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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: The Becks Household at 2, Devonshire Place, St. Helier - Myra Jones
« on: Wednesday 16 August 23 06:33 BST (UK)  »
Very many thanks for your suggestion for seeking further information on Myra Jones on the Jersey Heritage website.

I have now managed to obtain the entry for her on 12th June 1879 when she was two.  If my translation from French is adequate, it appears that she had an eye infection and was not discharged until 10th July 1879. 

There is a reference to 'Southampton'.  This is presumably where she might have been staying as I have found that St. Helier did have a hotel called the Southampton Hotel.  Appears to have been closed in recently.

The entry in the Baptism Register is worth a look.  It appears that Myra was born out of wedlock as no wife is mentioned.  What's intriguing is that the name of the mother, Helen Hughes, has been added in a different hand to the rest of the handwriting for her entry.

Many thanks for getting in touch.

Regards

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / The Becks Household at 2, Devonshire Place, St. Helier - Myra Jones
« on: Tuesday 15 August 23 17:06 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have any knowledge of the Beck family at 2, Devonshire Place, St Helier?

Thomas Beck was born in 1842 and married Emily Fillieul in February 1863.  They had children and one of them was also Emily.

From the 1881 Census, Thomas Beck was a widower as a printer compositor.  His daughter, Emily aged 17, two sons aged 10 and 5 as well as Thomas' mother in law, Elizabeth Fillieul, were in the house that night.  Also, another resident was Myra Jones aged 4 listed as a 'lodger'.

There is a birth certificate made out in St. Helier for Myra Jones in 1876, being the daughter of Edwin Jones and Helen Hughes.  Also in the baptism register for Myra, her godparents or sponsors were listed as Thomas Beck and daughter, Emily. A possible explanation for being a lodger in the Becks household in 1881.  Did something happen to either or both, Edwin Jones and Helen Hughes?  Don't think that they were Jersey residents.

Myra Jones was taken in by the Wright family at Longstone Hall in Derbyshire, taking on the Wright family name.  It was such a taboo subject with my grandparents' generation.  My grandmother was never able to find out the story of how she came into the family from her husband, being a 'brother' to Myra.  My parents met another 'sister' of Myra when she was in her nineties.  She made it quite clear to my parents that she was the youngest member of the family when born in 1873.

As far as people in the village of Great Longstone were concerned, she was a bonafide member of the Wright family.

I acknowledge that this is an exceedingly long shot to get to the bottom of the mystery associated with Myra Jones.  My great grandparents obviously took her in as a member of the family in rather mysterious circumstances.

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Lancashire / Re: BERTHA WHITTENBURY (born c.1810)
« on: Monday 13 March 23 16:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Francis,

Good to hear from you.  I note you are a Wright too but have yet to work out whether your Wright has its origins from Derbyshire.  Searching the family pedigrees is a bit of a tangled web.

There is the marriage of Jeremiah Whittenbury to Elizabeth Wright.  Have had a look at your website.
Did not know that it was Jeremiah's second marriage to her.  See that there another marriage in the two families for Georgina to James Farewell Wright a cousin.

Rather looks as if I failed to attach an image previously from the pedigree in my possession for Jeremiah Whittenbury to Elizabeth Wright.  The other image I took last Thursday at the Derbyshire Record Office for Georgina Whittenbury to James Farewell Wright.   There are instances for the Wrights to have married same families several times over!  For example the Vernons from Sudbury and Clontarf outside Dublin, three times but no descendants in existence today.

I see you make references to Joseph Wright of Derby's paintings on your website.  My parents did try to see if he was related to us either at Great Longstone or Eyam but could not find any proof.  I rather think without checking, that he had a similar coat of arms to us.

Have recently come across a very distant cousin, Kaye Strand, in New Zealand.  Common ancestor a William Wright in 1603!  Her lineage is interesting as she is a descendant of the Bassano family.  The first generation of Bassanos in this country were musicians to Henry VIII!   Incidentally, Joseph Wright painted at least one member of the Bassano family.

Intriguing, is it not?

Regards

Hugh

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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: Whittenbury All lines
« on: Monday 27 February 23 18:33 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for your response.  Enjoy your research.

Regards

Hugh

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One Name Studies: T to Z / Re: Whittenbury All lines
« on: Sunday 26 February 23 20:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there.

Details of Bertha's Whittenbury's forebears recorded on the Wright family pedigree that I have in my possession.  Please see attached image.

The Wright family tree can be seen in Longstone Records as written by my great grandfather, George Thomas Wright in 1906 as per the link from page 325 onwards.

https://ia804707.us.archive.org/34/items/longstonerecords00wrig/longstonerecords00wrig.pdf

Regards

Hugh

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Lancashire / Re: BERTHA WHITTENBURY (born c.1810)
« on: Sunday 26 February 23 20:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there.

Details of Bertha's Whittenbury's forebears recorded on the Wright family pedigree that I have in my possession.  Please see attached image.

The Wright family tree can be seen in Longstone Records as written by my great grandfather, George Thomas Wright in 1906 as per the link from page 325 onwards.

https://ia804707.us.archive.org/34/items/longstonerecords00wrig/longstonerecords00wrig.pdf

Regards

Hugh

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Derbyshire / Re: The Wright Family from Derbyshire - 1600's
« on: Saturday 25 February 23 23:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Gaye,

Very many thanks for responding.  I did write after receiving your response but looks as if it has failed on Rootschat.  The attachments might have been too big first time round.

We very much appear to be distant cousins with our common ancestor being William Wright born in 1603 or 1608 married to Elizabeth Milnes.

Intrigued with the Bassano connection as your forebears after having looked it up on the internet.  Musicians to Henry VIII and Emilia allegedly dallying with the playwright, William Shakespeare.

I attach an image from the handwritten family pedigree that I have.

My great grandfather, George Thomas Wright, wrote Longstone Records in 1906 and here is the link -
https://ia804707.us.archive.org/34/items/longstonerecords00wrig/longstonerecords00wrig.pdf

There is the Wright family pedigree starting on page 325 of Longstone Records.  Robert le Wright in 1330!

I have answered another old post of yours about Joseph Wright of Derby with his family tree included in a book on him written by William Bemrose.

My first cousin once removed, Jon, has married a Russian girl.  Note reference to a Motteram marrying a Russian merchant!  He has been doing DNA research and it rather looks that we came over with the Vikings rather than the Normans as first thought in the family.

Did you ever hear from Shauna?

Thanks

Hugh




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Derbyshire / Re: Joseph Wright, Artist of Derbyshire
« on: Thursday 23 February 23 11:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Gaye,

Have noticed that you were in 2005 seeking a family tree for Joseph Wright of Derby.  We the Wrights from Great Longstone and Eyam have not found any tenuous links to Joseph Wright within our family tree.

Here is the link for it in a book, The Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A., Commonly Called "Wright of Derby." by William Bemrose.  Without checking, I think a Bemrose married a member of his family.

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bJtDvgAACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=snippet&q=longford&f=false

The family tree is between pages 4 and 5 of the book.

Good luck

Regards

Hugh

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Derbyshire / Re: The Wright Family from Derbyshire - 1600's
« on: Monday 20 February 23 15:57 GMT (UK)  »
Good afternoon Shauna and Gaye,

Are either of you or both still in touch with RootsChat since 2004 and 2011 respectively?

I am a descendent of Thomas Wright who was at Unthank Hall and the younger brother of William Wright who married Anne Gaunt.  Both William and Thomas had two marriages looking at the family tree in my possession.

I along with a first cousin, once removed interested in the Wright family history.  Any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Regards

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