Ellen (Wright) Norris was born in Battersea, Surrey, England.
Birth and Christening
Eleanor Wright was born on the 10th of April 1804, she was christened on the 6th of May 1804 at Saint Mary, Battersea, Surrey, England. Her parents are named in the record as John Wright and Mary (Wedge) Wright.[1][2]
Marriages and Children
She appears to have married twice, she has signed her second marriage document with an X. Which may account for the spelling of her first name as Helen rather than Ellen as phonetically they sound similar and could have been mistaken and mistranscribed.
1. She married George Richards on the 14 January 1827. They had one child during their marriage. The marriage record list them both as being single.[3][4][5] They had one son:
↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZ5-GMYW : 16 March 2018), George Richards and Ellen Wright, 14 Jan 1827; citing Marriage, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,673.
↑ "England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZY-1TS6 : 16 March 2018), Joseph Norris and Helen Richards, 14 Apr 1833; citing Marriage, , London Metropolitan Archives, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,644.
↑Marriage:
"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P85/MRY1/408 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1623 #4844542 (accessed 27 December 2023)
Helen Richards marriage to Joseph Norris on 14 Apr 1833 on Saint Mary At Lambeth: Lambeth Road, Lambeth, England.
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