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Thomas Wright 1728–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 12 July 1786

Death Location: Foulksrath Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Richard Wright

Mother: Mary Tayler

Spouse(s): Elinor Bell

Children(s): Thomas Wright, Catherine Wright, Elizabeth Wright, George Wright, Jane Wright, John Wright, Mary Wright, Oliver Wright, Olivia Wright, Richard Wright, Robert Wright, Sarah Wright, Stephen Wright

Thomas Wright was born in 1728 in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Richard Wright And Mary Tayler. Thomas Wright married Elinor Bell, and had children including Catherine Wright, Elizabeth Wright, George Wright, Jane Dorothea Wright, John Wandesford Wright, Mary Wright, Oliver Wright, Olivia Wright, Richard Wright, Robert Wright, Sarah Wright, Stephen Benett Wright, Thomas Nisbett Wright. Thomas Wright passed away in 1786 in Foulksrath Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Wright was born in 1728 in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, the child of Richard Wright And Mary Tayler.
  • Thomas Wright married Elinor Bell, and had children including Catherine Wright, Elizabeth Wright, George Wright, Jane Dorothea Wright, John Wandesford Wright, Mary Wright, Oliver Wright, Olivia Wright, Richard Wright, Robert Wright, Sarah Wright, Stephen Benett Wright, Thomas Nisbett Wright.
  • Thomas Wright passed away in 1786 in Foulksrath Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Thomas Wright's Ancestors

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Thomas Wright
1728–1786
Birth Place: Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Richard Wright
1705–1782
Casstlecomer,Weardley, Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Mary Tayler
1708–1782
Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Wright's Descendants

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Thomas Wright (1728–12 July 1786) m. Elinor Bell (1736–18 April 1809)
  1. 1. Thomas (Nisbett) Wright 1757–1812 m. Susan Squire 1763–1832
    1. 1. Richard Wright 1786–1859 m. Mary (Ann Martin Butler) # 1802–1858
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wright 1831–1906 m. Dennis Rigney 1831–
        1. 1. Henry (William Louis) Rigny 1864–1899
        2. 2. Frances (Emily) Rigney 1858–1932
        3. 3. Lilly (Emma) Rigney 1867–1936
        4. 4. Kate (Eliza) Rigney 1865–1951
        5. 5. Lilly (Emma) Rigney 1862–
        6. 6. John (Thomas) Rigney 1868–1942
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Rigney 1854–
        8. 8. Charles (Denis) Rigney 1860–1917 m. Christina (Ashcroft) Williams 1863–
      2. 2. John (Waldron) Wright 1833–1902 m. Ann Henley 1831–
        1. 1. Annie (B.) Wright 1863–
        2. 2. Jessie (E.) Wright 1867–
      3. 3. James (William) Wright 1838–1921 m. Sarah Dagnall 1834–
      4. 4. Warrengham Wright 1842–
      5. 5. Gustavus (Hamilton) Wright 1845–1898 m. Julia (Sophia) Armstrong 1849–1929
        1. 1. Gustavus (H.) Wright 1880–1958
        2. 2. Samuel (Archinard) Wright 1886–1946
        3. 3. Mary (Butler) Wright 1882–1966
      6. 6. Charles (Newenham) Wright 1819–1887
      7. 7. Richard (Martin) Wright 1831–1909 m. Elizabeth Bagot 1835–
      8. 8. Frances Wright 1810–
    2. 2. George (Newenham) Wright 1794–1877
    3. 3. Thomas Wright 1785–1850
    4. 4. John (Waldron) Wright 1786–1850
    5. 5. Susan Wright 1791–
    6. 6. Catherine (Waldron) Wright 1796–1871
  2. 2. Catherine Wright 1775–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wright 1773–1796
  4. 4. George Wright 1758–1782
  5. 5. Jane (Dorothea) Wright 1769–
  6. 6. John (Wandesford) Wright 1773–1829
  7. 7. Mary Wright 1766–
  8. 8. Oliver Wright 1759–1820
  9. 9. Olivia Wright 1760–
  10. 10. Richard Wright 1756–1801
  11. 11. Robert Wright 1771–1844
  12. 12. Sarah Wright 1762–
  13. 13. Stephen (Benett) Wright 1764–1843

Thomas Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Thomas Wright in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
1756
05 February 1756
Age 28
Thomas Wright was married In St. Andrew, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
St. Andrew, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
1786
12 July 1786
Age 58
Death of Thomas Wright in Foulksrath Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Foulksrath Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 February 1756
    Event Place: St. Andrew, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: Irish Records Extraction Database

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kilkenery
    Record Source: Ireland, Abstracts of Wills and Marriages, 1620-1923, National Archives of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Crosslé, Betham and Thrift Genealogical Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1786
    Event Place: Foulksrath Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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