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Offline shyster2008

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Re: Researching the Wrights.
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 18 October 12 02:27 BST (UK) »
If Samuel Walton was the Founder then where did the Wrights come in to it?

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« Reply #19 on: Thursday 18 October 12 02:34 BST (UK) »
Does the Index only state ROPEMAKERS?

What about WIRE ROPE MAKERS? or is it not specific?

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Re: Researching the Wrights.
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 18 October 12 12:45 BST (UK) »
Hi

No it just says 'rope maker'.

Here are all the 'Wright' entries in the 1770 Streets and Inhabitants of Birmingham.

JOHN WRIGHT  no. 12 Cannon Street  ~   Peruke Maker.
JOHN WRIGHT  no. 31  Cannon Street  ~  Horn Comb Maker.
JOSEPH WRIGHT no 20 the Bullring  ~ Patten Maker
JOSEPH WRIGHT no. 15 Bull Street  ~  Pastry cook.
JOSEPH WRIGHT no. 19 Masshouse Lane  ~ Vice maker.
JAMES WRIGHT no 1 Freeman Street  ~  Plater.
MARY WRIGHT no.17 Snowhill  ~  Tailor.
JAMES WRIGHT  Digbeth  ~  Ivory Comb Maker
WILLIAM WRIGHT  Church Street  ~ Chape Filer.
COOPER and WRIGHT at Dale End  ~ Buckle Makers
THOMAS WRIGHT at Dale End ~  Grocer
THOMAS WRIGHT High Street  ~ Distiller
GILBERT WRIGHT High Street  ~ Draper
THOMAS WRIGHT Park Street  ~ Button Maker.

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Re: Researching the Wrights.
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 18 October 12 14:10 BST (UK) »
Hi again,

Think you may like this

  The business was founded in 1770 by William Wright of Dartmouth Street, and continued first by his son William and then his daughter-in-law Ann, and in 1846 by his grandsons John and Edwin. They were the patentees and brought the firm to its later size.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22964&strquery=wright

Lots of info on there,

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Re: Researching the Wrights.
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 18 October 12 15:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Claire....

Just doing my sums and they do not seem to add up!!!

William Wright....Born Approx 1745...Founder in 1770

Son William...Born Approx 1765...

Ann....No Idea...Was she Married to William?

Anyway, John and Edwin...Who are the Grandchildren of The Founder, William Wright, were born in 1826 and 1829.

There seems to be a gap or am I reading this incorrectly?

Cannot see john & Edwin Being his Grandsons...Too many years inbetween....Are we missing a Generation??

Brian

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« Reply #23 on: Thursday 18 October 12 15:56 BST (UK) »
Hi Claire...

Just rechecking my sums.....

Have worked out that based from Birthdate to having a Grandson/Granddaughter it would be approx 46years so the info is probably correct.

Have looked at what you provided and it seems Kosha..

Now next Problem!!!...Daughter in law Ann...Did she Marry William or was this a seperate issue.

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« Reply #24 on: Thursday 18 October 12 16:10 BST (UK) »
Need now to find the Marriage of William Wright to Unknown in approx 1760.

Who did William Wright Marry?

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Re: Researching the Wrights.
« Reply #25 on: Saturday 20 October 12 16:48 BST (UK) »
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=143-ms_58&cid=-1#-1


I think you might have this already, but it bears close reading.

There is mention of a 'deed of separation' between William Wright and Ann Wright. Ann is later then herself referred to as a 'rope and twine maker'. A Jane Turner is referred to as her sister (and an Edward Turner is referred to as Jane's sister), so maybe Edward, Jane and Ann were siblings.
Before William and Ann separated, they had at least two children: Edwin Payton Wright and John Turner Wright. Edwin married Marianne Augusta Turner; John married Mary Henrietta Turner - both women were daughters of Edward Palmer Turner (not sure what relationship, if any to the Edward Turner mentioned earlier) and Mary Griffin (presumably some relation to the John Griffin of Bilston, ironmaster, mentioned, though haven't yet checked what). Marianne Augusta died, having had three children - Marianne Harriet Wright b 1850, John Turner Wright b1853, and Edwin Payton Wright b 1858; Edwin Payton Wright married again, in London, to Amy Dollman, daughter of the Francis Thomas Dollman (an architect in London) mentioned, and had six more children, including Edwin Payton Francis Wright. One of the other children was named Katherine Horsfall Wright, so I wonder if there is some family connection between Webster and Horsfall Ltd (one of the other firms involved in the Atlantic Telegraph Cable) as well as a business one.  Very confusingly, at least for me, both Edwin Payton Wright snr and John Turner Wright snr had sons named Edwin Payton Wright and John Turner Wright.  Edward Palmer Turner had a son also called Edward Palmer Turner, who married Mary Kendrick in 1840.

In the 1861 census, John Turner Wright snr (at that time aged 35, and married to Mary Harriet) has a 'Mary Wright, aged 67', in his household, and described as his 'mother-in-law'......which I'm not sure I understand.....

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Re: Researching the Wrights.
« Reply #26 on: Saturday 20 October 12 16:59 BST (UK) »
WOW...
Lot of info here...
Will need time to digest it...
Need to do some more research but what you have provided will keep me occupied for some time.
Thanks for all you have provided.

Regards

Brian.