Richard Bligh (abt. 1780 - 1838)

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Bligh — married 29 Nov 1817 in St Pancras Parish Chapel, England

Descendants

Died 22 May 1838 at about age 58 in Westminster St Margaret, London, United Kingdom

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Biography

Born in 1780 Richard Bligh was the second son of John Bligh of Abingdon St, London and his wife, Lucy Shuter. ^[1] (NOTE. The Baptism at Bodmin 21 March 1784 is for Richard Bligh son of Richard and Hester Bligh) ^[2] Richard's baptismal record has not yet been identified. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge and was called to the Bar in 1807. ^[3]

He married his third cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of Vice Admiral William Bligh of The Bounty and his wife, Elizabeth Betham. Their marriage bond dated 28 November 1826 says that Elizabeth was of the Parish of Farmingham, Kent while Richard was of St Pancras. The bond cost Richard the extraordinary sum of £200. ^[4] Richard and Elizabeth were married at Old Church, St Pancras on 29 November. ^[5] They were both great, great grandchildren of Richard Bligh.

Richard died of apoplexy in James St, London on 22 May 1838 and was buried at All Souls, Kensal Green on 28th. ^[6] HIs death was registered in Westminster, St Margaret. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ James Mew, ‘Bligh, Richard (1780–1838)’, rev. Beth F. Wood, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 accessed 28 Feb 2017 This is a subscription site. However readers of British Libraries whose library subscribes have free access.
2. ↑ Source: S1003463267 Repository: #R1000205479 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
3. ↑ Cambridge Alumni: Adm. pens. (age 20) at TRINITY, May 6, 1799. 2nd s. of John, of [Abingdon Street] London [Secretary of the Chelsea Waterworks, and brother of Reginald (1774)]. School, Westminster. Matric. Michs. 1800; Scholar, 1800; B.A. 1803; M.A. 1806. Adm. at the Inner Temple, May 22, 1799. Called to the Bar, 1807. Equity Draftsman at the Chancery Bar. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 17, 1826. Married Harriet Maria (his cousin), dau. of Admiral [William] Bligh, of the Bounty, Nov. 29, 1817. Author, legal. Died Sept. 1838. (Maclean, Trigg Minor, III. 409; D.N.B.) (NOTE Richard married Elizabeth Bligh not her sister, Harriet Maria)
4. ↑ Marriage Bond 28 November 1817
5. ↑ Marriage record Old Church St Pancras (29 November 1817 Richard Bligh married Elizabeth Bligh)
6. ↑ Source: #S1003494524 Call Number: DL/T/041/006 London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
7. ↑ Source: S1003496543 Repository: #R1000205479 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 FreeBMD Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc

See also

• Stirnet, Bligh [1]