 - 1873)	David WIGHT
				Elizabeth RENTON
			Helen DICKSON (1804 - 1862)	Robert DICKSON (1776 - )
				Margaret PATERSON
		Margaret DICKSON (1840 - 1916)	James DICKSON (1807 - )	Robert DICKSON (1776 - )
				Margaret PATERSON
			Mary STIRLING

b. 1874 at Tranent, Haddington, Scotland

m. 26 Jun 1908 Margaret DODDS at Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland

d. 16 May 1915 at Festubert, Pas-de-Calais, France aged 41

Near Relatives of Robert WIGHT (1874 - 1915)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Thomas WIGHT	abt 1799		17 Feb 1873	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland	74
Grandmother	Helen DICKSON	18 Mar 1804	Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland	20 Jan 1862	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland	57
Grandfather	James DICKSON	1807
Grandmother	Mary STIRLING
Father	James Dickson WIGHT	18 Nov 1844		10 Oct 1916	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland	71
Mother	Margaret DICKSON	20 Dec 1840	Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland	26 Mar 1916	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland	75
Self	Robert WIGHT	1874	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland	16 May 1915	Festubert, Pas-de-Calais, France	41
Wife	Margaret DODDS
Sister	Mary Stirling WIGHT	24 Sep 1868	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Brother	Thomas WIGHT	24 Apr 1870	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland		Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Sister	Helena Dickson WIGHT	28 Jun 1872	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Brother	James Dickson WIGHT	05 Sep 1875	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Sister	Elizabeth Dickson WIGHT	07 Feb 1877	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Sister	Agnes Grant WIGHT	20 Aug 1879	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Uncle	Robert WIGHT	29 Jul 1824	Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland	abt 1869		45
Aunt	Helen BAIN	bef 25 Apr 1824	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland	abt 1854		30
Aunt	Jane SIMPSON	abt 1829	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Uncle	John WIGHT	27 Jan 1828
Uncle	Thomas WIGHT	08 Mar 1830
Aunt	Margaret WIGHT	19 May 1832
Uncle	Thomas WIGHT	22 Mar 1840	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland
Cousin	Euphemia WIGHT	abt 1845	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cousin	David WIGHT	18 Feb 1852	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cousin	Alexander (Sandy) Simpson WIGHT	24 Sep 1857	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland	31 Mar 1935	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	77
Cousin	Helen (Ellen) Jane WIGHT	21 Apr 1859	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Cousin	Janet WIGHT	15 Nov 1860	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Cousin	Jessie WIGHT	abt 1863	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Cousin	Thomas WIGHT	abt 1864	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland	1890	Queensland, Australia	26
Cousin	Robert WIGHT	abt 1866	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
Cousin	Elizon WIGHT	abt 1870	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Events in Robert WIGHT (1874 - 1915)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1874		Robert WIGHT was born	Tranent, Haddington, Scotland
26 Jun 1908	34	Married Margaret DODDS	Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland		18
16 May 1915	41	Robert WIGHT died	Festubert, Pas-de-Calais, France		18

Personal Notes:

Robert dies 16 May 1915 Festubert he had fought in the boer war and was a Quarter master serjeant service number 33 in Royal Scots no know grave is commemorated on Le Touret memorial, he was a joiner, he married Margaret Dodds dressmaker

Source References:

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

- Reference = Douglas Dickson email 24 Mar 2018 (Marriage)

- Reference = Douglas Dickson email 24 Mar 2018 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = Douglas Dickson email 24 Mar 2018 (Death)

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