Deborah Wright (1776 - 1853)

Born 12 Nov 1776 in Windle, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1853 at age 77 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

Deborah Wright was born on 12 Nov 1776, and christened at St Helens Chapel of Ease in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. She was the daughter of John Wright (labourer of Windle).

Deborah's son William Wright was born (out of wedlock) on 17 Feb 1798, and christened on 25 Feb 1798 at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Prescot, Lancashire. The family's address was recorded as Windle.^[1] His father was determined to be John Meadows of Ashton (labourer), and was required to pay towards the child's maintenance; according to the maintenance order, Deborah was living in the township of Rainford.^[2]

Deborah's daughter Jane Wright was born in about 1811 in Liverpool.

Her son Thomas Wright was born (out of wedlock) on 10 Sep 1814, and christened on 23 Oct 1814 at Rainford Chapel of Ease in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. The family's address was recorded as Windle.^[1]

By June 6th 1841, Deborah was living in Eccleston, Lancashire and working as an agricultural labourer. Her daughter Jane, and Jane's three children John (8), Margaret (2) and Mary (5 months old) were living with her.

By March 30th 1851, Deborah was living with her son William in Millbrook Lane, Eccleston. She was said to be 77, and no longer doing paid work.

Deborah died on 27 Dec 1853, of old age and lupus, aged 78, near Seven Stars, Eccleston - probably at her son William's house, since the same description was given for his address and since he was in attendance when she died. The death certificate described her as a housekeeper. She was buried on 1 Jan 1854 at Rainford Chapel of Ease in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. Her age was recorded as 78, and her address as Eccleston.

Research Notes

Census

1841: Eccleston

  Debbery Right 60 Ag Lab Y

  Jane do 30 Y

  John do 8 Y

  Margret do 2 Y

  Mary do 5m Y //

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk
2. ↑ Lancashire Archives catalogue - Document reference QSP/2409/39.
   Title: Rainford. Order of filiation and maintenance of William, bastard child of John Meadows of Ashton, labourer, and Deborah Wright, singlewoman
   Date: 4 Sep 1798

• Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWVS-B3R : 10 April 2021), Deborah Wright, 1776.

• Baptism: Dickinson, Florence (ed). The registers of Saint Helens Chapel in the parish of Prescot, pt. 1. 1713-1787 -- pt. 2. 1788-1812. Marriages to 1837 / transcribed, edited and indexed by F. Dickinson, vol 1, p. 81. Accessed on https://archive.org/details/registersofsaint107sthe/page/80/mode/2up

• Burial: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-5NV : 22 May 2019), Debbery Right, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-06 folio 5 page 3

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYX-H5Y : 12 September 2019), Debara Wright in household of William Wright, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 30, 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.

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