John Bligh b. 1735 Gosport, Hampshire d. 19 Jan 1795 Gosport, Hampshire: Henry S. Salt Genealogy

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1735 - 1795 (60 years)

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Name	John Bligh
Birth	1735	Gosport, Hampshire
Baptism	26 Dec 1735	Holy Trinity, Gosport, Hampshire [1]
Gender	Male
Death	19 Jan 1795	Gosport, Hampshire [2]
Burial	27 Jan 1795	St Mary, Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [3]
Person ID	I728	Henry Salt Family
Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

Father	Richard Bligh, b. 1713 d. 1749 (Age 36 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ann Page, b. 1702
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F199	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Titcher, b. 1739, Gosport, Hampshire d. Jan 1822, London, England (Age 83 years)

Marriage 20 Jul 1769 Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [4]

Children

	1. John Bligh, b. 17 Oct 1770, Alverstoke, Gosport Borough, Hampshire, England d. 19 Jan 1831, Hambledon, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Anna Maria Bligh, b. 1774 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F197 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Feb 2026

Notes
Inscription

Underneath are
deposited the Remains of
Capt JOHN BLIGH
of His Majesty's Navy
who died the 19th of January 1795
aged 59 years
Sources
[S634] Hampshire, Portsmouth Baptisms.

[S416] findagrave.com.

[S545] Hampshire Burials.

[S633] Hampshire Marriages.

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