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Hello,

I have a DNA match on MyHeritage who descends from an Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Abigail Wright. Elizabeth was born in Stoke St. Milborough, and my direct male line comes from Stoke St. Milborough, so I believe that I am related somehow to this family. I also have a number of Wrights appearing in my Y-chromosome matches (FTDNA) as far-distant relatives. It is possible, though not proven, therefore, that the father of my ancestor Thomas Bridgwater (b.c. 1823) is a Wright who is related to Elizabeth Wright. Since Thomas has a brother called William, also illegitimate, I'm assuming Thomas or William might be relevant first names.

Can anyone find any information on the males in the family of Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Abigail Wright, who could have been a potential father for Thomas Bridgwater circa 1823? So basically, where the Wright family (related in some way to Elizabeth Wright) were located and who they comprised in the 1820s. What I already know about Elizabeth Wright and Abigal Wright is below based on searching on familysearch.org.

"Christening6 January 1793
Stoke Saint Milborough, Shropshire, England
Mother:Abigail Wright"

"Abigal Wright
Principal
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Christening22 January 1774
Greet, Shropshire, England
Father: Saml. Wright
Mother: Abigal"

Abigal Wright (b. 1774)’s other children
                                   George Powell  =  Deborah
_______________________________                          I
I                           I                             I
Aaron Wright             Elizabeth Wright   =            William Powell      
ch. 13 Nov 1796         ch. 6 January 1793          Feb 5, 1786 (Staunton on Arrow
Stoke St Milborough          Stoke St Milborough      Herefordshire)
                                               Dec 23, 1860 (Leintwardine)

Powell Family – Stoke St. Milborough

Abigal Wright             =       Thomas Powell      
ch. 22 Jan 1774                      (mar. 12 Sep 1803 Stanton Long, Shropshire)      
Greet, Shropshire       
                 I
_________________________
I                       I            
Emmanuel Powell      Thomas Powell
ch. 23 March 1809      ch. 19 Feb 1804
Stoke St Milborough      Stoke St Milborough



Samuel Wright          =    Abigal [Abegal] [Shephard]
[ch. 7 Oct 1744            [ch. 21 April 1743
Caynham, Shropshire ]         Milson, Shropshire ]
[mar. 23 May 1763, Chirbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom]
      I
____________________________________________________________________
I                      I            I            I
Mary Wright      Saml Wright            Richard Wright         Thomas Wright
ch. 8 June 1764         ch. 2 March 1766         ch. 12 May 1768          ch. 22 July 1770
Greet, Shropshire    Deuxhill, Shropshire      Greet, Shropshire           Greet, Shropshire
               [bur.: 21 August 1769]

(continued from line above)
___________________________________________
I                                        I
Abigal Wright             = [[Thomas Powell      John Wright
ch. 22 Jan 1774             (mar. 12 Sep 1803)      ch. 9 Jul 1776
Greet, Shropshire    Stoke St Milborough]]   Stoke St Milborough

I want to find this record in the "Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935""

I'm not sure if this is my ancestor or not, but it could be.

Event Type   Draft Registration
Name   Willm Stevenson
Age   20
Event Date   11 Sep 1802
Event Place   United Kingdom
Birth Year (Estimated)   1782
Birthplace   Suffolk

"Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSB-VLCL : 11 September 2019), Willm Stevenson, 1802.

Hi,

I'm looking for information on Mary Wilkes  who married Thomas Grub in in Bucknell, Shropshire on the 31st of July 1763. Information on her parents or siblings would be helpful.

They had a son named Thomas Grub who was christened on the 5th of May 1764 in Stoke St. Milborough. They had a daughter named Esther Grub, christened on the 8 Dec. 1765 in Stoke. They also had a daughter named Jane Grub, christened on the 15th of May 1768.

Nicholas J. Bridgewater

Hello,

I am looking for Thomas Grub (2) born circa 1763 and christened in Stoke St. Milborough on the 5th of May 1764 in Stoke St. Milborough, the son of Thomas Grub (1) and Mary Wilkes. He had a sister named Esther Grub, christened on the 8 Dec. 1765 in Stoke. He also had a sister named Jane Grub, christened on the 15th of May 1768.

I am not entirely sure if I am related to him, but I am investigating whether he is the illegitimate father of Thomas Bridgewater, born c. 1823 to Hannah Bridgwaters, who was a servant. I already have information on Thomas and Hannah. She later married and became Hannah Lloyd. If Thomas Grub (2) was her master, it is very possible he could have been the father of Thomas Bridgwater, but I have no information on who her master was. However, perhaps the father of Thomas Bridgwater was his son, also named Thomas Grub (3) and christened in 1793 in Diddlebury.

The reason I suspect Thomas Grub is because I have taken a Y-chromosome DNA test and found a relative in America within 9 generations from my male line with the surname Grubb.

So any information I can find on these Thomas Grubs in the 1841 or 1851 and possibly 1861 censuses would be helpful. If there's anyway I can find out his occupation and whether he was wealthy enough to have servants, that would be great.

Nicholas J. Bridgewater (or perhaps truly Grubb?? I don't know!)

Hi,

I'm looking for my Skerrett ancestors, also spelled SKERRATT. I've tried IGI, but the information is a bit sketchy. I'm descended from Elizabeth SKERRETT who married Daniel HOPLEY (b.c. 1780) on 23 Aug 1803 in Wybunbury, Cheshire.

Elizabeth was born in 1770. Her father was James SKERRET who was christened on 15 May 1743 in Wybunbury. I don't know who Elizabeth's mother was.

James's father was Thomas SKERRATT, who was christened 20 July 1718 in Wybunbury, son of Robert SKERRATT.

If anyone has any info on who these people married or further details on their ancestry, that would be most helpful.

Thanks,

Nicholas J. Bridgewater