  In this work $\textit{n}$-transfer and incomplete fusion cross sections for
$^{9}$Be + $^{197}$Au system are reported over a wide energy range, E$_{c.m.}$
$\approx$ 29-45 MeV. The experiment was carried out using activation technique
and off-line gamma counting. The transfer process is found to be the dominant
mode as compared to all other reaction channels. Detailed coupled reaction
channel (CRC) calculations have been performed for $\textit{n}$-transfer
stripping and pickup cross sections. The measured 1$\textit{n}$-stripping cross
sections are explained with CRC calculations by including the ground state and
the 2$^{+}$ resonance state (E = 3.03 MeV) of $^{8}$Be. The calculations for
1$\textit{n}$-pickup, including only the ground state of $^{10}$Be agree
reasonably well with the measured cross sections, while it overpredicts the
data at subbarrier energies. For a better insight into the role of projectile
structure in the transfer process, a comprehensive analysis of
1$\textit{n}$-stripping reaction has been carried out for various weakly bound
projectiles on $^{197}$Au target nucleus. The transfer cross sections scaled
with the square of total radius of interacting nuclei show the expected Q-value
dependence of 1$\textit{n}$-stripping channel for weakly bound stable
projectiles.
