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George William WRIGHT 1873–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1873

Birth Location: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Aug 1956

Death Location: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Father: George WRIGHT

Mother: Elizabeth Waterton

Spouse(s): Anna BINNS

Children(s): Doris WRIGHT, David Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Philip Wright, George Wright, William Wright, Alexander Wright, Anna Wright

The story of George William WRIGHT began in 1873 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. In 1881, George William WRIGHT resided in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. George William WRIGHT married Anna May Binns, and had children including Alexander Alec Hugh Wright, Anna Barbara Mary Wright, David Edwin Wright, Doris May Wright, Elizabeth Margaret Wright, George Basil Wright, Philip Victor Wright, William Gordon Wright. George William WRIGHT passed away in 1956 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of George William WRIGHT began in 1873 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • In 1881, George William WRIGHT resided in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
  • George William WRIGHT married Anna May Binns, and had children including Alexander Alec Hugh Wright, Anna Barbara Mary Wright, David Edwin Wright, Doris May Wright, Elizabeth Margaret Wright, George Basil Wright, Philip Victor Wright, William Gordon Wright.
  • George William WRIGHT passed away in 1956 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George WRIGHT
1843–1898
Birth Location: Balby cum Hexthorpe, Doncaster, Yorkshire
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Elizabeth Waterton
1846–1912
Birth Location: Hoyland Nether Yorkshire England
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Spouses(s)

Anna BINNS
1887–1974
Birth Location: Whittington, Worcestershire
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Children(s)

Doris WRIGHT
1916–2015
Birth Location: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
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David Wright
1926–2020
Birth Location: Boulton, Derbyshire
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Elizabeth Wright
1912–1936
Birth Location: Mombasa, Kenya
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Philip Wright
1914–1983
Birth Location: Vanga, Seyidie
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George Wright
1917–1996
Birth Location: Kenya
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William Wright
1911–1944
Birth Location: Mombasa, Coast, Kenya
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Alexander Wright
1919–1940
Birth Location: Muitira Nyeri, Kenya
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Anna Wright
1922–2004
Birth Location: Boulton, Derbyshire
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George WRIGHT's Ancestors

Self
George WRIGHT
1873–1956
Birth Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
George William Edwin WRIGHT
1843–1898
Balby cum Hexthorpe, Doncaster, Yorkshire
Elizabeth (Ann) Waterton
1846–1912
Hoyland Nether Yorkshire England
Grandparents
George Wright
1818–1866
Kingston upon Hull
Ann Smith
1817–1848
Kirk Bramwith
William WATERTON
1816–1903
Hoyland, York, England
Mary (Ann) HAGUE
1819–1890
Hoyland, York, England
Great-Grandparents
Whitaker Wright
1784–1845
Ann Holmes
1787–
Thomas Smith
1784–1869
Ann Bobbit
1788–1878
William Waterton
1777–1859
Hannah Windle
1779–1858
William Hague
1784–1848
Elizabeth Twigg
1789–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1735–1747
Martha Whitaker
1751–
Susannah Howden
1762–1847
John Smith
1750–1838
Jane Richmond
1751–1834
Richard Bobbit
1744–1838
Margaret Jefferson
1755–1816
Richard Waterton
1753–1843
Mary Vaines
1751–
John Windle
1748–
Elizabeth Greenhough
1750–
Isaac Hague
1828–
Sarah Wainwright
1830–
Sarah Barnes
1754–1844
Isaac Twigg
1768–1849

George WRIGHT's Descendants

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George (William) WRIGHT (17 Dec 1873–11 Aug 1956) m. Anna (May) BINNS (10 JUL 1887–23 DEC 1974)
  1. 1. Doris (May) WRIGHT 1916–2015 m. John (Capell) Britton 1917–1990
  2. 2. David (Edwin) Wright 1926–2020
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Margaret) Wright 1912–1936
  4. 4. Philip (Victor) Wright 1914–1983 m. Yolande Spain 1917–2013
  5. 5. George (Basil) Wright 1917–1996 m. Margaret Clift 1917–2005 m. Ruth Rampley 1917–1978
  6. 6. William (Gordon) Wright 1911–1944
  7. 7. Alexander ((Alec) Hugh) Wright 1919–1940
  8. 8. Anna (Barbara Mary) Wright 1922–2004 m. John (Howard) WILLIAMS 1922–2003

George WRIGHT's Timeline

8 Records

1873
17 Dec 1873
Birth of George William WRIGHT in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1874
8 Mar 1874
Age 1
George William WRIGHT was baptized in Barnsley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Barnsley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 8
George William WRIGHT resided here in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 18
George William WRIGHT resided here in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 38
George William WRIGHT resided here in Havering atte Bower, Essex, England
Havering atte Bower, Essex, England
1921
1921
Age 48
George William WRIGHT resided here in Herne Bay, Kent, England
Herne Bay, Kent, England
1939
1939
Age 66
George William WRIGHT resided here in Berkshire, England
Berkshire, England
1956
11 Aug 1956
Age 83
Death of George William WRIGHT in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012061G
    [6] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [7] 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1874
    Event Place: Barnsley, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Havering atte Bower, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Herne Bay, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012061G

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Atrica
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1956
    Event Place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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