WRIGHT, William Edwin
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Name WRIGHT, William Edwin [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Birth 25 May 1834 Holbeck, Yorkshire, England [1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 14, 15]
- Place of birth is Leeds according to the 1881 census I'm positive I have the correct family in 1881. but the 1851 census says Holbeck. Holbeck is an inner city district within Leeds
Baptism 25 May 1834 Leeds, Yorkshire, England [9, 11]
Gender Male Residence 1841 Holbeck Ward, Yorkshire, England [16]
Residence 1851 Idle, Yorkshire, England [7]
Relationship: Son Residence Oct 1865 Tetley Street, Bradford, Devon, England Occupation 1871 Stone Mason Residence 1871 29 Clarence St, Bradford, Yorkshire, England [2]
Relation to Head of House: Head Occupation 1881 Stone Mason Residence 1881 69 Thornton St., Bradford, Yorkshire, England [1]
Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married Death Abt 1891 Brazil - Possibly yellow fever
Departure 18 Feb 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]
William, his wife Mary, his three sons and his grown and married daughter Nora and her family all went to Brazil on February 1891. The family story passed down is that most of them, including William and Mary, died of Yellow Fever shortly after arriving. SORATA Religion Roman Catholic _DNA Matched Person ID I762 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father WRIGHT, Francis, b. 17 Sep 1800, Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England d. Jan 1873, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
(Age 72 years)
Relationship natural Mother GRASSHAM, Isabella, b. 23 Mar 1802, Hackforth, Yorkshire, England d. Abt 1883, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
(Age 80 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 28 Jun 1823 Bedale, Yorkshire, England Family ID F1667 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ID F965 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 MORAN, Mary, b. 1844, Sligo, Ireland d. Abt 1891, Brazil
(Age 47 years)
Marriage 23 Nov 1865 - in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Married 23 Nov 1865 Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Married 23 Nov 1865 in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Married 23 Nov 1865 in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Children 1. WRIGHT, Thomas, b. 12 Oct 1884, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. 29 Apr 1956, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
▻ THORNTON, Annie m. 16 Apr 19062. WRIGHT, James, b. 14 Sep 1881, Bradford, Yorkshire, England [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
▻ PHILLIP, Mary Ann m. 22 Jun 19073. WRIGHT, Honorah "Nora", b. Apr 1870, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. 29 Oct 1946, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
4. WRIGHT, Mary Ann, b. Abt 1866, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. 4 Dec 1939, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
(Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
5. WRIGHT, William, b. 8 May 1872, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. 1891, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(Age 18 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F185 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Marriage 23 Nov 1865 [3] - in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
wright-moran-marriage Photos Family ID F291 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Family 3 Unknown d. Bef 1865 Family ID F996 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Sources - [S1514] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4452; Folio: 73; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342065.
residence date: 1881 residence place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England Name: William Wright birth date: 1835 birth place: Yorkshire, England
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&h=24451924&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt1881 England Census - [S1236] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 4479; Folio: 8; Page: 10; GSU roll: 847123.
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West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 - [S1821] Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/3A/9.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910 - [S1937] Ancestry.com, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Reference Number: BDP14.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935 - [S1938] Ancestry.com, UK, Imperial Yeomanry Records, 1899-1902, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; WO 128 War Office: Imperial Yeomanry, Soldiers' Documents, South African War.
UK, Imperial Yeomanry Records, 1899-1902 - Details: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NV55-R7J : 30 December 2014), Francis Wright in entry for William Wright, 25 May 1834; citing Leeds, York, England, reference 929; FHL microfilm 9.
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https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=r_892953969William Wright Birth - [S17] Ancestry.com, 1841 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Class: HO107; Piece: 1344; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Holbeck Ward; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 25; Folio: 45; Page: 21; Line: 3; GSU roll: 464287.
1841 England Census
- [S1514] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4452; Folio: 73; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342065.