Emma (Wright) Trigg (1848 - 1925)

Born 1848 in Great Chishill, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Trigg — married 1866 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1925 at about age 77 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Emma Wright (married name Trigg) was born in 1849 in Great Chishill, Essex, England^[1]. She was the daughter of Jane (Bolding) Wright and Samuel Wright.

In 1851, young Emma and her family were living in Great Chishill, Hertfordshire.^[2]

The ship, Neleus set sail from Southampton, England on 10 August 1854 with the WRIGHT family among the assisted immigrant passengers and arrived in Melbourne, Colony of Victoria on 23 October 1854^[3][4]. The WRIGHT family from Essex consisted of parents, Samuel (age 31, Agr. Labourer) and Jane (28) and their children, George (8), Emma (5) and John (2). On arrival, Samuel went to work for Joseph HAYES of the Albion township for 6 months with rations.

She married George Trigg in 1866 in Colony of Victoria^[5].

Their children were:

• Samuel Trigg (1867–1909)
• Elizabeth Trigg (1868–1934?)
• Martha Trigg (1869–1936)
• Charles Trigg (1871– )
• Alfred Trigg (1873–1944)
• Herbert Joseph Trigg (1887–1941)

Emma died on 10 January 1925 in Warrnambool, Victoria, aged 75 years.^[6] Her remains were buried on 12 January 1925 in Warrnambool Cemetery^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. WRIGHT, EMMA; BOLDING; GRO Reference: 1848 D Quarter in ROYSTON AND BUNTINGFORD; Volume 06 Page 551. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPJ-Y9S : 15 July 2017), Emma Wright, Great Chishill, Hertfordshire, England; citing Great Chishill, Hertfordshire, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Public Records Office Victoria: Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14. Ship: Neleus; Departed: Southampton, England, 10 Aug 1854; Arrived: Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, 23 Oct 1854. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E2912832-F1B1-11E9-AE98-C326277ADF95?image=98

   WRIGHT SAMUEL 31 NELEUS 1854-10 11 95

   WRIGHT JANE 28 NELEUS 1854-10 11 95

   WRIGHT GEORGE 8 NELEUS 1854-10 11 95

   WRIGHT EMMA 5 NELEUS 1854-10 11 95

   WRIGHT JOHN 2 NELEUS 1854-10 11 95

4. ↑ Ship Arrival: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1854, October 24). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4799336
5. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 2004 / 1866; Family name: TRIGG; Given name(s) George; Spouse's family name: WRIGHT; Spouse's given name(s) Emma. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
6. ↑ Death record: 3589 / 1925. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Emma TRIGG); (Place of death: WARRNAMBOOL); (Age at death: 769); (Mother: Jane BOLDEN); (Father: WRIGHT Samuel)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140468962/emma-trigg: accessed 19 October 2023), memorial page for Emma Wright Trigg (1849–10 Jan 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140468962, citing Warrnambool Cemetery, Warrnambool, Warrnambool City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by George Spadon (contributor 48254045).

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