James Wright (1850 - 1918)

Born 1850 in Bengall, Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Died 1918 at about age 68 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Biography

James was born at Bengall Farm, near Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire, in July 1850^[1], the 7th child (of 9 surviving) of William Wright and Jane (Janet) Bell. He married Margaret Deborah Dinwoodie in Lochmaben in September 1878^[2]. On the death of his father in 1875 James's elder brother Thomas became proprietor of Bengall Farm and, as a young man, James started out as an engineer or draughtsman. He later became a flesher (butcher) and subsequently was the owner of a successful butcher business. He had probably retired by the time of the 1911 census^[3] census because he is described as a man of "private means", and in 1912 the family moved into a new home, Lake House, in Lochmaben. James passed away there in 1918.

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1. ↑ Scotlands People: 09/07/1850 Wright, James [O.P.R. Births 820/00 0020 0090 Dryfesdale]
2. ↑ Scotlands People: 1878 Wright, James (Statutory registers Marriages 840/ 12)
3. ↑ Scotlands People: 02/04/1911 Wright, James [Census 1911 840/00 001/00 007]