Born in Peldon, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wright
and Sarah Ann (Thorrington) Wright
Sister of
John Wright, Emma (Wright) Dodd, Emily (Wright) Theobald, Ellen (Wright) Green, Sarah Ann (Wright) Bindon, John Wright, Lavinia Ann Wright and Alfred Wright
Wife of
George Christmas
— married
3 Jan 1885 in Peldon Church
Died
at about age 66
[location unknown]
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Biography
Edith was baptised 10 Jun 1855 the daughter of John Wright and Sarah Thorrington.[1] [2]
In 1861 she lived with her Sister Emma Dodd and family on Harvey’s Farm Peldon. [3]
- Parents: Henry Dodd (32 Blacksmith b St Giles Colchester) Emma Dodd (27 b Peldon)
- Children: Frances G Dodd (5 b Peldon), Emily M Dodd (4 b Peldon)
- Other: Edith Wright (5 Sister to Emma b Peldon)
In 1871 she lived with her Sister Sarah Bindon and family at 46 Pevensey Rd Eastbourne [4]
- Parents: Stephen Bindon (41Upholsterer Employing 4 men b Old Cleeve, Somerset), Sarah A Bindon (30 b Peldon, Essex)
- Children: Ellen Bindon (5 b Eastbourne), Lilian A Bindon (4 mo b Eastbourne)
- Other: Francis Bindon (42 Cabinet Maker b Old Cleeve, Somerset) brother, Edith Wright (15 Scholar b Peldon, Essex) Sister-in Law, Lucy Edmond (45 b Oswestry, Shropshire) Visitor, Mary H Caplin (16 b Eastbourne) Servant
In 1881 the family lived at Rose Cottage, Mersea Rd, Peldon. [5]
- Parents: Sarah Ann Wright (72 b Fingringhoe)
- Children: Lavinia Wright (33 b Peldon), Edith Wright (25 b Peldon)
3 Jan 1885 George Christmas, Widowed son of John Christmas married Edith Wright Spinster daughter of John Wright at Peldon, St. Mary the Virgin, Essex, England. This was his second marriage at which time he was a hotel keeper. Son of John Christmas Labourer. [6] [7]
Edith was George’s cousin, the daughter of his mothers brother.
In 1891 George Christmas (63 Farmer b West Mersea) and his wife Edith Christmas (35 b Peldon) lived in Rose Cottage Peldon. [8]
In 1901 George Christmas (73 Farmer b West Mersea) and his wife Edith Christmas (45 Dressmaker b Peldon) lived in Rose Cottage Peldon. Visiting was Emily Theobald (65 Widow b Peldon) Edith and Emily were sisters [9]
In 1911 George Christmas (83 Retired Farmer b West Mersea) and his wife Edith Christmas (56 b Peldon) lived in Rose Cottage Peldon. They had been married for 26 years. They had no children[10]
She died 18 July 1922 aged 66 whilst living in Rose Cottage Peldon.[11][12]
Memorial Inscription
In Loving memory of EDITH dearly loved wife of GEORGE CHRISTMAS who died July 18th 1922 Aged 67 years.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7VX5-6TN2 : 14 January 2020), Edith Wright, 10 Jun 1855; citing Christening, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ GRO England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth,(https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [1st May 2022]), database entry for [Wright, Edith ] (Mother's maiden Thorrington), Reference: 1855 J Quarter in LEXDEN & WINSTREE UNION Volume 04A Page 240
- ↑ Class: RG 9; Piece: 1102; Folio: 121; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542754 Ancestry uk Record uki1861 #16841470 Ancestry share
- ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1040; Folio: 52; Page: 31; GSU roll: 827480Ancestry uk Record 7619 #12880743 Ancestry share
- ↑ Class: RG11; Piece: 1796; Folio: 49; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341433Ancestry uk Record 7572 #5169994 Ancestry share
- ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7VJN-T2T2 : 14 January 2020), George Christmas, 3 Jan 1885; citing Marriage, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England.
- ↑ Peldon Church records
- ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1414; Folio: 123; Page: 3; GSU roll: 6096524 Ancestry uk Record 6598 #19002311 Ancestry share
- ↑ Class: RG13; Piece: 1714; Folio: 41; Page: 3 Ancestry uk Record 7814 #9877629 Ancestry share
- ↑ The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 Ancestry uk Record 2352 #53493335 Ancestry share
- ↑ Peldon Church records
- ↑ Death GRO Reference: 1922 S Quarter in LEXDEN Volume 04A Page 576
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