Hilton James Dight (1848–1863)
from Maitland Mercury
Our correspondent, writing yesterday, says: It is our painful duty to record the sudden death of a fine promising young lad, the member of a highly respected family in this district. From what we could learn this morning, it appears that Master Hilton Dight, aged about fifteen years, and son of Samuel Billingsley Dight Esq., J.P., of Clifford, near Singleton, went out opossum shooting last evening in company with several other persons. An opossum ran up a tree, which being perceived by the young man, he endeavoured to kill it by hitting it with the butt end of his gun. In doing so, the gun, which was loaded, went off, and the shot entered the throat immediately under the lower jaw, thereby killing the young man instantly. An inquest will be held on the body of the unfortunate young man to-day, when probably further particulars will transpire. The untimely death of this young man has cast a gloom over the town and district, as the deceased was much respected by all who knew him.
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Other Obituaries for Hilton James Dight
- Maitland Mercury (NSW), 2 July 1863, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dight, Elizabeth Ann (mother)
- Dight, George (father)
- Dight, George William (brother)
- Dight, Richard Howe (brother)
- Dight, John (brother)
- Dight, Mary Buchan (sister-in-law)
- Dight, Isabella Margaret (sister-in-law)
- White, Mary Ann (aunt)
- Dight, Sarah (aunt)
- Dargin, Elizabeth Charlotte (aunt)
- Hume, Elizabeth (aunt)
- Dight, Mary (aunt)
- Howe, Ann (aunt)
- Doyle, Frances Jane (aunt)
- Dight, Emma (aunt)
- Doyle, Catherine Broughton (aunt)
- Sharp, Jane (aunt)
- Watson, Susannah (aunt)
- Dight, Sophia (aunt)
- Mackay, Frances Elizabeth (aunt)
- Dight, Sophia (aunt)
- Dight, John (uncle)
- Dight, Charles Hilton (uncle)
- Howe, James (uncle)
- Dight, Samuel Billingsley (uncle)
- Dight, Arthur (uncle)
- Howe, Robert Rawdon (uncle)
- Howe, Richard Pearce (uncle)
- Dight, Isabella (aunt by marriage)
- Dight, Emma Maria (aunt by marriage)
- Dight, Janet (aunt by marriage)
- Watson, John (uncle by marriage)
- Loder, George (uncle by marriage)
- Hume, Hamilton (uncle by marriage)
- Dargin, Thomas (uncle by marriage)
- Mackay, George Edward (uncle by marriage)
- Doyle, James George (uncle by marriage)
- Sharp, James Burleigh (uncle by marriage)
- Doyle, Andrew (uncle by marriage)
- Dight, Hannah (grandmother)
- Howe, Jane (grandmother)
- Dight, John (grandfather)
- Howe, John (grandfather)
- Dight, George William (nephew)
- Dight, John Cadell (nephew)
- Loder, James Mein (cousin)
- Cowan, Frances Eliza (cousin)
- Dight, John Richard (cousin)
- Dight, James George (cousin)
- Dight, Charles Hilton (cousin)
- Mackay, John Dight (cousin)
- Brodie, Emily Jane (cousin)
- Walker, Jessie (cousin)
- Dight, Helen S. (cousin)
- Dight, Muriel Templeton (cousin)
- Dight, Arthur Hilton (cousin)
Citation details
'Dight, Hilton James (1848–1863)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/dight-hilton-james-17630/text29279, accessed 26 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
4 September,
1848
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
28 June,
1863
(aged 14)
Singleton,
New South Wales,
Australia