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Francis Wright 1574 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1651

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Parish

Mother: Lady Markham

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Francis Wright Jr. was born in 1574 in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Wright of Sowerby, York Co, Thirsk Parish and Lady Anne de Markham. Francis Wright Jr. passed away in 1651 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Francis Wright Jr. was born in 1574 in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Wright of Sowerby, York Co, Thirsk Parish and Lady Anne de Markham.
  • Francis Wright Jr. passed away in 1651 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Francis Wright's Ancestors

Self
Francis Wright
1574 – 1651
Birth Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Francis Wright of Sowerby, York Co, Thirsk Parish
1547 – 1628
Sowerby, York Co, England, UK
Lady (Anne de) Markham
1554 – 1618
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Wright of Plowland) Esq.*
1526 – 1621
East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Lady (Anne) Thornton
1530 – 1618
Newton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Anthony Markham
1520 – 1564
England
Mary Lee
1524 – 1610
Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Dame ^*
1506 – 1574
Thomas Wright
1486 – 1572
Margery Thweng
1500 – 1554
Markham, Markham
1500 – 1559
Lady Heaveringham
1500 – 1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SIR\KNIGHT Thwenge
1470 – 1530
Dame Thwaites
1476 – 1501

Francis Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Francis Wright Jr. in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
1651
1651
Age 77
Death of Francis Wright Jr. in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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