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Oswald Wright 1883–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 February 1883

Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 1 July 1952

Death Location: Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: William Wright

Mother: Mary Hobbs

Spouse(s): Annie MacKinnon

Children(s): Ralph Wright, Norman ✔️, William Wright, John Wright

Oswald Wright was born in 1883 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of William Westacott Wright And Mary Ann Hobbs. In 1891, Oswald Wright resided in Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Islan. Oswald Wright married Annie Douglas Mackinnon, and had children including John Robert Wright, Norman Douglas Wright, Ralph Oswald Wright, William Alan Wright. Oswald Wright passed away in 1952 in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • Oswald Wright was born in 1883 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of William Westacott Wright And Mary Ann Hobbs.
  • In 1891, Oswald Wright resided in Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Islan.
  • Oswald Wright married Annie Douglas Mackinnon, and had children including John Robert Wright, Norman Douglas Wright, Ralph Oswald Wright, William Alan Wright.
  • Oswald Wright passed away in 1952 in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Oswald Wright's Ancestors

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Oswald Wright
1883–1952
Birth Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
William Westacott Wright
1851–1919
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mary (Ann) Hobbs
1850–1929
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
John Hobbs
1813–1903
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Clementine (Ann) Hobbs
1819–1903
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Martin Hopps
1776–1813
Letitia ♦
1784–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George (DNA)
1751–1840
Anna (DNA)
1753–1846

Oswald Wright's Descendants

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Oswald Wright (19 February 1883–1 July 1952) m. Annie (Douglas) MacKinnon (15 Apr 1886–16 Apr 1974)
  1. 1. Ralph (Oswald) Wright 1916–1979 m. Leslie (Mary Louise) Harrington 1919–1993
    1. 1. Pamela (Louise) Wright 1947–2008
  2. 2. Norman (Douglas Wright) ✔️ 1921–2017 m. Phyllis (Marguerite Power) ✔️ 1923–2015
    1. 1. Leigh Wright 1947–2000
    2. 2. Neil Wright 1950–1975
    3. 3. Blair (Wright) ✅ 1942–1975
    4. 4. Robert (Bruce Wright) ✔️ 1949–2008
  3. 3. William (Alan) Wright 1914–1987 m. Carolyn (J.) Callander 1915–2000
    1. 1. Carolyn (Jean Wright) ✔️ 1945–2021
  4. 4. John (Robert) Wright 1925–1987

Oswald Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1883
19 February 1883
Birth of Oswald Wright in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1891
1891
Age 8
Oswald Wright resided here in Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1952
1 July 1952
Age 69
Death of Oswald Wright in Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1883
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Charlottetown Royalty, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1952
    Event Place: Digby, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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