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Maurice H Wright 1896–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1896

Birth Location: Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1956

Death Location: Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England

Father: John Wright

Mother: Zemorah Jones

Spouse(s): Mary Anderson, Ada Woodward, Emma Balsom

Children(s): Edith Wright, Clara Wright, Laura Wright, Joseph Wright, Peter Wright, Patsy Wright

Maurice H Wright was born in 1896 in Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England, the child of John Newton Wright And Zemorah Jones. Maurice H Wright married Ada Woodward, Emma Balsom, Mary Anderson, and had children including Clara Priscillla Cilla Wright, Edith Gwendoline Wright, Joseph J Wright, Laura May Wright, Patsy Wright, Peter Wright. Maurice H Wright passed away in 1956 in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Maurice H Wright was born in 1896 in Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England, the child of John Newton Wright And Zemorah Jones.
  • Maurice H Wright married Ada Woodward, Emma Balsom, Mary Anderson, and had children including Clara Priscillla Cilla Wright, Edith Gwendoline Wright, Joseph J Wright, Laura May Wright, Patsy Wright, Peter Wright.
  • Maurice H Wright passed away in 1956 in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Maurice Wright's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Wright
1896–1956
Birth Place: Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England
Parents
John Newton Wright
1869–1954
Little Haywood, Staffordshire, England
Zemorah Jones
1872–1946
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Wright) Snr
1839–1905
Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Margaret Brandrick
1837–1916
Haywood, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wright
1796–1877
Hannah Waterfield
1794–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Waterfall
1766–

Maurice Wright's Descendants

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Maurice (H) Wright (17 Nov 1896–14 Apr 1956) m. Mary Anderson (15 Sept 1896–Abt. 1919) m. Ada Woodward (30 Nov 1898–15 Mar 1947) m. Emma Balsom (Bef. 02 Feb 1890–29 May 1968)
  1. 1. Edith (Gwendoline) Wright 1916–1993 m. James (S) Robinson 1900–1993 m. Allan (Grayson) Simpson 1914–1999 m. Harry (Conolly) Wiseman 1911–1942 m. George Paynter 1915–1985 m. George Poynter 1905–1966
    1. 1. John (Edward) Poynter 1944–1999 m. Linda Grant 1946–1998
    2. 2. George (Poynter) Jnr 1938–2006 m. SHEILA (PHYLLIS) SPREADBURY 1933–2019
  2. 2. Clara (Priscillla (Cilla)) Wright 1920–2003 m. Maurice Hancock 1918–2004
  3. 3. Laura (May) Wright 1922–2002 m. George (Edward) Wallis 1901–1995
  4. 4. Joseph (J) Wright 1928–1989
  5. 5. Peter Wright 1924–1924
  6. 6. Patsy Wright 1924–2015

Maurice Wright's Timeline

7 Records

1896
17 Nov 1896
Birth of Maurice H Wright in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
1896
17 Nov 1896
Birth of Maurice H Wright in Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England
1915
Jul 1915
Age 19
Maurice H Wright was married in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1915
July 1915
Age 19
Maurice H Wright was married in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom
1939
1939
Age 43
Maurice H Wright resided here in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1956
14 Apr 1956
Age 60
Death of Maurice H Wright in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
1956
14 Apr 1956
Age 60
Death of Maurice H Wright in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1896
    Event Place: Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1896
    Event Place: Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jul 1915
    Event Place: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1915
    Event Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5926C

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 42 Union St, Newcastle
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 42 Union St, Newcastle

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1956
    Event Place: Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England

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