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About John Brian WRIGHT
I was born in Bury, Lancashire and spent my youth in Lytham St Annes but have
lived in Chorley, Lancashire (UK) since 1965. I retired from general medical
practice at the beginning of 1999.
Married to Elsa we have a son Stephen age 48 and a daughter Rebecca age 38 and
two grandsons, Christopher age 19 and Ewan age 7
My family history research begins with: Henry Wright baptised
24/7/1791 and who married Isabel Aughton (baptismal record not found) in 1812. They
produced: Richard, baptised
16/8/1812 John,
27/3/1814 William,
28/4/1816 Jane,
1/11/1818 Elizabeth (Betty),
18/3/1821 Mary,
27/7/1823 Ann,
23/4/1826 Henry,
19/6/1831
Alice, 28/8/1835.
Richard Wright was
baptised 16/8/1812 in North Meols. He married Ann Spencer 5/6/1836.
They produced:
Peggy 1835 record of her baptism not found
Richard baptised 4/8/1837
James born 19/3/1839
John born 25/2/1841
Mary born 27/12/1847
Samuel and Robert (twins) born 31/10/1849
James Wright was my great grandfather who married Ann Rimmer 20/7/1862 from the village
of Halsall in Lancashire. They moved to Widnes in Cheshire and produced:
Richard born 1862 died 1863
Robert born 1864 died 1868
John born 23/8/1866 married Mary Ann Hollins 13/3/1889 in Widnes
Henry born 1868 married Emma Clarke 24/10/1895 in Widnes, died 1912
and buried in the Colonial Cemetery Lagos, Nigeria.
Ann born 15/9/1870 married Joseph Littler Gill in Widnes 6/8/1895
Thomas born 1872 died 1872
James born 17/9/1873 married Clara Jane Hollins 13/9/1897 in Widnes
William born 1876 married Margaret Ellen Blinston 25/11/1901 died 1906 ?abroad
Joseph born 1/6/1878 married Nellie Johnson 23/8/1902 in Southport
Samuel born 1881 died 1884
Alice born 1/10/1883 married William Walter Garstang in Widnes on 10/4/1909.
William W Garstang originated from one of the many Garstangs who lived in
Whittle le Woods in Lancashire.
Joseph was my grandfather and produced my father John Wright on
26/1/1905 who later married Ada Dyson from Bury who had family origins in
Halifax, Yorkshire.
I am John B Wright born in 1931 and would be grateful to hear from
anyone connected with any of the above names.
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