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Richard Blight (1881 - 1955)

Richard Blight
Born in Plymouth, Devon, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1905 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotlandmap
Died at about age 73 in Plymouth, Devon, Englandmap
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Richard Blight was born in Devon, England.

Richard's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1881 in the Plymouth district.[1]

In the 1881 census Richard (age 0) was the son of Richard Blight at 22, Millbay Road, Plymouth St Andrew, Plymouth, Devon, England.[2]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Richard Blight Head Married M 33 Grocer Padstow, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth J Blight Wife Married F 33 Padstow, Cornwall, England
Richard Blight Son Unmarried M 0 Plymouth, Devon, England
Joseph Millier Assistant Unmarried M 23 Grocers asst Bristol, Devon, England
Eliza Murley Servant Unmarried F 19 Genral servant Stonehouse, Devon, England

In the 1891 census Richard (age 10) was a servant at Prospect Bible Christian General Education College in Shebbear, Shebbear, Devon, England.[3]

In the 1901 census Richard (age 20), Engine Fitter, was the lodger of John W L Campbell at 27 Thomson Street, Govan, Lanarkshire.[4]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
John W L Campbell Head M 45 Engine Driver Lanark, Glasgow
Elizabeth Campbell Wife F 50 Kincardine, fourdoon
Anne Campbell Daughter F 21 Boot Finishe Lanark, Glasgow
Mary Campbell Daughter F 20 Knitter Lanark, Glasgow
George Campbell Son M 10 Lanark, Glasgow
Richard Blight Lodger M 20 Engine Fitter England
Reginald Blake Lodger M 28 Shop's Draughsomer England
Robert Black Lodger M 25 Ships Plate Lanark, Govan

In the 1911 census Richard (age 30), Electric fitter, was the married head of household at 17 Old Park Road Peverell Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, England.[5]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Richard Blight Head Married M 30 Electric fitter Devon Plymouth
Mary Blight Wife Married F 29 Lanark Glasgow
Eveline Mary Blight Daughter F 5 Devon Stonehouse
Gwendoline Muriel Blight Daughter F 3 Devon Plymouth
Richard Kenneth Blight Son M 1 Devon Plymouth

Richard's death (age 74) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1955 in the Plymouth district.[6]

Sources

  1. Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Blight, Richard (Mother's maiden name: Hawken).
    GRO Reference: 1881 Jan-Feb-Mar in Plymouth Volume 05B Page 277.
  2. 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG11; Piece number: 2199; Folio: 10; Page: 13; Schedule: 76
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Richard Blight (0), unmarried son, in household of Richard Blight (33) at 22, Millbay Road in Plymouth registration district in Devon, England. Born in England.
  3. 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
    The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1784; Folio: 71; Page: 5; GSU roll: 6096894
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #2732436 (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Richard Blight (10) servant in household of George William Sutton Cann (13) in Shebbear, Shebbear in Torrington registration district in Devon, England. Born in Plymouth, Devon, England.
  4. 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
    Parish: Govan; ED: 64; Page: 12; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_330; Registration Number: 646/2; Household schedule number: 62; Roll: CSSCT1901_330
    Ancestry Record 1101 #2141278 (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Richard Blight (20) lodger, Engine Fitter, in household of John W L Campbell (45) at 27 Thomson Street in Govan registration district. Born in England.
  5. 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
    Series: RG14; Piece number: 12955; Schedule: 136
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Richard Blight (30), married, Electric fitter, head of household at 17 Old Park Road Peverell Plymouth in Plymouth registration district in Devon, England. Born in Devon Plymouth.
  6. Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
    Volume: 7A; Page: 558
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 March 2023)
    Richard Blight death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1955 in Plymouth (age 74).




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