Author Topic: Tracing Scottish Immigrants - Daniel Wright and Jane Taylor Wright née McFadzen  (Read 3003 times)

Offline angus75

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Hi

I am hoping for some pointers in tracking an distant relative of mine, Daniel Wright, and his wife Jane, who emigrated to Australia in 1920. He would have been my great great uncle and is the only one of a group of siblings that I haven't been able to trace.

Some background on them both, first of all...

Daniel Wright, b1881 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland to parents Samuel Wright and Jane Mathers. He married Jane Taylor McFadzen (sometimes transcribed as McFadyen) on 23 July 1909 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland and they lived in Grangemouth where it seems he owned some property. Jane (also known as Jean) was born in 1885 in Dundee to parents John McFadzen and Ann Bruce.

Daniel and Jean Taylor Wright are listed on the passenger manifest (accessed via Ancestry) for the P&O ship Berrima leaving London on 24 March 1920 heading to Australia with Australia listed as "country of intended future permanent residence". Daniel's occupation is listed as Stevedore. I think they may have landed in Melbourne. Interestingly, I couldn't find them via the NAA RecordSearch look-up however.

This is the last record I can find of them and I'm curious to know what happened next! Any tips on how to research this. I have tried every trick I know on Ancestry to search for them, but no luck.

Many thanks in advance for any assistance.

Angus
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Ryerson index

WRIGHT   Jane Taylor   Death notice   26 MAY 1956   aged   71   
at Canterbury Hospital, late of Marrickville   
Sydney Morning Herald   published 28 MAY  1956   

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NSW death:
9373/1956 Jane Taylor WRIGHT; Father-John; Mother-Ann; Campsie

Death notice (left hand page in this link) http://tinyurl.com/y9gqkwxo
Funeral notice (same page) Rookwood Crematorium

19618/1959 Daniel WRIGHT; Father-Samuel; Mother-Jane; Marrickville
SMH 22 June 1959

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Adding notices SMH 22 June 1959

WRIGHT, Daniel- June 21, 1959, at his residence 33 O'Hara Street, Martickville, husband of the late Jean Wright, aged 78  years. At rest

Death notice https://s2.postimg.org/kvdpekvyh/IMG_7117.jpg
Funeral notice https://s18.postimg.org/4mfqfhl0p/IMG_7118.jpg


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Probate packet: https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/946168
Jane Taylor Wright - Date of Death 26/05/1956, Granted on 02/07/1956 Series 4-447370

Adding Probate Packet https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/1000474
Daniel Wright - Date of Death 21/06/1959, Granted on 14/12/1959 Series 4-501231

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Probate Daniel Wright
https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/item/1000474

I can photograph this for you next time I am there

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Here is the house - the one with the red Jeep out front - at the address given in their death notices. Looking at the design and the colour of the bricks I'd say that it is the home they lived in.

You need to hit the left arrow.

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Atkinson; Badier; Cameron; Grant; Howie; Jardine; Jenkins; Kerr; Lawardorn; Lee; Linton; Lonie; McConnell; Morgan; Morrison; Murphy; O'Leary; Paton; Pratt; Robb; Williams

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I'll bet the residents of that street were happy about the monstrosity they are building next door.  ::)

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I'll bet the residents of that street were happy about the monstrosity they are building next door.  ::)

Yes, and have a look at the one two doors up to the left.  >:(

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Atkinson; Badier; Cameron; Grant; Howie; Jardine; Jenkins; Kerr; Lawardorn; Lee; Linton; Lonie; McConnell; Morgan; Morrison; Murphy; O'Leary; Paton; Pratt; Robb; Williams