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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Name: | Elizabeth WELLINGTON1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | John WELLINGTON (1724- ) | |
| Mother: | Mary ANDREWS (1722-1802) | |
| Birth | c. 1759 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 16 Jul 1759 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 81) | Sandford, Devon, England2 |
| Sandford Village | ||
| Occupation | 6 Jun 1841 (age 81-82) | Pauper; Sandford, Devon, England2 |
| Death | 7 Dec 1843 (age 83-84) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Name: | William WRIGHT1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1784 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 2 Nov 1784 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Census | 1800 (age 15-16) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Collings In the Sandford census of 1800 William was with his widowed grandmother Hannah Wright nee Steere |
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| 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 | |
| Name: | John WRIGHT1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 2 May 1787 | Sandford, Devon, England3 |
| Baptism | 9 Jul 1787 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Occupation | 1800 (age 12-13) | Apprentice to John Brown at Longbarn probably; Sandford, Devon, England |
| Long Barn | ||
| Enlisted (Military) | 4 May 1811 (age 24) | Bath, Somerset, England |
| Discharged (Military) | 4 Jul 1820 (age 33) | |
| Death | Jul 1832 (age 45) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Burial | 13 Jul 1832 (age 45) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Name: | Elizabeth (Betty) WRIGHT1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 10 Feb 1790 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 13 Jun 1790 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 50) | Sandford, Devon, England2 |
| Sandford Village | ||
| Occupation | 6 Jun 1841 (age 51) | Pauper; Sandford, Devon, England2 |
| 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 | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 50) | Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| Lithybrook | ||
| Occupation | 6 Jun 1841 (age 48-49) | agricultural labourer; Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 62) | Sandford, Devon, England5 |
| East Village | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 58-59) | agricultural labourer; Sandford, Devon, England5 |
| Death | 12 Nov 1851 (age 58-59) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Burial | 19 Nov 1851 | Sandford, Devon, England6 |
| Name: | Sarah WRIGHT1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 24 Jun 1794 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 13 Jul 1794 (age 0) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Death | 1826 (age 32) | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Burial | 21 Nov 1826 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| 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 | |
| Occupation | 1809 (age 9) | Apprentice to John Strong; Sandford, Devon, England7 |
| Collings | ||
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) | Sandford, Devon, England8 |
| Sandford Village | ||
| Occupation | 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) | blacksmith; Sandford, Devon, England8 |
| Death | 20 Feb 1851 (age 51) | Sandford, Devon, England9 |
| 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 |
In 1841 it seems that Elizabeth and her daughter Elizabeth were living together as paupers in Sandford village, with no other family. They have both disappeared by the 1851 census.
In 1790 living at Canns, by 1793 living near the Rose and Crown. On 1800 they were at census at Pale
| 1 | 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 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: Sandford Village Place: Sandford, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born Elizabeth Wright,F,81,Pauper,Y Elizabeth Wright,F,50,Pauper,Y |
| 3 | Wright journal --1753 used later. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1841 Address: Lithybrook Place: Sandford, Devon, England Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born Thomas Wright,M,50,agricultural labourer,Y Ann Wright,F,40,,Y William Wright,M,20,,Y Ann Wright,F,15,,Y Eliza Wright,F,10,,Y Robert Bishop Wright,M,8,,Y Emma Wright,F,7,,Y Maria Wright,F,5,,Y Harriet Wright,F,2,,Y |
| 5 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: East Village Place: Sandford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Thomas Wright,Head,Mar,M,62,agricultural labourer,Sandford, Devon, England, Ann Wright,Wife,Mar,F,52,,Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England, William Wright,Son,Unm,M,32,agricultural labourer,Sandford, Devon, England, Maria Wright,Daughter,Unm,F,13,scholar,Sandford, Devon, England, Harriet Wright,Daughter,Unm,F,11,scholar,Sandford, Devon, England, Eliza Wright,Daughter,Mar,F,22,glover,Sandford, Devon, England, |
| 6 | The 1753 daily journal, used at a later date by James Wright probably. |
| 7 | A2A. |
| 8 | 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. |
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| 9 | 1753 Journal. |