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BLIGHT, Robert John William "John R."

Male 1886 - 1951  (64 years)


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  • Name BLIGHT, Robert John William "John R." 
    Birth 09 Dec 1886  Cardiff, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1915 WW1 Attestation Papers give 9 Dec 1887, crossed out changed to 1886; wife Elizabeth, living in Glace Bay, NS.. Also, age 34 on 1920 census in Denver.
    Gender Male 
    Name R. J. W. Blight 
    • WW1 Attestation Papers.
    Name Robert John W. Blight 
    Death 27 Oct 1951  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Robert John William BLIGHT, born 8 Dec 1885, Cardiff, Wales, Automobile Mechanic, married to Florence Emily Maude Milan, father John Blight, mother Caroline James (both born Wales), age 65. Source: BC Death records, online BC Royal Museum collection. Oct 2013.
    Burial 30 Oct 1951  Mt. View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4835  Ward
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2013 

    Father BLIGHT, John,   b. Abt 1866, Canton, Cardiff, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1922, Cardiff, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother JAMES, Caroline,   b. Abt 1867, Gelligaer, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Cardiff, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Marriage 1885  Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married 26 years on 1911 census. Also from web site Tivendale tree on Ancestry.com, by user nevnhol. Jan 2013.
    Family ID F1404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 HARRIS, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1887, Caerleon, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1960, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1911 
    Children 
     1. BLIGHT, John Samuel Calder,   b. 20 Jan 1912, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1974, Mount St. Francis Hospital, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. BLIGHT, Dorothy M.,   b. Abt 1914, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1980, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years)
     3. BLIGHT, Violet C.,   b. Abt 1915, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1980, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years)
    +4. BLIGHT, Kenneth Richard,   b. 19 Oct 1916, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 2012, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    Family ID F154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2018 

    Family 2 MILAN, Florence Emily Maude,   b. Est 1899   d. Est 1980, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Marriage Est 1948  British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1403  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 09 Dec 1886 - Cardiff, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Est 1948 - British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 30 Oct 1951 - Mt. View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • on a Border crossing form is recorded a possible father Jack Blight, Box 10, Nelson, BC [although this is likely brother to Ken Blight]. Ancestry.com Dec 2012.


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