Peerage Record – 57887

     Sir Ernest Sleight, 2nd Bt. was born on 14 October 1873.¹ He is the son of Sir George Frederick Sleight, 1st Bt. and Rebecca Longden.² He married Margaret Carter, daughter of Charles Frederick Carter, on 5 October 1898.¹ He died on 16 July 1946 at age 72.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 5th Battalion, Lincoln Regiment (TA.)¹ He was member of the Military Service (Hardship) Committee.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was awarded the Territorial Decoration (T.D.)¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Sleight, of Weelsby Hall, co. Lincoln [U.K., 1920] on 19 March 1921.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Lincolnshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Lincolnshire.¹ He was director of Fishing Vessels Mutual War Risk Association Ltd.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1946.¹

     Major Rowland Sleight was born on 18 March 1877.¹ He was the son of Sir George Frederick Sleight, 1st Bt. and Rebecca Longden.² He married Phoebe Lambert Smethurst, daughter of Henry Smethurst, on 1 November 1906.¹ He died on 13 May 1947 at age 70.¹
     He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.¹ He fought in the officer, Lincolnshire Yeomanry.¹ He gained the rank of Major.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Queensland Defence FOrce.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     Henry Smethurst held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He lived at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.¹ He held the office of Alderman.

     Phoebe Lambert Smethurst was the daughter of Henry Smethurst.² She married Major Rowland Sleight, son of Sir George Frederick Sleight, 1st Bt. and Rebecca Longden, on 1 November 1906.¹ She died on 6 February 1962.¹
     From 1 November 1906, her married name became Sleight.

     Rowland Derek Lambert Sleight was born on 9 May 1908.¹ He was the son of Major Rowland Sleight and Phoebe Lambert Smethurst.² He married Winifred Hunt, daughter of Calvert Hunt, on 21 August 1939.¹ He died in 1993.¹
     Rowland Derek Lambert Sleight usually went by his middle name of Derek.¹ He was educated at Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Calvert Hunt lived at London, England.¹

     Winifred Hunt is the daughter of Calvert Hunt.² She married Rowland Derek Lambert Sleight, son of Major Rowland Sleight and Phoebe Lambert Smethurst, on 21 August 1939.¹
     From 21 August 1939, her married name became Sleight.

     Lesley Svea Sleight was born on 7 June 1943.¹ She is the daughter of Rowland Derek Lambert Sleight and Winifred Hunt.² She married Crispin de Boos in 1980.¹
     From 1980, her married name became de Boos. She lived in 2003 at The Bakehouse, Banham, Norfolk, England.¹

     Crispin de Boos married Lesley Svea Sleight, daughter of Rowland Derek Lambert Sleight and Winifred Hunt, in 1980.¹

     Florence Barbara Longden Sleight was the daughter of Major Rowland Sleight and Phoebe Lambert Smethurst.² She married Rex Bletcher, son of George Bletcher, on 10 June 1936.¹ She died on 2 March 1968.¹
     From 10 June 1936, her married name became Bletcher.