Wright Family, St Olave's, Southwark in 1901 census - can anyone check for me?

Question

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I'm pretty sure this is the right (no pun intended!) family, but a bit puzzled about only initials for the father.  I have his name as George Arthur on his son's marriage certificate (although he was deceased by this time).

There have been a few stories in the family about this branch, so I'd like to start untangling some of them!

Thanks in advance :-)

Answer 1

30 yrs prior to 1901 England and Wales Census he would have been 8 yrs old. 

Albert E Wright

England and Wales Census, 1871

Name	Albert E Wright
Event Type	Census
Event Date	1871
Event Place	Upton, Upton, Norfolk, England
Enumeration District	6
Gender	Male
Age	8
Occupation	Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household	Son
Birth Year (Estimated)	1863
Birthplace	Upton, Norfolk
Entry Number	19
Affiliate Image Identifier	GBC/1871/1829/0241

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
John Wright	Head	M	52	Upton, Norfolk
Maria Wright	Wife	F	49	Upton, Norfolk
Maria E Wright	Daughter	F	23	Upton, Norfolk
Mary Ann Wright	Daughter	F	14	Upton, Norfolk
Albert E Wright	Son	M	8	Upton, Norfolk

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England and Wales Census, 1871

Household ID	95
GS Film Number	000830844
Digital Folder Number	004194572
Image Number	00569

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"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNL-5D9 : 24 July 2015), Albert E Wright in entry for John Wright, 1871.

Answer 2

The 1901 Census you have is certainly correct for that family unit, with the head of the family having the initials AE

It would seem that Mary Kate had two further children Elizabeth, 1901 & George c1903, in Rotherhithe.

Mary Kate married in 1906, under the name Kate Kenny. She married Alfred Thomas Law 

Surname	First name(s)		District	Vol	Page
Marriages Dec 1906   (>99%)
Kenney	Kate		St Olave	1d	487
LAW	Albert Thomas		St.Olave	1d	487

Mary, Albert & all her children were living in Deptford in 1911.

Name:George Wright

Age in 1911:7

Estimated birth year:abt 1904

Relation to Head:Step Son

Gender:Male

Birth Place:Rotherhithe

Civil Parish:Deptford St Paul

Street address:62 Windmill Lane Deptford S E

Occupation:SCHOOL

Registration district:Greenwich

Registration District Number:28

Sub-registration district:Deptford NorthED

 institution, or vessel:8Piece:2602

Household Members:

Name	Age
Alfred Thomas Law	53
Mary Kate Law	44
William Wright	19
Emily Wright	17
Kate Wright	15
Bridget Wright	13
Martha Wright	11
Elizabeth Wright	9
George Wright	7

Strangely I cannot trace a birth for young George in St. Olave Registration District, or a Wright death in that district!

Comments

Found young George's birth:

Name:	Mother's Maiden Surname:
WRIGHT, GEORGE  ARTHUR	KENNY
GRO Reference: 1903  J Quarter in ST OLAVE BERMONDSEY  Volume 01D  Page 277

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Goodness - thanks for your help Ron!

I understood Mary Kate's surname was Kenny from the family stories, but have always been lacking proof.  I wonder if she was in fact married to Mr Wright after all.  Will need some GRO certificates methinks!

The names of her children match those that my great aunt remembers and the location is where I'd expect, although I did think that the children were born in Ireland, but it seems not.

My great aunt seems to think that William was put into a children's home when he was about 10 years old, and I'm thinking that perhaps there might be some connection with the death of his father.

More work to do here certainly!  I'd not seen just initials in a census return before, so that rather puzzled me and I thought it might be an error.

Answer 3

This looks like George Arthur Wright,senior with supposedly his parents in 1881:

Name:George A . Wright

Age:19

Estimated birth year:abt 1862

Relationship to Head:Son

Father:William Wright

Mother:Amelia Wright

Gender:Male

Where born:Hilgay, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish:Hilgay

County/Island:Norfolk

Country:England

Street address:High Street

Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation:Ag Lab

Registration district:Downham

ED, institution, or vessel:8

Neighbors:View others on pagePiece:2005Folio:20Page Number:33

Household Members:

Name	Age
William Wright	69
Amelia Wright	68
James F. Wright	25
Thomas E. Wright	21
George A. Wright	19
Ellen Wright	19
Emily Wright	16

Answer 4

George Arthur Wright christened 25 May 1862, Hilgay the son of William Wright & Amelia. (Norfolk Bishop's Transcript 1685-1941) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N19Q-MM9

In 1871, he is recorded as Arthur George living with parents in Fordham, Norfolk. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFNP-RVZ

Comments

WRIGHT, ARTHUR  GEORGE     JACKSON
GRO Reference: 1862  J Quarter in DOWNHAM UNION  Volume 04B  Page 365

Marriages Jun 1851

JACKSON  Amelia     Downham  13 145
Wright  William     Downham  13 145