EDGOOSE:
In search of Ancestry
SLEIGHT, Elizabeth
1851 - 1931 (80 years) Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1826 - 1910 (84 years)-
Name SLEIGHT, Elizabeth Birth 1851 Walsoken, Norfolk 
Gender Female Death 1931 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I2125 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father SLEIGHT, George, b. Abt 1826, Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire, England d. 1910, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 84 years) Mother COLE, Elizabeth, b. 1829, Sutton St. Edmund, Lincolnshire, England d. 1912, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 83 years) Marriage 1850 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F1121 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BATTERHAM, John, b. 1847, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1925, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 78 years) Marriage 1881 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. BATTERHAM, Edith, b. 4 Mar 1882, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 20 Sep 1944, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 62 years)2. BATTERHAM, Fanny Mabel, b. 1884, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown3. BATTERHAM, Ethel Maud, b. 1891, Walsoken, Norfolk d. 1969, King's Lynn Registration District, Norfolk (Age 78 years)4. BATTERHAM, Doris, b. 1894, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. 1918, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 24 years)5. BATTERHAM, Elsie, b. 1894, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1120 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
-
Notes
ELIZABETH SLEIGHT 1851-1931
The birth of an Elizabeth SLEIGHT was registered in 1851.
(GRO June Q 1851 Wisbech 14 191)
George SLEIGHT had married Elizabeth COLE in Wisbech Registration District in 1850.
From the 1861 census of Walsoken, Norfolk:
George SLEIGHT, head, aged 35, farmer of 15 acres of land, born at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth SLEIGHT, wife, aged 32, born at Sutton St. Edmunds, Lincolnshire;
*Elizabeth SLEIGHT, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Walsoken;
George SLEIGHT, son, aged 6, scholar, born at Walsoken;
William SLEIGHT, son, aged 2, born at Walsoken;
Alfred SPENCELEY, lodger, aged 42, farming bailiff, born at Norton, Sussex.
(RG9/1052/53/4)
From the 1871 census of Large House, Walsoken, Norfolk:
George SLEIGHT, head, aged 45, farmer of 20 acres, born at Walsoken;
Elizabeth SLEIGHT, wife, aged 42, born at Walsoken;
*Elizabeth SLEIGHT, daughter, aged 19, apprentice dressmaker, born at Walsoken;
George SLEIGHT, son, aged 16, farmer, born at Walsoken;
Fredrick SLEIGHT, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Walsoken;
Fanny SLEIGHT, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Walsoken;
William SLEIGHT, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Walsoken;
Jane SLEIGHT, daughter, aged 5, born at Walsoken;
Anney SLEIGHT, daughter, aged 3, born at Walsoken;
Sarah WOOMBS, servant, aged 16, general servant, born at Walsoken.
(RG10/1619/65/9)
The 1881 census of 19 Chase Street, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:
George SLEIGHT, head, aged 26, coal dealer & carter, unmarried, born at Wisbech, Norfolk (sic);
*Elizabeth SLEIGHT, sister, aged 29, unmarried, housekeeper, born at Wisbech.
(RG11/1696/95/19)
The marriage between John BATTERHAM and Elizabeth SLEIGHT was registered in 1881.
(GRO June Q 1881 Wisbech 3b 1034)
The 1891 census of Black Duck Road, Walsoken, Norfolk:
John BATTERHAM (jun), head, aged 43, farmer, born at Walsoken;
*Elizabeth BATTERHAM, wife, aged 39, born at Walsoken;
Fanny Mabel BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 7, born at Walsoken;
Ethel Maud BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 2 months, born at Walsoken;
John POOLEY, servant, aged 19, farm servant, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Martha Jane GOODSON, servant, aged 15, general domestic servant, born at Coldham, Cambridgeshire.
(RG12/1308/51/11)
The 1901 census of Washdyke Road, West Walton, Norfolk:
John BATTERHAM, head, aged 52, farmer on own account, employer, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
*Elizabeth BATTERHAM, wife, aged 49, born at Walsoken;
Fanny M. BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 17, born at Walsoken;
Ethel BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 10, born at Walsoken;
Doris BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 6, born at Walsoken;
Elsie BATTERHAM, daughter, aged 6, born at Walsoken;
James BURBIDGE, servant, aged 17, born at Walsoken.
(RG13/1557/68/15)
From the 1911 census of Faulkner House, Walpole Highway, Walpole St. Andrews, Norfolk:
John BATTERHAM, head, married, farmer, aged 63, employer, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
*Elizabeth BATTERHAM, wife, married 30 years, 5 children all living, aged 59, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Ethel BATTERHAM, daughter, single, dairy work at home, aged 20, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Elsie BATTERHAM, daughter, single, aged 16, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Doris BATTERHAM, daughter, single, aged 16, born at Walsoken, Norfolk;
Russell GREEN, servant, single, farm servant, aged 16, born at Tilney St. Lawrence, Norfolk.
(RG14PN9305/RG78PN501/SD3/ED2/SN89)
The death of Elizabeth BATTERHAM aged 80 was registered in 1931.
(GRO September Q 1931 Wisbech 3b 522)
(revised 26.03.2017)