Hartwood + Surrey + Wright ?

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I`m trying to solve a big puzzle - and it all starts with coat of arms with a camel head.

ARMS: Gules (red), a fess Vaire Azure (blue) and Ermine.
CREST: A camel's head couped, bridled Or (gold).

This coat of arms belongs to one Wright-family in Larvik and Porsgrunn (Porsgrund). But where dit it originally came from ?

Some sources say it belonged to a Wright-family in Hartswood (or Hartwood?) in Surrey. But where to find more about this family ?

[Paco]

Welcome to Rootschat.
There is a Hartswood in Surrey, but you will need to give more detail if you have it, about time periods you are looking at, and Christian names + surnames as there are many people with the name Wright in Surrey.
regards.

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Ok, this puzzle starts with one Ralph Wright (Realf, Ralf or Rialf) who came to Larvik in 1673. It`s believed that he came from Scotland - Aberdeen - and some norwegian books also state this. But we know that this is simply not true.

The one thing we do know something about is the mentioned coat of arms. And - of course - we have lots of information regarding his life in Larvik. Where he worked for Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve, the illegitimate son of Frederick III (Denmark).

So far it`s been mission impossible too find any traces of Ralph Wright - before he came to Norway - we have tried to find information in England, Denmark and in Scotland. But if we find the origin of this coat of arms perhaps then we can solve this puzzle... 

[rosie99]

Hi

There is a Hurtwood in Surrey

Rosie

[jann]

Hi,

Googling turned up mention of a Lionel Wright in Hartswood in 1632.  Seems to have been the owner of a manor house there.  Possible father or grandfather of your Ralph???

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42951#s3

Jann

[jann]

Hi again,

Also, if you enter Lyonell Wright in Google Book Search, you'll get " The Visitations of the County of Surrey 1530, 1572 and 1623."

This entry provides the names of Lyonell's sons, one of whom may have been the father of your Ralph.

Jann

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We`re still trying to find to find the solution to this mystery. It seems like we are looking for the following Wrights and their families: Richard, Robert and Lionel (Lyonel).

Richard and Lionel where packers of the port of London. Lionel replaced his father Richard in 1617 (when Richard died). But died just 2 years later, in 1619. We do not know the connection between Robert and Richard.

In 1595 (?) there was an open conflict between Richard and some merchants over the payment of custom duties. We know a lot about their actions in business - packers of the port of London, involved in The East India Company, and so on. But we know nothing about their families and nothing about what happend to them after 1619...

Somehow there should be a link between these Wright and the one Rialf Wright who travelled to Norway and Larvik.

Also - if we could find out who first had the ownership to this coat of arms I thing this puzzle would be much easier to solve...

Any ideas, anyone ? :-)

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New information shows that Richard Wright was the brother of Sir Robert Wright (1549 - 1608). Their father was a Shrewsbury shoemaker, Peter Wright.

Robert Wright was knighted in 1605. We have also got information that suggest that Lionel Wright "recorded a brief pedigree with the heralds in 1623". But we still don`t have anything about Rialf or the mentioned coat of arms...

[Norski]

Hi,

Realf Christian Wright is my 7th great-grandfather and I would very much like to know if anyone has found where he came from in England and who his ancestors were. My parents are from Norway.  Dad's paternal line is from Larvik.