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Ada Evelyn Wright 1870 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Feb 1870

Birth Location: Hope Lodge, Christchurch

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Sydney Wright

Mother: Georgina Pickford

Spouse(s): Joseph Ward

Children(s): Ann Ward, Joseph Ward, William Ward, Charles Ward, Edith Ward, John Ward, Frances Ward

Ada Evelyn Wright was born in 1870 in Hope Lodge, Christchurch, the child of Sydney Evelyn Liardet Wright and Georgina Amelia Pickford. Ada Evelyn Wright married Joseph Thomas Ward, and had children including Ann Ward, Joseph Francis Ward, William Herschel Ward, Charles Ward, Edith Stella Ward, John Clifton Ward, Frances Mary Ward. Ada Evelyn Wright passed away in 1942 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Ada Evelyn Wright was born in 1870 in Hope Lodge, Christchurch, the child of Sydney Evelyn Liardet Wright and Georgina Amelia Pickford.
  • Ada Evelyn Wright married Joseph Thomas Ward, and had children including Ann Ward, Joseph Francis Ward, William Herschel Ward, Charles Ward, Edith Stella Ward, John Clifton Ward, Frances Mary Ward.
  • Ada Evelyn Wright passed away in 1942 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sydney Wright
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: Westminster,London,England
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Georgina Pickford
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Ward
1862 – 1927
Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England
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Children(s)

Ann Ward
1895 – 1968
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Joseph Ward
1898 – 1970
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
JW
William Ward
1900 – 1973
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Charles Ward
1901 –
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Edith Ward
1903 –
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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John Ward
1904 – 1992
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
JW
Frances Ward
1912 – 1987
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Ada Wright's Ancestors

Self
Ada Wright
1870 – 1942
Birth Place: Hope Lodge, Christchurch
Parents
Sydney Evelyn Liardet Wright
1825 – 1897
Westminster,London,England
Georgina (Amelia) Pickford
Grandparents
John (Faithful Fortescue) Wright
1786 – 1853
England
Louisa (Felicia) Liardet
Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1753 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ada Wright's Descendants

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Ada (Evelyn) Wright (07 Feb 1870 – 1942) m. Joseph (Thomas) Ward (25 Jan 1862 – 04 Jan 1927)
  1. 1. Ann Ward (1895 – 1968)
  2. 2. Joseph (Francis) Ward (23 Feb 1898 – 25 Jun 1970) m. Helen
  3. 3. William (Herschel) Ward (07 Dec 1900 – 1973) m. Zillah (Mary) Elizabeth
    1. 1. Bradlaw Ward (Aft. 1939 – ) m. Pam
    2. 2. Dawn Ward (Abt. 1942 – ) m. Brian Elwood
    3. 3. Rutherford Ward (Abt. 1944 – ) m. Sandra m. Unknown
      1. 1. Unknown Ward
      2. 2. Unknown Ward
      3. 3. Unknown Ward
    4. 4. Jennifer Ward (Abt. 1945 – ) m. G Hagberg
      1. 1. David Hagberg
    5. 5. Ashley Ward (Abt. 1948 – )
  4. 4. Charles Ward (1901 – )
  5. 5. Edith (Stella) Ward (1903 – ) m. Wilfred Hoffman m. Gordon (McHardy) Kenyon (1900 – 1956) m. Unknown (Second) Husband
    1. 1. Ward Kenyon (1929 – Bet. 2007–2009) m. Unknown
  6. 6. John (Clifton) Ward (29 Jun 1904 – 1992) m. Aina Petersen (1912 – )
    1. 1. John Ward (Abt. 1932 – ) m. Rona
      1. 1. Grant Ward
      2. 2. Tony Ward
    2. 2. Ingrid (Elizabeth) Ward (Oct 1949 – ) m. David Rowbottom
      1. 1. Amy Rowbottom
      2. 2. Carl Rowbottom
  7. 7. Frances (Mary) Ward (22 Jan 1912 – 27 Jun 1987) m. Whitford (James Richard) Brown (13 May 1910 – 14 Apr 1986)
    1. 1. Judith (Maureen Whitford) Brown (23 Oct 1932 – ) m. Brian Manchester
      1. 1. Simon (Paul) Manchester (18 Mar 1958 – )
      2. 2. Brenda (Ruth) Manchester (18 Apr 1961 – )
    2. 2. Derek (Joseph Ward) Brown (04 May 1934 – ) m. Valerie Estall
      1. 1. Christine Brown (04 Dec – )
      2. 2. Stephen Brown (13 Sep 1959 – )
      3. 3. Malcolm (Ian) Brown (23 Mar 1967 – )
      4. 4. Roger (Alan) Brown (23 Mar 1967 – 15 Aug 1999)
      5. 5. Angela (Liardet) Brown (1978 – ) m. Lyndon Daymond (1971 – )
        1. 1. Shay Daymond (1994 – )
        2. 2. Caleb Daymond (1996 – )
        3. 3. Ivan Daymond (1998 – )
    3. 3. Colleen (Anne Evelyn) Brown (28 Oct 1936 – ) m. John (Francis) Barrett
      1. 1. Susan Barrett (03 Sep – )
      2. 2. Janice Barrett (May – )
      3. 3. Mark (Francis) Barrett (22 Sep 1957 – )
      4. 4. Paul (Frederick) Barrett (Oct 1959 – )
    4. 4. Peter (Richard Evelyn) Brown (16 Jan 1941 – ) m. Anne Shotbolt (Aug 1939 – ) m. Dorothy Jupp
      1. 1. Felicity (Ann) Brown (09 Sep 1966 – )
      2. 2. Andrew Brown
      3. 3. Joanna Brown
      4. 4. Gerrard Brown
      5. 5. Edmund Brown
      6. 6. Paul (Francis) Brown
    5. 5. Christopher (John McKechnie) Brown (11 Sep 1947 – )

Ada Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1870
07 Feb 1870
Birth of Ada Evelyn Wright in Hope Lodge, Christchurch
Hope Lodge, Christchurch
1942
1942
Age 72
Death of Ada Evelyn Wright in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1870
    Event Place: Hope Lodge, Christchurch

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
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