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Thomas Wright 1807 - 1853

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Philip

Philip Report 31 May 2014 18:59

Can anyone help me as I seem to have reached a brick wall, I have Thomas Wright who died in 1853, from Saffron Walden who married Mary Chipperfield, but I don't seem to be able to get any further back

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 May 2014 19:10

Philip, can I just check that this is him?

1851 England Census
Name: Thomas Wright
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Wright
Gender: Male
Where born: Widdington, Essex, England

Civil Parish: Widdington
County/Island: Essex

Registration district: Saffron Walden
Sub-registration district: Newport
ED, institution, or vessel: 3b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 82

Thomas Wright 46
Mary Wright 44
William Wright 22
James Wright 17
Fredric Wright 13
Lielea Wright 10

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 May 2014 19:13

Needs to be checked, but an Ancestry tree has this:

Baptism
1804 6 May
Widdington Parish Church, Essex, England

Parents
James Wright 1765 –
Sarah Archer 1762 – 1817

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Philip

Philip Report 31 May 2014 19:23

Thank you I will check this out :-D

Philip

Philip Report 31 May 2014 19:41

confused! I cant find my Thomas on the 1851 census, he does show on the 1841 1 as being born abt 1806 with Mary aged 30
Sarah 13
Emmer 9
James 7
Lydia 1
All in Widdington Essex

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 31 May 2014 19:52

http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/EssexAncestors.aspx

(above has Parish Records, choice of subscription prices)

Chris :)

Burial (Find My Past)
First Name THOMAS
Last Name WRIGHT
Year Of Birth 1805
Year Of Death 1852
Burial Day 13
Burial Month 4
Burial Year 1852
Age 47
Place WIDDINGTON
County Essex
Church Denomination ANGLICAN
Church Description ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Country England


Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840
First Name MARY
Last Name CHIPPERFIELD
Country England
County Essex
Year 1826
Spouse First Name Tho
Spouse Last Name RIGHT
First Names Mary
Spouse Full First Name Thomas
Place WIDDINGTON
Year 1826

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 May 2014 19:53

The above census is from Ancestry - where are you looking?
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Philip

Philip Report 31 May 2014 19:54

cheers Chris!

Philip

Philip Report 31 May 2014 19:59

Im looking on genes, Ive found that there were 2 Thomas Wrights born in Widdington around the same time who both Married Mary, Its been really difficult tracing the right 1

Philip

Philip Report 31 May 2014 20:10

Chris this is so good! Thank you! We're looking at maps of Widdington! May take a trip that way sometime later this year! :-D