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Wright Castledawson
« on: Saturday 01 June 19 22:25 BST (UK) »
I’m looking for information on John Wright who had a daughter Esther Wright bc 1841. She married Thomas tipping in castledawson presbyterian church in 1862. The record shows her father to be John ( not Andrew as on LDS site!) a farmer. She lists her residence at time of marriage simply as Castledawson. I’ve tried Griffith’s but no John in Castledawson. There is a Jane listed for castledawson and Annaghmore. I’ve found a Jane Wright marriage to George Morwood in the same church around same time with father also listed as John and their family later on living in Annaghmore.  I can’t find a death for John that matches.. does any of this ring a bell with anyone. Would love to establish the right John Wright

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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 June 19 23:27 BST (UK) »
This chap https://gw.geneanet.org/belfast8?lang=en&p=andrew&n=wright has an Andrew Wright as her father and a John Wright as Andrew's brother. Perhaps he mixed the names up when creating the page?
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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 02 June 19 00:24 BST (UK) »
I've found Esther went to New York with Thomas.  John didn't go with them? There is a John Wright born in Moneymore in 1803 - have you looked at him?  Then another few around Donaghmore.


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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 02 June 19 00:27 BST (UK) »
I think they have possibly picked up a very early tree I put up a long time ago that had ‘Andrew’ listed as father (from the LDS site) before I learned to check everything first hand :) ( I’ve now got a copy of the marriage certificate that clearly states John)

The detail on down re my grandfather etc are identical to how I posted it. So I’m presuming they’ve just copied it. Just wish Wright wasn't as Common a name, Tipping was easy :)

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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 02 June 19 00:33 BST (UK) »
Have you got John's wife's name?

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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 02 June 19 00:33 BST (UK) »
I noticed one of their children with the middle name Andrew. Did they give any of them John as a name? John could have already been deceased by the time she married (it isn't always noted). You have said you now think the other researcher copied your previous tree, but could the other researcher have compelling reasons for thinking her father was an Andew rather than a John? I've come across instances where a bride or groom's father died when they were very young and at their marriage, they gave the wrong forename for their father.
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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 02 June 19 00:42 BST (UK) »
Esther ( Wright) Tipping & Thomas stayed in Castledawson, they are buried in the family plot in castledawson, as did their granddaughter Esther who married Arthur Evans.

I’ve looked at a couple of other John Wright’s, one in Ballymulderg I’ve not tried Moneymore, as I presumed (hoped!) that since they married in Castledawson it was her home church. I’ll take a look at the Moneymore one . Thanks

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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 02 June 19 00:51 BST (UK) »
The “John “ has puzzled me. Their youngest son William John was born  in 1881 so it seems a bit strange to keep her fathers’s name to the end, particularly when my ggf was given Wright as his middle name... so he may have died when she was young .. I’ve not been able to find his death record.

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Re: Wright Castledawson
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 02 June 19 01:00 BST (UK) »
I've had another look at the tipping that went overseas.  It appears to be Esther & Thomas' son Thomas born 1862.  I'll keep fosicking
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