Henry Whight

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]

Henry Whight
Personal information
Full name Henry Francis Whight
Date of birth (1882-03-11)11 March 1882
Place of birth Cheltenham, Victoria
Date of death 12 March 1926(1926-03-12) (aged 44)
Place of death Heidelberg, Victoria
Original team(s) Footscray (VFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 Carlton 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

Notes
  1. "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 March 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 23 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 882. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. Deaths: Whight, The Age, (Monday, 2 May 1938), p.18.
  4. Deaths: Whight, (Saturday, 27 May 1939), p.8.
  5. Football, The Age, (Thursday, 9 June 1904), p.8.
  6. Football, The Age, Friday, 5 May 1905, p.8.
  7. Football, The Age, (Friday, 4 May 1906), p.8.
  8. Deaths: Whight, The Argus, (Saturday, 13 March 1926.


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