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Ancestry report for John Slight, son of James Slight and Hannah Slight [Downs]
Generation No. 1
1. John Slight was the son of (2) James Slight and (3) Hannah Slight [Downs]. He was born 22nd Jan 1799 at Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 at Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
 
Generation No. 2
2. James Slight was the son of (4) James Slight and (5) Mrs Slight. He was born 1772; died 26th Apr 1852 at Union Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
He married Hannah Downs on c 1795. She was born 1773; died 15th Nov 1842 at Picton Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. They had the following children:
iJohn who was born 22nd Jan 1799 Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
iiBenjamin who was born 1st Aug 1800 Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland; died 17th Aug 1889 Nenthorn, Forest Row, Sussex; buried 22nd Aug 1889 Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
iiiElizabeth who was born 7th Apr 1802 Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
ivUnnamed who was born 12th May 1804 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
vJames who was born 9th Jul 1809 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
viMaryanne who was born 18th Aug 1812 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
viiChristiana who was born 15th Oct 1815 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
 
3. Hannah Slight [Downs] She was born 1773; died 15th Nov 1842 at Picton Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
She married James Slight on c 1795. He was born 1772; died 26th Apr 1852 at Union Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. They had the following children:
iJohn who was born 22nd Jan 1799 Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
iiBenjamin who was born 1st Aug 1800 Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland; died 17th Aug 1889 Nenthorn, Forest Row, Sussex; buried 22nd Aug 1889 Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
iiiElizabeth who was born 7th Apr 1802 Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland; christened 31st Oct 1803 Nenthorn Kirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
ivUnnamed who was born 12th May 1804 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
vJames who was born 9th Jul 1809 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
viMaryanne who was born 18th Aug 1812 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
viiChristiana who was born 15th Oct 1815 Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
 
Generation No. 3
4. James Slight He was born 1739 at Scotland
He married Mrs on c 1765. She was born c 1740. They had the following children:
iJames who was born 1772; died 26th Apr 1852 Union Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
iiArchibald who was born 1780; died 1810
 
5. Mrs Slight She was born c 1740
She married James Slight on c 1765. He was born 1739 at Scotland. They had the following children:
iJames who was born 1772; died 26th Apr 1852 Union Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
iiArchibald who was born 1780; died 1810
 

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