James Slight (1855 - 1930)

Born 20 Oct 1855 in Geelong, Victoria. [uncertain]

Husband of Clara Elizabeth Harriet (Gore) Slight — married 1882 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1930 at age 75 in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria.

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Biography

Jim Slight is Notable.

James was born in 1855 at or about Ashby which is near Geelong in the Colony of Victoria. He was the son of William Slight and his wife Louisa (nee Moore).

James Slight known as Jim was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1880, this was the first Test to be held in England. It was played at The Oval in London from September 06 - 08, 1880. He also played first class cricket for his Colony in Inter-colonial competition amongst the Australian colonies prior to Federation.

Jim Slight was also a leading Australian rules footballer in his day for the South Melbourne Football Club. This was in what was known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) as well as a field umpire. In 1879 he is recorded as umpiring the first ever intercolonial Australian rules match, which took place in Melbourne between Victoria and South Australia.

Jim Slight married Clara Eliza Harriett “Lila” Gore in 1882, and they had at least 2 children, but nether of them lived to adulthood.

• James Cyril Percy Slight (? - 1888)
  
• Jack Allan Slight (1888-1889)

Jim Slight passed away in December 1930 and is buried in the St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda East, Victoria. Husband of the late Clara Eliza Slight, and father of Lesley Baylis (Mrs. Cradick) and William Ralph Slight.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Death notice: The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) 10 December 1930: 1. Web. 17 Aug 2022

• Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages: BIRTH: SLIGHT, James - event: Birth - mother: Louisa, MOORE - father: William - place of birth: ASHBY - registration year: 1855 - registration no. 11081/1855. first accessed online on the 23rd of July, 2022 from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

• Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages: MARRIAGE: SLIGHT, James - event: Marriage - bride: GORE, Clara Eliza Harriet - registration year: 1882 - registration no. 5580/1882. first accessed online on the 23rd of July, 2022 from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

• Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages: DEATH: SLIGHT, James - event: Death - mother: Louisa MOORE - father: SLIGHT, William - place of death: ELSTERNWICK - spouse at death: <Unknown Family Name> - age at death: 75 - registration year: 1930 - registration no. 13457/1930. first accessed online on the 23rd of July, 2022 from the Victorian Family History Search searchable database at: https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 23 July 2022, memorial page for James Slight (20 Oct 1855–9 Dec 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #139911874, citing St. Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Port Phillip City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tim Reynolds (contributor 48314828).

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 23 July 2022, memorial page for James Slight (unknown–10 Dec 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #137295864, citing St. Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Port Phillip City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Reid Matheson (contributor 50524112).

• Jim Slight from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. first accessed online on the 23rd of July, 2022 at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Slight

• Jim Slight Australia from the ESPNCRICINFO website. first accessed online on the 23rd of July, 2022.

• Family Notices from The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) of Thursday 11 December 1930, Page 1. first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of July, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203284488?searchTerm=%22James%20Slight%22

• THE LATE JAMES SLIGHT from the Record (Emerald Hill, Vic. : 1881 - 1954) of Saturday 20 December 1930, Page 1 first accessed on TROVE on the 23rd of July, 2022