wright /twigg

[clare sharp 14]

hello can anyone help, i have following marriage but cannot find info on if they had kids or who their parents are. any help greatly appreciated.......................Name   John Wright
Gender   Male
Marriage Date   9 Nov 1794
Marriage Place   Saint Mary,Leicester,Leicester,England
Spouse   
Elizabeth Twiggs
FHL Film Number   585273, 585274, 942 B4PRS V. 64

[QueenoftheWest]

From the image of the parish register:

John Wright of the parish of St Michal's [sic] Coventry married Elizabeth Twiggs of the Castle View. Both signed their name. The witnesses were Hannah Wright (x) and William Christian.

How did you come across this marriage if you don't know whether they had children? If you don't know this, then presumably you are not a descendant? Otherwise you would know of at least one child (i.e. your ancestor)?

Queenie 

[clare sharp 14]

hi thanks for reply. i have thomas wright Baptism
06 May 1820 • Braunstone,Leicester,England,,,, says his parents are john and elizabeth. now i thought her madian name was goodes, i cant remember why, and have gone down that line, but ive done dna and have no mathches at all after thomas. i found this marriage for john wright and elizabeth twigg and wondered if maybe thats the correct parents

[QueenoftheWest]

I'm assuming this is your Thomas in the 1851 census?:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFG-V2P

Have you found his marriage record?

John and Elizabeth Wright of Braunstone also had a daughter called Ellen in 1816:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYT3-PLN

In 1841, John, Elizabeth and Ellen are all living in Glenfield:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY2-P5X

By 1851, they are back in Braunstone:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFQ-T6P

Thomas Charlton, their grandson, is with them on both censuses.

John Wright was born c.1775 in Braunstone, whilst Elizabeth was born c.1780 in Ratby.

Other children of John and Elizabeth Wright include:
- Mary Wright (1802) in Braunstone
- Sarah Wright (1805) in Braunstone
- William Goodes Wright (1808) in Braunstone
- Susannah (1811) in Braunstone

Then there is also an Ann Wright baptised in Enderby in 1800. She married William Norton and their daughter Susan Norton is with John and Elizabeth in 1841.

There is a marriage between a John Wright and an Elizabeth Grudgeons in Enderby earlier in 1800. Neither he nor Elizabeth could sign their name, so I'm wondering whether 'Grudgeons' was another surname misheard?

Queenie 

[trish1120]

FreeREG has Bapts Ratby but only start 1803 for the surname GRUDGINGS and variants..
+ 4 Marriages before 1799 that may be Elizabeth Parents.
+ a lot of Burials

1841 Census has a Danl Grudgings born c 1771 living in Ratby.
He married Hannah Wilson 14 Apr. 1795 Braunstone

[Annie65115]

John Wright married Elisabeth Grudgeons in Ratby on 19 Jan 1800. Both were of the parish of Enderby.

Witnesses were John Langham and Benjamin Burton. (Benjamin Burton witnessed a lot of different marriages in Enderby, which makes me think that he may well have been a clerk in the church, or similar).

I do have a bit of a problem with Goodes -> Grudgeons. I've got Grudgings in my family tree (Desford, not v far from Enderby) and it seems a bitof a linguistic jump from Goodes - the vowel sound in the first syllable is different, Grudgeons/Grudgings has a harder end sound with the N, and there's no "r" sound in Goodes.

[Bunnygirl]

Hi
Braunstone  Parish Register also has these 2 entries
Baptisms
Elizabeth Wright 22 June 1828 spouse John Wright born in Ratby
James Wright 18 May 1823 parents John & Elizabeth John a labourer

Also this marriage at Braunstone
William Charlton 11 March 1838 father Stoddard & Eleanor Wright father John Wright witness William Goddard & Susannah Wright

Elizabeth Wright burial 18 Oct 1865 age 85yrs
John Wright burial 14 April 1867 age 93yrs

Hope these help

Bunnygirl