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William Alfred Wright and Harriet

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Deborah

Deborah Report 20 Jul 2009 17:06

Can anyone help me find the surname of Harriet who married William Alfred Wright in Bermondsey around 1884 - 1885

Thank you
Debs

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 20 Jul 2009 17:17

Deborah, this might be a bit tricky as there seem to be a few marriages of a William Wright to a Harriet! Do you have any children's names? A birth cert might be the best option.
I do not know this area at all, but as far as I can tell there was no Bermondsey reg district in this time. Would this be a possible option?

Marriages Sep 1881 (>99%)

Smith Harriet Camberwell 1d 1153
WRIGHT William Camberwell 1d 1153
Jan

Choccy

Choccy Report 20 Jul 2009 17:24

think St Olave covered Bermondsey district at that time -


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Marriages Jun 1886 (>99%)
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BERRY Susanna St. Olave 1d 435
Flowers Alfred John St Olave 1d 435
***************WRIGHT William St Olave 1d 435


second female is missing .......

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 20 Jul 2009 17:32

You can still order the cert even if you only know one name.
The cert will arrive with the correct spouse.

(certs cost £7)

Gerri

Deborah

Deborah Report 20 Jul 2009 17:45

Thanks for your help, I think the 1886 is more likly as he was only about 19 when he got married.

I know he had at least 4 children Clara, William, Richard D and Emma

and in the 1891 census he was 25 and his wife 27

Tks
Debs

ValT

ValT Report 20 Jul 2009 17:53

Hi
what was Williams' mother's name.

Val

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 20 Jul 2009 17:56

So, this is the family?

1891 England Census
about Clara Wright
Name: Clara Wright
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William A
Mother's Name: Harriet
Gender: Female
Where born: Bermondsey, London, England

Civil parish: Bermondsey
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Magdalene
County/Island: London

Registration district: St Olave Southwark
Sub-registration district: Leather Market

William A Wright 25
Clara Wright 5
William J Wright 3
Richard D Wright 2
Emma Wright 5/12
Harriet Wright 27

If you want to get a birth cert, I'd say this is Richard's birth:

Births Mar 1890
Wright Richard Daniel St. Saviour 1d 30

Jan

ValT

ValT Report 20 Jul 2009 18:35

Found the family in Nayland Suffolk on the 1901 census.

There are a few more children other than the ones mentioned already.

They are
Thomas abt 1892
Ellen abt 1894
sarah abt 1895
Elizabeth abt 1898

all born in Bermondsey.


Deborah

Deborah Report 21 Jul 2009 14:31

Thank you for your help, I saw the Nayland connection and I think I will pursue that line and see what they were doing. I know the Grandfather Richard Daniel Wright from Liverpool was a Mariner so maybe William went to sea as well. I will have to look at what he was doing in 1901

William's mother was Ann Jane Wright nee Owens

They moved from Liverpool to Bermondsey and I believe some moved to
Camberwell and Lambeth area of London

Tks
Debs