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Walter Wright (1869 - 1935)

Walter Wright
Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Died at age 65 in Leeds, Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Walter was born in 1869. He is the son of Samuel Wright and Frances Barker.

Census

In 1871, Samuel and his family were living at 70 Kirkgate, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

Samuel Wright. head, married, 38, engine fitter at works, b. Yorkshire, Goole
Frances Wright, wife, married, 39, confectioner, b. Yorkshire, Brotherton
Robert Alf Wright, son, unmarried, 17, ironmonger, b. Boston, Mass, America
John F Wright, son, unmarried, 14, scholar, b. Boston, Mass, America
Wilfred W Wright, son, unmarried, 8, scholar, b. Boston, Mass, America
Walter Wright, son, unmarried, 1, b. Yorkshire, Leeds
Sarah Benwell, servant, unmarried, 30, assistant confectioner, b. Nottingham, Leeford
Mary Hutchinson, servant, unmarried, 15, domestic servant, b. Yorkshire, Crossgate[1]

In 1881, Samuel, his wife and youngest son were living at 70 Kirkgate, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Also present was his cousin Emily Shipstone, oldest child of his mother's brother, George Shipstone.

Samuel Wright, head, married, 48, confectioner, b. Goole, Yorkshire
Frances Wright, wife, married, 49, b. Brotherton, Yorkshire
Walter Wright, son, unmarried, 11, scholar, b. Leeds, Yorkshire
Emily Shipstone, cousin, unmarried, 21, drapers assistant, b. London, Middlesex
Harriet Thompson, servant, unmarried, 19, domestic servant, b. Bartly, Notts[2]

In 1891 Frances still lived at 70 Kirkgate, Leeds, England, although she was now a widow and the head of the household.

Frances Wright, head, widow, female, 59, confectioner, employer, b. Yorkshire, Brotherton
Wilfred W Wright, son, single, male, 28, confectioner’s assistant, employee, E Boston MA
Walter Wright, son, single, male, 21, clerk, employee, Yorkshire, Leeds
Maggie Bell, assistant, single, female, 19, confectioner’s assistant, employee, b. b. Yorkshire, Yallow? (1881 and 1911 census have Malton)
Jane Metcalfe, servant, single, female, 19, general servant (domestic), b. Yorkshire, Ingleton[3]

In 1901 she was again found at 70 Kirkgate, Leeds.

Sources

  1. 1871 England Census.
  2. 1881 England Census.
  3. 1891 England Census.
  • "1871 England Census," database on-line, Ancestry.com. Class: RG10; Piece: 4543; Folio: 55; Page: 10; GSU roll: 847133. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871.
  • "1881 England Census," database on-line, Ancestry.com. Class: RG11; Piece: 4511; Folio: 54; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1342082. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.
  • "1891 England Census," database on-line, Ancestry.com. Class: RG12; Piece: 3683; Folio: 152; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6098793. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891.




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