Elizabeth (Unknown) Wright (abt. 1723 - bef. 1772)

Born about 1723 in Norfolk, England

Wife of Roger Wright — married about 26 Dec 1744 in Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died before 31 Mar 1772 before about age 49 in Attleborough, Norfolk, England

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Biography

Research Notes

Elizabeth presumably married before the birth of her first child Maria, or Mary, Wright in 1744. Most girls of the 18th century married at around 21 years of age and her birth year is then calculated to be around 1723.

There are family trees on Ancestry and other genealogy sites that give Elizabeth's birth year of 1692 in Suffolk, England. If this is correct then she would be married to Roger Wright in 1744 when she was 52 (1744-1692) years old. It's not impossible that she started her family at age 52 but quite improbable that she would have her last child Monica when she was 68 years old.

It's my conclusion that the family trees that have Elizabeth born in 1692 are using data that belongs to another Elizabeth who was resident in Suffolk and not this Elizabeth who lived and died in Attleborough, Norfolk, England.

Sources

• "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11583-65986-83?cc=1416598 : 25 June 2014), Attleborough > Baptisms, Marriages, Burials > 1683-1782 > image 124 of 140; Record Office, Norwich.