Thomas Wright (1739 - 1765)

Born 1 Apr 1739 in Higham, Kent, England

Husband of Ann (Chambers) Wright — married 18 Dec 1763 in Gillingham, Kent, England

Died 28 Sep 1765 at age 26 in Gillingham, Kent, England

Biography

Thomas was born in 1739 at Higham, Kent, to Thomas and Mary Wright. ^[1]

Thomas married Ann Chambers at Gillingham (by Chatham) in Dec 1763.^[2]

The couple's known children were baptised at Gillingham in the subsequent few years.

He passed away in Sep 1765. ^[3]

Research Notes

1/ Higham is around 5km north-west of Rochester across the Medway. The latter is adjacent to Chatham and the famous dockyard. Gillingham, immediately east of Chatham was the abode of many of the dockyard workers and their families.

The Parish of Higham nestles between the River Thames and the North Downs midway between Gravesend and the Medway towns. Higham (from the Old English, meaning ‘high village‘) is part of Gravesham Borough within the county of Kent. Higham has developed as two parts, the original Saxon village of Higham to the north (now Lower Higham) and a more recent settlement to the south around the main road linking Gravesend to Rochester, which grew in size and importance during the 1800s.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Kent : Higham : St Mary : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5974e7b2f493fde2113c77fd : viewed 6 Jun 2022) baptism Thomas Wright 01 Apr 1739
2. ↑ Kent : Gillingham : St Mary Magdalene : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817eb5ce93790eb7fd1ed32 : viewed 6 Jun 2022) marriage Thomas Wright to Ann Chambers 18 Dec 1763
3. ↑ Kent : Gillingham : St Mary Magdalene : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58180e53e93790ec75b6ff10 : viewed 7 Jun 2022) burial Thomas Wright 28 Sep 1765
4. ↑ https://higham-kent-pc.gov.uk/village-amenities/parish-history/