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Alexander Wright 1542 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1584

Death Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England

Father: Richard Wright

Mother: Lady Harrison

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Henry Wright

In 1542, Alexander Wright Sir entered the world in Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England, born to Richard Wright and Lady Alice Alicia Harrison. Alexander Wright Sir had children including Henry Wright. Alexander Wright Sir passed away in 1584 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Alexander Wright Sir entered the world in Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England, born to Richard Wright and Lady Alice Alicia Harrison.
  • Alexander Wright Sir had children including Henry Wright.
  • Alexander Wright Sir passed away in 1584 in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England.

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Alexander Wright's Ancestors

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Alexander Wright
1542 – 1584
Birth Place: Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
Parents
Richard Wright
1522 – 1578
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Alice Alicia) Harrison
1520 – 1588
York All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Wright's Descendants

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Alexander Wright (1542 – 22 Jul 1584)
  1. 1. Henry Wright (Abt. 1573 – 1641) m. Barbara Chauncey (15 Mar 1581 – 6 Jun 1612)
    1. 1. Magdalen Wight (Dec 1603 – 1658) m. John ((Johannes) Wilkes) (Wylkes) (abt 1592 – abt 1653)
      1. 1. John (W) Wilkes (1619 – 10 December 1700) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Sheppey (1619 – 1672)
        1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Wilkes (23 June 1636 – 3 May 1687) m. Lt (Col William C.) Claiborne (10 August 1600 – 21 March 1677)

Alexander Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Alexander Wright Sir in Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
1584
22 Jul 1584
Age 42
Death of Alexander Wright Sir in Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
Bishop Middleham, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1584
    Event Place: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England

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