THE BLIGHT FAMILY

Richard Bligh married Esther Stone on 25 SEP 1777 in Bodmin (Hester was buried on 24 MAR 1795 in Bodmin)

I have identified eight children

Name	Date and place of christening	Any other information
Reginald Bligh	1 JAN 1779 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	None
Mary Bligh	11 JUL 1780 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	A Mary Bligh was buried on 19 FEB 1804 in Bodmin
Francis Bligh	13 AUG 1782 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Married Sarah Knight in 1807
Richard Bligh	21 MAR 1784 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Buried on 27 MAR 1784 in Bodmin
Richard Bligh	14 MAR 1786 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Married Elizabeth Sloggett in 1816
John Bligh	12 SEP 1788 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	None
Timothy Brent Bligh	25 MAY 1791 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Buried on 21 NOV 1806 in Bodmin
Hester Bligh	28 OCT 1792 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Buried on 24 MAR 1795 in Bodmin

 

Francis Bligh of Bodmin married Sarah Knight on 24 MAR 1807 in Liskeard (Francis was the Inn Keeper of the Union Inn, Prison Lane, Bodmin in 1831) (In 1841 Francis is aged 58 and a Trader. Sarah is aged 44. They are living in Barn Street, Liskeard) (Francis Bligh of St Keyne was buried on 2 APR 1850 in Liskeard aged 67) (In 1851 Mary Blight ! is aged 66 and living with her daughter Mary and family in Church Street, Liskeard) (Sarah was buried on 10 APR 1859 in Liskeard aged 74)

I have identified three children

Name	Date and place of christening	Any other information
Mary Bligh	2 FEB 1808 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Married Jeremiah Henwood on 3 MAY 1838 in Liskeard
Jane Bligh	2 FEB 1808 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Buried on 21 MAR 1808 in Bodmin
William Knight Bligh	30 JUN 1809 in Bodmin [Source = opc database]	Buried on 22 MAR 1810 in Bodmin