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Could any kind person tell me anything about the following 4 children who were born to Charles and Gertrude (nee Smith) WRIGHT between 1898 and 1904 please: Charles and Gertrude were married on 23 Feb 1898 in India. Their children -

Geraldine Alice Kathleen Wright November 1898
Beatrice Ethel Wright - June 1900
Ronald Edgar Wright - March 1903
Archie Gerald Wright - March 1904
I cannot trace what became of any of them. Any help would be appreciated please.

Do you have this 1911 census?


1911 census transcription details for: Church St Thriplow Royston
Print Close National Archive Reference:
RG14PN7566 RG78PN370 RD135 SD3 ED14 SN6
Reg. District: Royston
Sub District: Melbourn
Parish: Thripton
Enum. District: 14
Address: Church St Thriplow Royston
County: Hertfordshire

Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
WRIGHT, Charles Head Married M 43 1868 Army Pensioner Invalid Cambs Fowlmere
WRIGHT, Gertrude Wife Married
13 years F 35 1876 Cambs Fowlmere
WRIGHT, Beatrice Daughter F 10 1901 School India Jutogh
WRIGHT, Ronald Son M 9 1902 India Umballa
WRIGHT, Archie Son M 7 1904 India Rawal Findi
WRIGHT, Doris Daughter F 4 1907 Cambs Thriplow
WRIGHT, Freda Daughter F 2 1909 Cambs Thriplow

George

Hi George, No I don't. For some reason I thought they were all still in India. Charles Wright was the first husband of my grandmother's sister but she died soon after the birth of a son - Charles Frederick Wright in 1895. 3 years later he married Gertrude and I don't know who brought up the son of my aunt although he did appear at the military establishment in Woolwich aged 15 on the 1911 census.

The family you show is definitely them. and there it was all the time. THanks so much. I thought I would have to find some Indian records from somewhere. I thought we stayed there until the split in 1948. regards, Jennifer

Just to add

On the original census image it states they had 7 children and one had died by 1911

George

Is this the correct Charles Frederick ?


Charles F Frederick Wright
Birth 07 May 1895 in Quetta India (now Pakistan)

Death 21 Feb 1981 in Southampton


parents
Charles Wright 1870 –
Elizabeth Bass 1870 – 1895


Marriage to Florence Mary Day
14 Mar1926
Colaba, Bombay India

Yes Mike - that is him. I have his death cert but want to know about his half siblings. Poor little chap orphaned at 3 months. The Florence Mary Day marriage in 1926 shows that Charles junior went back to India as a trained up soldier. Can't find any children from the couple.

George - Geraldine Alice Kathleen must have died in infancy then as she is not showing on the 1911 census. She would have been 13 and a bit young to have left home to go into service.

Thanks both
Jennifer

Could be Geraldine's death

Armed Forces registration event: Death
Print Close Name: WRIGHT, Geraldine
Station: Umballa
Country: Indian Subcontinent
Year: 1901
Page: 130
Age at death: 2
Record source: GRO Army Death Indices (1881 to 1955)

Ive also been looking for Charles Wright service record but not found anything that matches




George

Aww - poor little thing. Not uncommon was it? I'll see if I can follow them through and find a living descendant who knows anything at all. I find it all very intriguing and much better than the telly! Thanks again for your help.

name: Geraldine Wright
gender: Female
burial date: 08 Feb 1901
burial place: Amballa, Bengal, India
death date: 08 Feb 1901
death place:
age: 2
birth date: 1899
birthplace:
occupation:
race:
marital status:
spouse's name:
father's name: D M Wright
father's birthplace:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
indexing project (batch) number: B75066-8
system origin: India-EASy
source film number: 527497
reference number: 527-497

? (Wrong birth year)
Ronald Edgar Wright
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1902
Date of Registration: Jan 1985
Age at Death: 82
Registration district: Cambridge
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 9
Page: 792

Archie Gerald Wright
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1904
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1976
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Cambridge
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 9
Page: 0911

?
Archie G Wright
Spouse Surname: Trevor
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1939
Registration district: Peterborough
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume Number: 3b
Page Number: 975
Catherine Trevor Wright Jul-Aug-Sep 1939 Peterborough Northamptonshire

Several Ronald E Wright marriages around.

There are several marriages for 'Beatrice E Wright' but this is Peterborough...however, she would be 40
Beatrice E Wright
Spouse Surname: Cole
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1941
Registration district: Peterborough
Inferred County: Northamptonshire
Volume Number: 3b
Page Number: 820
Percy J Cole Wright Apr-May-Jun 1941 Peterborough Northamptonshire

Thanks very much Patchem. Much obliged. I'll follow up.

What is this India-EASY site I see mentioned please?

SAFC - Sorry but your Geraldine has the wrong father. Thanks anyway.

Regards,
Jennifer :-D

India-EAST is a source citation from the free site

https://www.familysearch.org/

It's well worth exploring so make it another site to add to your bookmarks!