Researching Jim Slight
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 770 people with the Slight surname? In that year Slight was ranked number 2811 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Slight on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Slight and the Slight Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 545 people with the Slight surname in the UK? Slight is now ranked number 3526 for popularity in the UK. |
Slight Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Jim Slight
Jim Slight
James Slight (20 October 1855 – 9 December 1930) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1880.
Slight played first-class cricket as a batsman for Victoria from 1874 to 1888, but was never able to replicate at state level his heavy scoring for South Melbourne, where his score of 279 in 1882-83 is still the club record. He toured England in 1880 with the Australian team and played in the first Test to be held in England, but his tour was marred by illness.
Slight was also a leading Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) as well as a field umpire, who, in 1879, umpired the first ever interstate Australian rules match.
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