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William Dykes Watt LEITH [Bill]

Male 1919 - 2016  (97 years)    Has 18 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Dykes Watt LEITH 
    Known As Bill 
    Birth 20 May 1919  Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Aug 2016  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I9862  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2020 

    Father James Boyle LEITH,   b. 23 Nov 1891, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1970, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Jessie Blackwood WATT,   b. 23 Mar 1893, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1973, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 05 Feb 1917  Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Documents
    Marriage 1917
    Marriage 1917
    Family ID F3252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Sadler SMITH,   b. 21 May 1920, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1942  Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F3980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 May 1919 - Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Dec 1942 - Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Aug 2016 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Leslie Turner, Genes United Family Tree - Leslie Turner, (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk).

    2. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.

    3. [S9] Death Notice.
      LEITH Peacefully after a short illness on 16th August 2016 William Dykes Watt Leith (Bill). Much loved husband of Anna and dear dad, grandfather and great grandfather of the family. For funeral details please contact Armours Funeral Service on 01292 311800. - Published in: Ayrshire Post August 19, 2016

    4. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.
      1917 Marriages in the District of Blythswood in the burgh of Glasgow. Married 5 Feb 1917 at 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow by Declaration in the presence of Hugh Scott, stone mason and Janet Scott. Groom: James Boyle Scott, engine fitter, batchelor, 25, usual residence 44 Taylor Street Ayr; father joseph Leith, stevedore; mother Agnes leith, m.s. Orr. Bride: Jessie Blackwood Watt, Bakers Assistant, spinster, 23, usual residence 16 Whitletts Road, Ayr; father William Dykes WATT payclerk; mother Jessie Watt, m.s. Blackwood.

    5. [S486] Doug Leith , Leith Family Trees, (Douglas Leith [email removed for privacy] http://www.leithfamily.org).

    6. [S673] Gail Piggott, Canada, Leith Family Tree, (Gail Piggott, Canada, 2012).