Wght Family

Adam Wight b. 1864, d. 1941, bur. Murray River Gladstone Cem., m. Mary Elizabeth Sharam, b. 1876, d. 1962, daughter of Henry Sharam and Elizabeth M. Sanders.

Adam and Mary lived in Iris where Adam was a farmer. The Wights emigrated from the Isle of Wight in southern England.

Adam Wight and Mary Sharam had 8 children:

Wilfred b. 1 Oct 1896, d. 27 Apr 1986, bur. Saskatchewan, m. Agnes Newmeier. They lived in Dodsland, Saskatchewan, and had 1 child: Garry.

Rowland b. 25 Apr 1902, d. Aug 1902.

Francis E. b. 29 Apr 1904, d. 25 Nov 1992, bur. Sherwood Cem., m. Elliott Jones, d. 3 March 1981. They lived in West Royalty and had 2 children: Rowland; Dewar.

+Henry Elwood Sharam b. 25 Apr 1907.

Adam B. b. 6 Apr 1909, d. 14July 1972, bur. Murray River Gladstone Cem.. Did not marry.

Jemima C. b. Aug 1910, d. Jan 1992, bur. Belfast, m. Edward MacDonald. They lived in Flat River and had 7 children: Viola; Wilfred; Gordon; Francis; Alvin; Shirley; Heather.

Mary b. 24 Jan 1917, m. Isaac Stewart. They live in Flat River and had 3 children: Robert; Raymond; Elroy.

Annie b. 14 Oct 1896, d. 30 Sept 1972, bur. Wood Islands Cem., m.

5 Feb 1919 Roderick MacRae, d. 1959. They had 2 children: Alex; Christine.

Henry Elwood Sharam b. 25 Apr 1907, d. ljan 1985, bur. Belfast Cem., son of Adam Wight and Mary Sharam, m. 31Jan 1933 Christine Jean MacRae, b. 24 Aug 1917, daughter of Roderick MacRae and Mary Bishop.

Henry and Christine lived in Flat River. Henry was a fisherman.

Henry Wight and Christine MacRae had 3 children:

Helen Elizabeth b. 21 May 1933, m. 29 Dec 1962 Bernie Butt. They had 1 child: Pilar Cornell Sharam b. 23 Aug 1968. Helen lives in Burlington.

+Elliott Henry b. 23 May 1935.

Stirling Windsor b. 7 March 1940, m. 10 Feb 1962 Carol Pollitt. They live in Kingston, Ont, and had 3 children: Kevin b. 6 Dec 1962;]eff b. 16 Dec 1963; Kirk b. 18July 1971.

Elliott Henry b. 23 May 1935, son of Henry Wight and Christine

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