Eliza Jane (Sleeman) Blight (1851 - 1923)

Born 1851 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Samuel Henry Blight — married 1872 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1923 at about age 72 in Brighton, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Eliza Jane Sleeman (married name Blight) was born in 1851. She was the daughter of William Sleeman and Mary Andrew.^{[1] [2]}

Eliza emigrated to Australia, aged 8, in 1858 on the "Atalanta".^[3][4]

She married Samuel Henry Blight in 1872 in Victoria, Australia.^[5]

Their children were:^[6]

• Albert Henry Blight (1873–1873)
• Maude Mary Alexandra Blight (1874–1874)
• Florence Blight (1877–1878)
• Alfred Ernest Blight (1879–1959)
• Ada Maud Blight (1881–1949)
• Samuel Henry Blight (1886–1968)
• Eva May Blight (1888–1901)

Samuel died in 1892. Eliza remarried to Thomas Stephens Williams in 1893.^[7]

Eliza passed away in 1923. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Index

   Name: SLEEMAN, ELIZA JANE

   Mother's Maiden Surname: ANDREW

   GRO Reference: 1851 M Quarter in REDRUTH

   Volume 09

   Page 301

2. ↑ 1851 England Census

   Name: Eliza Sleeman

   Age: 2

   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849

   Relation: Daughter

   Father's Name: William Sleeman

   Mother's Name: Mary Sleeman

   Gender: Female

   Where Born: Illogan, Cornwall, England

   Civil Parish: Illogan

   County/Island: Cornwall

   Country: England

   Household Members:

   Name Age

   William Sleeman 40

   Mary Sleeman 36

   William Sleeman 18

   James Sleeman 16

   Walter Sleeman 9

   Joseph Sleeman 6

   Charles Sleeman 2

   Eliza Sleeman 2

3. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923

   Name: Eliza Sleeman

   Nationality: English and Welsh

   Arrival Age: 8

   Birth Date: abt 1850

   Departure Place: Plymouth

   Arrival Date: 9 Jun 1858

   Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia

   Ship: Atalanta

4. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: SLEEMAN - Ship: ATALANTA - Date Arrived: 1857 to 1859

   Family name	Given name	Age	Ship	Date arrived	Book no.	Page
   SLEEMAN	WILLIAM	48	ATALANTA	1858-06	13	214
   SLEEMAN	MARY	44	ATALANTA	1858-06	13	214
   SLEEMAN	ELIZA J	8	ATALANTA	1858-06	13	214
   SLEEMAN	JOHN	6	ATALANTA	1858-06	13	214
   SLEEMAN	CHARLES	4	ATALANTA	1858-06	13	214
   SLEEMAN	ALFRED	1	ATALANTA	1858-06	13	214

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5. ↑ Marriage record: 1508 / 1872. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Samuel Henry BLIGHT and Eliza Jane SLEEMAN)
6. ↑ Children citations may be found on their own profiles
7. ↑ Vic BDM marriages

   Registration number: 416 / 1893

   Family name: BLIGHT

   Given name(s): Eliza Jane

   Spouse's family name: WILLIAMS

   Spouse's given name(s): Thos Stephens

8. ↑ Vic BDM

   Family name: WILLIAMS

   Given name(s): Eliza Jane

   Event: Death

   Mother's name: Mary

   Mother's family name at birth: ANDREWS

   Father's name: SLEEMAN William

   Place of birth:

   Place of death: BRIGHTON

   Spouse at Death:

   Age at Death: 72

   Reg. year: 1923

   Reg. number: 9024/1923

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888