Andrew Wright (1901 - 1981)

Born 25 May 1901 in Mullaghboy, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 11 Jan 1981 at age 79 in Granville, Manche, Normandy, France [uncertain]

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Biography

Andrew was born in 1901 in Mullaghboy, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland, the son of James Wright and Margaret McNeilly. ^[1]

In the 1911 census Andrew (age 9), Scholar, was the son of James Wright in Mullaghboy, Island Magee, Antrim, Ireland.^[2]

Andrew was a Master Mariner and was lost due to enemy action on the 8th - 9th March 1945 (age 43).^[3] He has a Gravestone in Bayeux War Cemetery in Bayeux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France ^[4][5] And he is also commemorated on his parents' Gravestone in Islandmagee New Cemetery (Plot# B122-B123).^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Civil Records of Irish Births, Deaths and Marriages," database
   General Register Office, Ireland; Group Registration ID: 276311; SR District/Reg Area: Larne
   IrishGenealogy.ie Image - IrishGenealogy.ie Record (accessed 4 January 2024)
   Andrew Wright birth 25 May 1901 in the Larne Superintendent Registrar's District, mother's maiden name McNeilly.
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Ireland," database
   The National Archives of Ireland; Residents of a house 56 in Mullaghboy (Island Magee, Antrim)
   National Archives of Ireland Image - National Archives of Ireland Record (accessed 4 January 2024)
   Andrew Wright (9), single son, Scholar, in household of James Wright (37) in Mullaghboy, Island Magee, Antrim, Ireland. Born in Co Antrim, Ireland.
3. ↑ "Roll of Honour, in memorium" for Andrew Wright in the Larne Times Newspaper dated March 14th, 1946 accessed on The British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
4. ↑ Memorial: "Commonwealth War Graves Commission," database with images
   Bayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France. (Plot: VIII. B. 21)
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record (accessed 4 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Andrew Mcneilly Wright. Rank: Master; Died: Between 08 March 1945 and 09 March 1945; Age: 43.
   Regiment & Unit/Ship: S.S. Eskwood (Goole)., Merchant Navy (United Kingdom); Additional Info: Son of James Wright, and of Margaret Wright, of Island-Magee, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland.
5. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images
   Find A Grave: Memorial #56278554 (accessed 4 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Master Andrew McNeilly Wright (25 May 1901-8 Mar 1945), citing Bayeux War Cemetery, Bayeux, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (plot: VIII. B. 21.); Maintained by Woose (contributor 48275987).
6. ↑ On Tranquil Land or Stormy Sea: Gravestone Inscriptions and Interments Islandmagee New Cemetery Co. Antrim 1925-2002. Published by the Larne Branch of the North of Ireland Family History Society (2003).

   Erected by Margaret Wright in memory of her beloved son ANDREW McN. WRIGHT, Master Mariner who lost his life by enemy action in France 8th March 1945. Her beloved daughter STELLA died 29th Aug. 1943. And her beloved husband JAMES WRIGHT who died 21st July 1945. The above named MARGARET WRIGHT died 10th June 1953. Loves last gift remembrance.