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Family of John WRIGHT and Elizabeth EDWARDS

Husband: John WRIGHT (1797-1851)
Wife: Elizabeth EDWARDS (c. 1802- )
Children: William Edwards WRIGHT (c. 1827-1884)
Thomas WRIGHT (c. 1832- )
Mary Jane WRIGHT (c. 1840-1891)
Marriage 31 Jul 1826 Sandford, Devon, England

Husband: John WRIGHT

Name: John WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Father: Roger WRIGHT (1767-1809)
Mother: Elizabeth GLANFIELD (c. 1769-c. 1847)
Birth 1797 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 7 Jun 1797 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Carpenter then builder - Wheelwright in 1850 directory?
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Sandford, Devon, England2
Sandford Village
Living with Elizabeth and children William, Thomas, and Mary, mother-in-law Elizabeth Edwards aged 80, and wife's aunt, Mary Trickey, aged 76.
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Carpenter; Sandford, Devon, England2
Census 1851 (age 53) Sandford, Devon, England
Sandford Town
In 1851 living with Elizabeth, and unmarried children William and Mary Jane. Mother-in-law Elizabeth Edwards now aged 90 is still with them described as Proprietor of Houses, and aunt Mary Trickey, aged 86 - unmarried.
Death 17 May 1851 (age 53-54) Sandford, Devon, England

Wife: Elizabeth EDWARDS

Name: Elizabeth EDWARDS1
Sex: Female
Father: William EDWARDS ( -bef1841)
Mother: Elizabeth TRICKEY (1761- )
Birth c. 1802 Sandford, Devon, England
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 35) Sandford, Devon, England2
Sandford Village

Child 1: William Edwards WRIGHT

Name: William Edwards WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Julia DREWETT (c. 1834-1887)
Birth c. 1827 Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Carpenter & Wheelwright, Builder
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 14) Sandford, Devon, England2
Sandford Village
Death 2 Aug 1884 (age 57) Sandford, Devon, England3

Child 2: Thomas WRIGHT

Name: Thomas WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Emily Frances NICKS (1832- )
Birth c. 1832 Sandford, Devon, England
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 9) Sandford, Devon, England2
Sandford Village
Occupation Commercial Traveller
Census 1871 (age 38) Westminster, London, England
99 New Bond Street London
Thomas is with Emily, Robert Sydney, Emmeline, nephew William Southwood (Emily's sister's son. He is with her in Alphington in 1861.), and two assistants and two servants.
Occupation 1871 (age 38) Commercial Traveller; Westminster, London, England
99 New Bond Street, London
In 1871 census.
Census 1881 (age 48) Westminster, London, England
159 New Bond Street, London
In 1881 Thomas and Emily are with Emmeline, and three assistants and two servants
Occupation 1881 (age 48) Costumier; Westminster, London, England
159 New Bond Street
In the 1881 census.
Census 1891 (age 58) Westminster, London, England
159 New Bond Street, London
In 1891 Thomas and Emily are with son Robert, three assistants and two servants.
Occupation 1891 (age 58) Costumier; Westminster, London, England
159 New Bond Street, London
In 1891 census
Census 1901 (age 68) Croydon, Surrey, England
2 Stafford Road, Croydon
Thomas and Emily are boarding in the establishment of Mr and Mrs George and Alice Bottle. George is a Solicitor's Clerk, and Alice is the Boarding House Proprietor. Thomas describes himself as a retired Draper.
Census 1911 (age 78) Streatham, London, England
34 Tankerville Road, Streatham SW
Thomas and Emily are together.
Occupation 1911 (age 78) Commercial Traveller; Streatham, London, England
34 Tankerville Road, Streatham SW
In the 1911 census.

Child 3: Mary Jane WRIGHT

Name: Mary Jane WRIGHT1
Sex: Female
Spouse: Edmund ARSCOTT (1836-1887)
Birth c. 1840 Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Dressmaker
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 9 mns) Sandford, Devon, England2
Sandford Village
Death Q1 1891 (age 50-51)

Note on Husband: John WRIGHT

Living in Sandford Village 1841 -51

Sources

1"Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2"Census 1841 Wright 20".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
John Wright 40 Carpenter
Elizabeth Wright 35
William Edwards Wright 14 Scholar
Thomas Wright 9 Scholar
Mary Jane Wright 9 mths
Sandford ED 18 HO107/215 Book 14 Folio 10 Page 15. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3"GRO". Crediton 5b 255. Cit. Date: "Sept Q 1884".