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WRIGHT, William Edwin

WRIGHT, William Edwin

Male 1834 - Abt 1891  (56 years)

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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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1841  Holbeck Ward, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Residence 1851  Idle, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Relationship: Son 
    Residence Oct 1865  Tetley Street, Bradford, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1871 
    Stone Mason 
    Residence 1871  29 Clarence St, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Occupation 1881 
    Stone Mason 
    Residence 1881  69 Thornton St., Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married 
    Death Abt 1891  Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Possibly yellow fever
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    Yellow fever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    Departure 18 Feb 1891  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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. 
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    Religion Roman Catholic 
    _DNA Matched 
    Person ID I762  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father WRIGHT, Francis,   b. 17 Sep 1800, Thornton Watlass, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1873, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother GRASSHAM, Isabella,   b. 23 Mar 1802, Hackforth, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1883, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1823  Bedale, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ID F965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 MORAN, Mary,   b. 1844, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1891, Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1956, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. WRIGHT, James,   b. 14 Sep 1881, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. WRIGHT, Honorah "Nora",   b. Apr 1870, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1946, Trainer, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. WRIGHT, Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1866, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1939, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. WRIGHT, William,   b. 8 May 1872, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1891, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 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    		 wright-moran-marriage
    Photos
    England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
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    Family ID F291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Family 3 Unknown   d. Bef 1865 
    Family ID F996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 May 1834 - Holbeck, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 25 May 1834 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Holbeck Ward, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relationship: Son - 1851 - Idle, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Oct 1865 - Tetley Street, Bradford, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - in the Roman Catholic Chapel on Stott Hill. Officiated by Patrick Kiernan/Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England - 23 Nov 1865 - Stott Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head of House: Head - 1871 - 29 Clarence St, Bradford, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Relation to Head of House: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1881 - 69 Thornton St., Bradford, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1891 - Brazil Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - 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. - 18 Feb 1891 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1881 England Census
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    West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
    1881 England Census - Mary Moran Wright page 1
    1881 England Census - Mary Moran Wright page 1
    1871 England Census
    England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
    UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
    UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
    1851 England Census
    Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
    West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
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    william wright birth
    St Mary's Church

    Documents
    William Wright Birth    		William Wright Birth

  • Sources 
    1. [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=pt
      1881 England Census      		 1881 England Census


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      1871 England Census      		 1871 England Census


    3. [S1596] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915      		 England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915


    4. [S1243] Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960      		 UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960


    5. [S1243] Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960      		 UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960


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    7. [S1894] Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: HO107; Piece: 2312; Folio: 296; Page: 40; GSU roll: 87529-87530.
      1851 England Census      		 1851 England Census


    8. [S1822] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 034351-037050.
      Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966      		 Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966


    9. [S1609] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    10. [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.
      West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910      		 West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910


    11. [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      		 West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910


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      West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935      		 West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935


    13. [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      		 UK, Imperial Yeomanry Records, 1899-1902


    14. 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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      William Wright Birth      		 William Wright Birth


    16. [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      		 1841 England Census



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