George Wright (buried 1921)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Wright
First name: 
George
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1048
Born: 
0/0/1825
Died: 
00/00/1921
Buried: 
10/09/1921
Occupation: 
Agricultural Labourer
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NES
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
16
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

George Wright was born in 1825 in Bacton Norfolk, and was the illegitimate son of Martha Wright.  He married Ann Read on the 16th July 1848 in Erpingham Norfolk.  Ann (born 1825 Mundsley Norfolk) was the Daughter of Richard and Mary Read,  Richard worked as an Agricultural Labourer.  Ann already had one illegitimate son called Richard Read, born 1845 Mundsley, Norfolk. After they were married George and Ann lived with Ann's Parents at Gardens Yard, Mundsley Norfolk.

George and Ann had 4 children-

Martha Wright born 1856 Mundsley Norfolk

George Wright born 1860 died 1863 Mundsley Norfolk

Ann Elizabeth born 1865 Mundsley Norfolk

Mary Jane born 1869 Mundsley Norfolk

George and his family were living in the High Street, Mundsley Norfolk from 1861 where  they remained for much of their lives, George worked as an Agricultural Labourer.    George's Wife Ann died in 1889 and George stayed in Mundsley until approx. 1921, when he moved with his Daughter Mary to Worthing, where his other Daughter Martha was living with her Husband Christopher Fell (Martha and Christopher Fell are both buried in Heene cemetery). Moving with them was Mary's illegitimate Daughter Ethel and her Husband Herbert King, and their 2 children.

George Wright died in 1921 in Worthing, there doesn't appear to be a probate record for him

Burial researcher: 
Jackie Rooney

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1825
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Ann
Spouse one last name: 
Read
Marriage one date: 
16/07/1848
Marriage one address: 
Norfolk, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/00/1921
Age (at time of death): 
96
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Sunny Nook, Wordsworth Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

Gardens Yard, Mundsley, Norfolk

Richard Read (Head) age 72, Mary (Wife) age 70, Ann Wright (Daughter) age 28, George Wright (Son in Law) age 26, Richard Read (Grandson) age 6

 

1861 census: 

Hastings Yard, High Street, Mundsley, Norfolk

George Wright (Head) age 36, Ann (Wife) age 37, Richard Read (Son-in-Law) age 15, Martha Wright (Daughter) age 5, George Wright (Son) age 11 months

1871 census: 

Hastings Yard, High Street, Mundsley, Norfolk

George Wright (Head) age 45, Ann (Wife) age 44, Martha (Daughter) age 14, Ann Elizabeth (Daughter) age 6, Mary Jane (Daughter) age 2, Richard Read (son-in-Law) age 24

1881 census: 

High Street, Mundsley, Norfolk

George Wright (Head) age 54, Ann (Wife) age 53, Mary (Daughter) age 12

 

1891 census: 

1891 census             High Street, Mundsley, Norfolk

George Wright (Head) age 66, George Read (Grandson) age 17

1901 census: 

High Street, Mundsley, Norfolk

George Wright (Head) age 76, Mary (Daughter) age 31, Ethel Wright(Granddaughter) age 4,

1911 census: 

High Street, Mundsley, Norfolk

George Wright (Head) age 86, Mary Wright (Daughter) age 39, Ethel Wright (Granddaughter) age 14

1921 census: 

Sunny Nook, Wordsworth Road, Worthing, Sussex

Mary Wright (Head) age 52, George Wright (Father) age 97, Herbert King (Son-in-Law) age 33, Ethel King (Daughter) age 24, Lionel King (Grandson) age 3, Norman King (Grandson) age 1