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Gerald Leslie Graham Wright 1920–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 DEC 1920

Birth Location: District Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 8 APR 1959

Death Location: Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Samuel Wright

Mother: Alice Walton

Spouse(s): Hietbrink None

Children(s): Pike None, Brunette None, Michael Wright

The story of Gerald Leslie Graham Wright began in 1920 in District Thorne, Yorkshire, England. Gerald Leslie Graham Wright married Hietbrink, and had children including Brunette, Michael Denis Wright, Pike. Gerald Leslie Graham Wright passed away in 1959 in Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerald Leslie Graham Wright began in 1920 in District Thorne, Yorkshire, England.
  • Gerald Leslie Graham Wright married Hietbrink, and had children including Brunette, Michael Denis Wright, Pike.
  • Gerald Leslie Graham Wright passed away in 1959 in Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Wright
1894–1950
Birth Location: Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England - Rotherham District
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Alice Walton
1895–1946
Birth Location: Barnsoldswick Yorkshire-West Riding England
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Spouses(s)

Hietbrink None
1917–1981
Birth Location: Matjiesrivier, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa
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Children(s)

Pike None
1942–2009
Birth Location: Oudtshoorn, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Brunette None
1943–1991
Birth Location: Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa
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Michael Wright
1950–1969
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Gerald Wright's Ancestors

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Gerald Wright
1920–1959
Birth Place: District Thorne, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Samuel Wright
1894–1950
Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England - Rotherham District
Alice Walton
1895–1946
Barnsoldswick Yorkshire-West Riding England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerald Wright's Descendants

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Gerald (Leslie Graham) Wright (6 DEC 1920–8 APR 1959) m. Hietbrink (13 SEP 1917–23 JUN 1981)
  1. 1. Pike 1942–2009 m. Brian (Malcolm) Pike 1931–1995 m. Edgar (Roy) Kruger 1938–2003
  2. 2. Brunette 1943–1991
  3. 3. Michael (Denis) Wright 1950–1969

Gerald Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1920
6 DEC 1920
Birth of Gerald Leslie Graham Wright in District Thorne, Yorkshire, England
District Thorne, Yorkshire, England
1959
6 APR 1959
Age 39
Death of Gerald Leslie Graham Wright in 1 Tamboerskloof Road, Tamboerskloof, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1 Tamboerskloof Road, Tamboerskloof, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1959
8 APR 1959
Age 39
Burial of Gerald Leslie Graham Wright in Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 DEC 1920
    Event Place: District Thorne, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1 Tamboerskloof Road, Tamboerskloof, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 APR 1959
    Event Place: 1 Tamboerskloof Road, Tamboerskloof, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 APR 1959
    Event Place: Woltemade Cemetery, Maitland, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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