THE BLIGHT FAMILY
| Richard
Underhill Blight married Fanny Slade in the SEP quarter 1865 (Torrington
5b 855) (In 1871 Richard is aged 25 and an Ag Lab. Fanny is aged 26. The family is living in Shebbear, Devon) (In 1881 Richard is aged 34 and an Ag Lab. Fanny is aged 35. The family is living in Shebbear, Devon) (In 1891 Richard is aged 44 and a Game Keeper. Fanny is aged 45. The family is living in Shebbear, Devon) (In 1901 Richard is aged 53 and a Farm Lab. Fanny is aged 55. The family is living in Shebbear, Devon) (In 1911 Richard is aged 63 and a Jobbing Gardener. Fanny is aged 67. The family is living in Shebbear, Devon) |
I have identified seven children
| Name | Date and place of birth | Any other information |
| Mary Slade Blight | Born in the DEC quarter 1865 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 494) |
In 1871 she is at home aged 5 In 1881 she is at home aged 14 and a Gen Svt Not located in 1891 |
| Carry Blight | Born in the SEP quarter 1868 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 511) |
In 1871 she is at home aged 3 In 1881 she is at home aged 13 and a Scholar Married Alfred Ayre in the MAR quarter 1888 (Torrington 5b 787) |
| George Blight | Born in the SEP quarter 1870 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 495) |
In 1871 he is at home aged 0 In 1881 he is at home aged 10 and a Scholar In 1891 he is aged 20 and a Farm Svt, working for William Watkins, Farmer of Peters Marland, Langree, Devon Not located in 1901 |
| William Henry Blight | Born in the JUN quarter 1873 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 499) |
In 1881 he is at home aged 9 and a Scholar In 1891 he is aged 18 and a Carpenters Apprentice living in Langtree Married Kate Fishleigh in 1898 |
| Edith Blight | Born in the DEC quarter 1878 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 507) |
In 1881 she is at home aged 2 In 1891 she is at home aged 12 and a Scholar Married Ernest Bond in the MAR quarter 1898 (Torrington 5b 753) |
| Bessie Blight | Born in the JUN quarter 1881 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 506) |
In 1881 she is at home aged 0 In 1891 she is at home aged 10 and a Scholar In 1901 she is at home aged 19 and a Dom Asst Married John Henry Cowee in the SEP quarter 1904 (Torrington 5b 994) |
| Sidney Richard Blight | Born in the JUN quarter 1883 in Shebbear (Torrington 5b 489) |
In 1891 he is at home aged 8 and a Scholar In 1901 he is at home aged 17 and a Groom Married Annie Spear Isaac in the JUN quarter 1909 (Torrington 5b 1055) |
I have identified one daughter
| Name | Date and place of birth | Any other information |
| Dorothy Edith Blight | Born in the MAR quarter 1899 in Portsmouth (Portsea 2b 440) |
In 1901 she is at home aged 2 In 1911 she is aged 11 and in the Hampshire female orphan asylum |
