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Family of William WRIGHT and Elizabeth WELLINGTON

Husband: William WRIGHT (1761-1818)
Wife: Elizabeth WELLINGTON (c. 1759-1843)
Children: William WRIGHT (1784- )
Robert WRIGHT (1785- )
John WRIGHT (1787-1832)
Elizabeth (Betty) WRIGHT (1790- )
Thomas WRIGHT (1792-1851)
Sarah WRIGHT (1794-1826)
James WRIGHT (1799-1851)
Marriage 10 Nov 1783

Husband: William WRIGHT

Name: William WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Father: John WRIGHT (1729-1783)
Mother: Hannah STEERE ( -1802)
Birth 1761 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 26 May 1761 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Death 13 Aug 1818 (age 58) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 16 Aug 1818 Sandford, Devon, England

Wife: Elizabeth WELLINGTON

Name: Elizabeth WELLINGTON1
Sex: Female
Father: John WELLINGTON ( - )
Mother: Mary UNKNOWN ( - )
Birth c. 1759 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 16 Jul 1759 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Death 7 Dec 1843 (age 83-84) Sandford, Devon, England

Child 1: William WRIGHT

Name: William WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Birth 1784 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 2 Nov 1784 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England

Child 2: Robert WRIGHT

Name: Robert WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Spouse 1: Mary BRAGG (1776-1844)
Spouse 2: Sarah UNKNOWN (1791- )
Birth 24 Sep 1785 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 17 Oct 1785 (age 0)
Occupation Coal Merchant
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 13) Sandford, Devon, England2
Sandford Village

Child 3: John WRIGHT

Name: John WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Birth 2 May 1787 Sandford, Devon, England3
Baptism 9 Jul 1787 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Death Jul 1832 (age 45) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 13 Jul 1832 (age 45) Sandford, Devon, England

Child 4: Elizabeth (Betty) WRIGHT

Name: Elizabeth (Betty) WRIGHT1
Sex: Female
Birth 10 Feb 1790 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 13 Jun 1790 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England

Child 5: Thomas WRIGHT

Name: Thomas WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Ann BISHOP (c. 1797- )
Birth 1792 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 17 Jun 1792 (age 0) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Death 12 Nov 1851 (age 58-59) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 19 Nov 1851 Sandford, Devon, England4

Child 6: Sarah WRIGHT

Name: Sarah WRIGHT1
Sex: Female
Birth 19 May 1794 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 1 Jun 1794 (age 0)
Death 1826 (age 32) Sandford, Devon, England
Burial 21 Nov 1826 Sandford, Devon, England

Child 7: James WRIGHT

Name: James WRIGHT1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Mary BRAGG (c. 1800-1875)
Birth 26 Sep 1799 Sandford, Devon, England
Baptism 3 May 1801 (age 1) Sandford, Devon, England
Occupation Blacksmith
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Sandford, Devon, England5
Sandford Village
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Blacksmith; Sandford, Devon, England5
Death 20 Feb 1851 (age 51) Sandford, Devon, England6
He had been to Exeter, then drinking with friends in Crediton, and at the Star Inn there. He was persuaded that he had enough. It appears that he fell from a raised pavement into the road. He was taken to the Starr Inn for First Aid. But he died three days later from his injuries.
Burial 25 Feb 1851 Sandford, Devon, England

Note on Marriage

In 1841 it seems that Elizabeth and her daughter Elizabeth are living together as paupers in Sandford village, with no other family. They have both disappeared by the 1851 census.

Note on Husband: William WRIGHT

In 1790 living at Canns, by 1793 living near the Rose and Crown. On 1800 they were at census at Pale

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 1841Wright 11".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
James Wright 40 Blacksmith
Mary Wright 40
James W Wright 15 Scholar
Robert Wright 13 Scholar
Mary Ann Wright 5 Scholar
Crediton, Cheriton Fitzpaine HO107/216 Book 14 Folio 10 Page 15 ED18. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3"John Pickett's Family Papers". Wright journal --1753 used later.
4Ibid. The 1753 daily journal, used at a later date by James Wright probably.
5"Census 1841 Sandford, Devon Sandford ED 18 HO107/216 Book 14 Folio 10 Page 15 (James Wright)".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
James Wright 40 Blacksmith
Mary Wright 40
James W Wright 15 Scholar
Robert Wright 13 Scholar
Mary Ann Wright 5 Scholar
Sandford ED 18 HO107/216 Book 14 Folio 10 Page 15. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
6"John Pickett's Family Papers". 1753 Journal.