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Muriel Florence Wright 1894–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 DEC 1894

Birth Location: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 5 JAN 1968

Death Location: Durban, Natal, South Africa

Father: Laurance Wright

Mother: Ethel Colchester

Spouse(s): James Rosslee

Children(s): Muriel Rosslee, Gloria Rosslee, Daphne Rosslee

Muriel Florence Wright was born in 1894 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, the child of Laurance Saunders Wright And Ethel Jessie Colchester. Muriel Florence Wright married James Robert Rosslee, and had children including Daphne Yvonne Rosslee, Gloria Rosslee, Muriel Husheen Rosslee. Muriel Florence Wright passed away in 1968 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Muriel Florence Wright was born in 1894 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, the child of Laurance Saunders Wright And Ethel Jessie Colchester.
  • Muriel Florence Wright married James Robert Rosslee, and had children including Daphne Yvonne Rosslee, Gloria Rosslee, Muriel Husheen Rosslee.
  • Muriel Florence Wright passed away in 1968 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurance Wright
1859–1925
Birth Location: Somerset East, Western Cape, South Africa
LW
Ethel Colchester
1863–1936
Birth Location: Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
EC

Spouses(s)

James Rosslee
1890–1938
Birth Location: Willowmore, Cape Province, South Africa
JR

Children(s)

Muriel Rosslee
1920–1987
Birth Location: Orange Free State, South Africa
MR
Gloria Rosslee
1926–
Birth Location: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa
GR
Daphne Rosslee
1923–2011
Birth Location: –
DR

Muriel Wright's Ancestors

Self
Muriel Wright
1894–1968
Birth Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Parents
Laurance Saunders Wright
1859–1925
Somerset East, Western Cape, South Africa
Ethel (Jessie) Colchester
1863–1936
Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Samuel (Hare) Colchester
1840–1878
Jane (Margaret Mc) Master
1840–
Grahamstown, Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Muriel Wright's Descendants

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Muriel (Florence) Wright (22 DEC 1894–5 JAN 1968) m. James (Robert) Rosslee (24 OCT 1890–14 NOV 1938)
  1. 1. Muriel (Husheen) Rosslee 1920–1987
  2. 2. Gloria Rosslee 1926–
  3. 3. Daphne (Yvonne) Rosslee 1923–2011

Muriel Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1894
22 DEC 1894
Birth of Muriel Florence Wright in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
1895
1 JAN 1895
Age 1
Muriel Florence Wright was baptized in Vredefort, Orange Free State, South Africa
Vredefort, Orange Free State, South Africa
1968
5 JAN 1968
Age 74
Death of Muriel Florence Wright in Durban, Natal, South Africa
Durban, Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1894
    Event Place: Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1895
    Event Place: Vredefort, Orange Free State, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JAN 1968
    Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa
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