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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | William Wright b.1755 Sandford, Devon, England d.1818 Sandford, Devon, England | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Thomas Wright b.1792 Sandford, Devon, England d.1851 Sandford, Devon, England | Elizabeth Wellington b.1759 Sandford, Devon, England d.1843 Sandford, Devon, England | |||||
| William Wright b.1854 Sandford, Devon, England d. | Robert Bishop Wright b.1832 Sandford, Devon, England d.1860 Combeinteignhe, England | ![]() | William Bishop b.1760 d. | |||||
| John Wright b.1858 Stokeinteignhea, England d. | ![]() | Ann Bishop b.1797 Zeal Monachoru, England d. | Ann Cockram b.1764 Coldridge, England d. | |||||
| Ann Wright b.1858 Stokeinteignhea, England d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Robert Wright b.1860 Combeinteignhe, England d.1938 Stokeinteignhea, England | ||||||||
![]() | Maria Ellis b.1829 Broadhempston, England d.1910 Combeinteignhe, England | |||||||
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