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: National Library of Australia. 13 March 1926. p. 17. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  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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