Florence Eva (Ashcroft) Wrighton (abt. 1862 - 1917)

Born about 1862 in Epping, Essex, England

Wife of John James Sinclair — married 22 Oct 1878 in Farnham, Surrey, England

Wife of Thomas Wrighton — married 15 Apr 1894 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 18 Sep 1917 at about age 55 in Palmerston-street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

FLORENCE EVA ASHCROFT (Ashcroft-350)

PARENTS. Joseph Ashcroft & Harriet (Oxford) Ashcroft

BIRTH. Abt. 1862, Epping, Essex, England

BIRTH. 1862

Name Florence Eva Ashcroft

Event Type Birth Registration

Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar

Registration Year 1862

Registration District Epping

County Essex

Event Place Epping, Essex, England

Volume 4A, Page 61, Line Number 67

MARRIAGE (1). 22 Oct 1878, Farnham, Surrey, England

MARRIAGE (1). 22 Oct 1878, John James Sinclair, son of James Sinclair & ??

MARRIAGE (1). 22 Oct 1878

Name John Sinclair

Birth Date 1850

Age 28

Spouse's Name Florence Eva Ashcroft

Spouse's Birth Date 1859

Spouse's Age 19

Event Date 22 Oct 1878

Event Place Farnham, Surrey, England

Father's Name James Sinclair

Spouse's Father's Name Joseph Ashcroft

Children (born before Census 1881):

(1) Florence Mary Esther Sinclair, b. abt. 1879, d. abt. 1961, m. 16 Oct 1897, Thomas Parratt, son of ??

(2) Frances Agnes Louise Sinclair, b. 12 Jan 1881, d. 29 Mar 1960, m. 17 Nov 1908, Oscar Johann F Oppermann, son of ??

England and Wales Census, 1881:

Name Jno Jas Sinclair

Event Type Census

Event Date 1881

Event Place Farnham, Surrey, England

Registration District Farnham

Residence Note St Jamess Place

Gender Male

Age 30

Marital Status (Original) Married

Occupation Carpenter

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1851

Birthplace Woolwich, Kent, England

Page Number 14

Registration Number RG11

Piece/Folio 787/42

Affiliate Record Type Household

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Jno Jas Sinclair Head M 30 Woolwich, Kent, England

Florence E Sinclair Wife F 21 Epping, Essex, England

Florence M E Sinclair Daughter F 1 Farnham, Surrey, England

Frances A L Sinclair Daughter F 0 Farnham, Surrey, England

Elizabeth M Jones Servant F 13 Farnham, Surrey, England

Children (born After Census 1881 & Before Census 1891):

(3) Victoria Grace Sinclair, b. 1883, d. 22 Oct 1954, m. 1906, James Lovelace Golding, son of William Golding & Caroline (Young) Golding

(4) John James Sinclair, b. abt. 1884, d. 21 Sep 1949

(5) Robert Edward Sinclair, b. abt. 1886, d. 26 Apr 1945, m. 1914, Beatrice Mabel Elliott, daughter of William Elliott & Elizabeth (??) Elliott

(6) Mabel Lilian Sinclair, b. 1888, d. 1889

(7) Lilian Daisy Wrighton, b. 1890, d. aft. 1940, m. Anthony L Schneider, son of ??

England and Wales Census, 1891:

Name Thomas Wrighton

Event Type Census

Event Date 1891

County Surrey

Parish Aldershot

Ecclesiastical Parish ST MICHAEL

Registration District Farnham

Residence Note Denmark Street

Gender Male

Age 26

Marital Status Married

Occupation Royal Field Artillery

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1865

Birthplace Staffordshire, England

Page Number 34

Registration Number RG12

Piece/Folio 564/ 71

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Thomas Wrighton Head M 26 Staffordshire, England

Florence Wrighton Wife F 28 Essex, England

Florence Wrighton Daughter F 11 Surrey, England

Frances Wrighton Daughter F 10 Surrey, England

Grace Wrighton Daughter F 8 Surrey, England

John I Wrighton Son M 6 Surrey, England

Robert Wrighton Son M 5 Hampshire, England

Lilian Wrighton Daughter F 1 Hampshire, England

Death of Spouse (1): 1892, Guildford, Surrey, England

MARRIAGE (2). 15 Apr 1894, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

MARRIAGE (2). 15 Apr 1894, Thomas Wrighton, son of Thomas Wrighton & ??

MARRIAGE (2). 15 Apr 1894

Name Thomas Wrighton

Birth Date 1866

Age 28

Spouse's Name Florence Eva Sinclair

Spouse's Birth Date 1865

Spouse's Age 29

Event Date 15 Apr 1894

Event Place Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Father's Name Thomas Wrighton

Spouse's Father's Name Joseph Ashcroft

Children:

(8) Thomas Frank Wrighton, b. abt. 1893, d. 21 Jun 1940, m (1). bef. 1916, Kathleen Amy Mary Puzey, daughter of Thomas Puzey & Kate S (Bishop) Puzey, m (2). 1925, Vera Elizabeth Fredreca Hardy, daughter of Leslie William Hardy & Mary Elizabeth (Craggs) Hardy

(9 ) Percival Arthur Wrighton, b. 1894, d. 1 Jun 1985, m. 1919, Gertrude Frances Eileen Ing, daughter of Walter Henry Ing & Hannah (Patience) Ing

(10) Gertrude Maud Wrighton, b. 1897, d. Apr 1897

(11) Alexander Frederick (Fred) Wrighton, b. 1898, d. 6 Aug 1916,

(12) Alfred Cyril (Cyril) Wrighton, b. 1900, d. aft. 1940

(13) Dorothy Eva (Eva) Wrighton, b. abt. 1903, d. 13 Jan 1991, m. 1923, Frank Humphrey Watson, son of Charles Watson & Louisa Adelaide (Jervis) Watson

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England and Wales Census, 1901:

Name Florence E Wrighton

Event Type Census

Event Date 31 Mar 1901

Event Place Farnham Rural, Surrey, England

County Surrey

Civil Parish Farnham Rural

Ecclesiastical Parish St Peters Wrecclesham

Sub-District Frensham

Registration District Farnham

Residence Note Wrecclesham River Row

Gender Female

Age 37

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1864

Birthplace Epping, Essex

Schedule Type 319

Page Number 51

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Florence E Wrighton Head F 37 Epping, Essex

Grace Sinclair Daughter F 18 Farnham, Surrey

John J Sinclair Son M 16 Barnes, Surrey

Robert E Sinclair Son M 15 Aldershot, Hampshire

Lilian D Wrighton Daughter F 11 Aldershot, Hampshire

Thomas F Wrighton Son M 9 Aldershot, Hampshire

Percival Wrighton Son M 7 Farnham, Surrey

Frederick Wrighton Son M 3 Farnham, Surrey

Alfred C Wrighton Son M 0 Farnham, Surrey

England and Wales Census, 1911:

Name Eva Wrighton

Event Type Census

Event Date 1911

County Surrey

Parish Farnham Rural

Sub-District Frensham

Registration District Farnham

Gender Female

Age 48

Birthplace Epping, Essex

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Eva Wrighton Wife F 48 Epping, Essex

Frank Wrighton Son M 19 Aldershot, Hampshire

Percy Arthur Wrighton Son M 17 Old Pound, Hampshire

Cyril Wrighton Son M 11 Wrecclesham

Eva Wrighton Daughter F 9 Bourne, Surrey

IMMIGRATION.

DEATH. 18 Sep 1917, Palmerston-street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #193/1917

Family name Wrighton

Given names Florence E

Place of death District of Claremont

DEATH NOTICE. WRIGHTON.-On September 18, 1917, at Palmerston-street, Cottesloe Beach, Florence Eva, dearly beloved wife, of Thomas, and mother of Frank, Private Percy, Cyril, Eva Wrighton and Mrs. Robert Sinclair.

BURIAL. KARRAKATTA CEMETERY

WRIGHTON FLORENCE EVA

Age 55 years

Place of residence COTTESLOE BEACH

Date of Death 18/09/1917

Area or Denomination WESLEYAN

Section EC

Gravesite 0024

Death of Spouse (2): 20 Oct 1929, 24 Gold-street, South Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE OF HER PARENTS. 25 Oct 1852, Parish Of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England

MARRIAGE. 25 Oct 1852

Name Joseph Jun. Ashcroft

Spouse's Name Harriet Oxford

Event Date 25 Oct 1852

Event Place Perish Of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey, England

Father's Name Joseph Ashcroft

Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Oxford

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Sources

• Birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26BL-C4N

• Marriage (1): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJPQ-HVB

• England and Wales Census, 1881: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-2CQJ

• England and Wales Census, 1891: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QFVF-JPZ

• Marriage (2): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNLH-ZBR

• England and Wales Census, 1901: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9X7-67T

• England and Wales Census, 1911: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW88-XBF

• Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #193/1917

• Death Notice: The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wed 19 Sep 1917, Page 1: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27454890

• Burial: http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=KB00019071