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Dorothy Wright 1851 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Dec 1910

Death Location: South Shields, Durham, England

Father: George Wright

Mother: Isabella Hedley

Spouse(s): Joseph Morton

Children(s): Ralph Morton, Albert Morton, Ethel Morton, Louisa Morton, Elsie Morton

The story of Dorothy Wright began in 1851 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, with parents George Wright and Isabella Hedley. As an adult, Dorothy Wright wed Joseph Hall Morton. Their household included Ralph Henry Morton, Albert Hall Morton, Ethel Emma Morton, Louisa Maud Morton and Elsie Wolstencroft Morton. Dorothy Wright's life came to an end in 1910 in South Shields, Durham, England.

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Parents

George Wright
1816 – 1873
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
GW
Isabella Hedley
1818 – 1867
Birth Location: North Shields, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Morton
1849 – 1923
Birth Location: North Shields, Northumberland, England
JM

Children(s)

Ralph Morton
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: South Shields, Durham, England
RM
Albert Morton
1875 – 1956
Birth Location: South Shields, Durham, England
AM
Ethel Morton
1876 – 1961
Birth Location: South Shields, Durham, England
EM
Louisa Morton
1879 – 1968
Birth Location: South Shields, Durham, England
LM
Elsie Morton
1888 – 1965
Birth Location: South Shields, Durham, England
EM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3842; Folio: 36; Page: 5; GSU roll: 543194

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 13 Apr 1851
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Jan 1873
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3842; Folio: 36; Page: 5; GSU roll: 543194

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: North Shields, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Westoe, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5011; Folio: 43; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1342207

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: St Aidans, Westoe, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4152; Folio: 12; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6099262

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4726; Folio: 7; Page: 6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Dec 1910
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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