William Wright

[rosie99]

The William Wright with father John who you have living in March in 1861 and 1871 is still there in 1881/1891 with his wife Eliza.  As Suzard stated earlier he was born c1852.

The 1881 has William born in Westminster and the 1891 he is born in March so either could be true.

[bedfordshire boy]

Thanks Rosie! I've been working on this for the past 3 hours, with a gut feeling that something wasn't right, but couldn't put my finger on it. You have! Still can't find a marriage to Hannah Baxter, and I don't know either why William and Hannah's children should have had the middle name Warman.

[rosie99]

Loupy, do you have Lucy on census before she married 

[bedfordshire boy]

Loupy, do you have any evidence that William was from March, other than the 1891 census? Everything about him is contradictory! Was he born in March or Westminster? When was he born? You say 10 Mar 1843 - where was this date from? - he was 34 in 1881, 36 in 1891 and 51 on death in 1894. 1891 looks to be an aberration.

The detail that your grandmother wrote down all seems to stack up, so if it was she who said that William was born on 10 Mar 1843 in March I see no reason to disbelieve her. (But there's always the possibility that he said he was born in March which he was, 1843 rather than Cambs!)

[rosemarym]

Dear all,

I, too, have been researching William Mason Wright, as my husband descends from Harriet Wright's older sister, Jessie (she was his grandmother but died in 1936 before he was born).  I also had William Wright with the middle name of Mason, and possibly born in Cambridgeshire (or maybe Westminster), and have found much of the same information as the original poster, Loupy.  I have the birth certificates for 4 out of 5 of William Wright's children with his first "wife" Hannah, as well as the birth certificates for 2 of his children with his 2nd wife Lucy Mortimer, whom he married on 11th Sept 1881.  William uses the name Mason Wright on the following birth certificate:

[rosemarym]

Apologies, I am new to Rootschat and the message posted before I was ready!

William Wright uses the name Mason Wright on the following birth certificates:  William Worman Wright (1872), William Warman Wright (1874), Charles Henry Wright (1875), Grace Frances Wright (1877) and Lucy Wright (1882).  Then by the time Jessie Wright is born (1885), he reverts to William Wright, which he also used on his marriage to Lucy Mortimer in 1881.

I have also found William Wright on the 1871 census before "hooking up with" Hannah Baxter.  He is lodging at 26 Randall Street, Tower Hamlets, an unmarried painter, age 28, born Southwark, Surrey.  So this provides yet another option for his birth.

My own view is that the birthplace entry of March in the 1891 census, could be an error of the enumerator - as I have seen a few like that where they mixed up the places of birth when transcribing.

I hope this helps - and look forward to finding more about William Mason Wright!

Rosemary

[flateric999]

Sorry to butt in but i am researching a different lot of Wright, and something oi have noticed as a naming pattern was the mothers maiden name being taken as the middle name of the child. So your William Mason Wright would have a mother with the maiden name Mason. Might be worth a look?

Mike

[Loupy]

Hi everyone - this has proved to be an interesting topic and one that is still not settled.

I agree with everyone that William Mason Wright was not born in March, Cambs but in London 1854 ish!  Thank you for everyones input.

Now..... am I pushing my luck in asking.....who were his parents?  I've tried looking up marriages between Wright/Mason to find parents but so far no luck.  Any help would be appreciated.

With many thanks everyone.  Loupy

[bedfordshire boy]

I agree with everyone that William Mason Wright was not born in March, Cambs but in London 1854 ish!   

Don't agree! For a start I've never said that I thought he was born 1854ish.

1871 gives his age as 28 ie born 1842/3; 1881 as 34 ie born 1846/7; 1891 as 36 which is at variance with all his other ages, 51 on death in 1894, and your grandmother whose information seems to be accurate in other respects, gives his date of birth as 10 Mar 1843.

I'm with your grandmother

David