Henry Whight Explained

Henry Whight
Fullname:Henry Francis Whight
Birth Date:11 March 1882
Birth Place:Cheltenham, Victoria
Death Place:Heidelberg, Victoria
Originalteam:Footscray (VFA)
Statsend:1904
Years1:1904
Games Goals1:7 (0)

Henry Francis Whight (11 March 1882 – 12 March 1926)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

The son of William Frederick Whight (1855–1938),[3] and Charlotte Eliza Whight (1858–1939), née Smith,[4] Henry Francis Whight was born at Cheltenham, Victoria on 11 March 1882.

He married Agnes Janet Morton Addis (1883–1961) in 1905.

Football

Carlton (VFL)

In June 1904 he was cleared from Footscray to Carlton.[5]

Williamstown (VFA)

In May 1905 he was cleared from Carlton to Yarraville Britannia.[6]

In May 1906 he was cleared from Carlton to Williamstown.[7]

Death

He died at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg on 12 March 1926.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Family Notices. . . Melbourne . 13 March 1926 . 23 September 2014 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 882.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206949236 Deaths: Whight, The Age, (Monday, 2 May 1938), p.18.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12132872 Deaths: Whight, (Saturday, 27 May 1939), p.8.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201654693 Football, The Age, (Thursday, 9 June 1904), p.8.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198594959 Football, The Age
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189363599 Football, The Age, (Friday, 4 May 1906), p.8.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3739768 Deaths: Whight, The Argus, (Saturday, 13 March 1926.