Brief Life History of David Wallace
When David Wallace WIGHTMAN was born on 10 March 1908, his father, Joseph Wightman, was 29 and his mother, Margaret Philp Paton, was 27. He lived in Cowden, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 9 June 1980, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 72.
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- David Wightman in household of Joseph Wightman, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
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World Events (8)
1913 · Leith dockers strike 1913
The Leith dockers strike was a strike that brought the town of Leith to a standstill after dock workers demanded an increase in pay, better working conditions, and shorter hours. The strike had an effect on the local community by not allowing trade to flow smoothly out of the docks. There totaled around 4,600 people a part of the strikes and riots but it ended near the middle of August with no demands met. since then two more strikes would happen at the same location, once in 1983 and, most recently, in 1989.
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
1927 · Kilmarnock War Memorial
The Kilmarnock War Memorial was built to pay tribute to all residents of Kilmarnock who fought in World War I. Most of the building is accessible to the public and names of the people who died line the walkways inside and out. After World War II, additions were made adding the names of those who gave their lives in World War II.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English wight, Older Scots wicht ‘brave, strong; swift, nimble, agile’ (see Wight ) + man ‘man’, also used in Middle English as a personal name. It may sometimes have been confused with Whiteman , a variant of Whitman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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