Researching Edward Wright
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96073 people with the Wright surname? In that year Wright was ranked number 14 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Wright on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Edward Wright in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Wright and the Wright Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wright Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Wright family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Edward Wright at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Wright using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Edward Wright.
Research the Wright surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wright Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 125574 people with the Wright surname in the UK? Wright is now ranked number 13 for popularity in the UK. |
Wright Family Tree Databases
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Wright Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 574229 people with the Wright surname in the USA? Wright is ranked number 28 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wright Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Wright
Edward Fortescue Wright
Edward Fortescue Wright (born 11 March 1858 in Coburg, Chudleigh, Devon, murdered on 23 November 1904 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a Gloucestershire cricketer who immigrated to the West Indies.
He was a right-handed batsman and a round-arm right-hand fast bowler. He was educated at Sydney College, Bath. 'Scores and Biographies' notes that he was 5 foot 10½ inches high and weighed 11 stone 10 pounds.
Edward Wright played four matches for Gloucestershire in 1878 scoring 81 runs and taking 1 wicket. On his debut against Surrey James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual reported that "Mr. E. Wright, an amateur debutant, [contributed] a very freely hit 32." Earlier he had played for Somerset in 1875, before they were first-class, and for Devon between 1876 and 1884.
He joined the Colonial Service and was posted to British Guiana. He made his debut for the colony against Trinidad in 1882-83 when he took 4 wickets and then scored 123 out of the British Guiana total of 168. This was the first first-class century in the West Indies. In 1887-88 he took 3-17 and 7–15 against Barbados.
Against Slade Lucas's team in 1894-95 he took 5–34 in the first match and then scored 54 in the second match. More success followed in the 1895-96 Inter-Colonial Tournament when he scored 96 against Trinidad and then scored 26 and 85 and took 3-58 and 7–53 in the final against Barbados. In 1896-97 he played against Lord Hawke's team but had less success.
The following season he was posted to Jamaica and joined the Jamaican Constabulary. He was promoted to Inspector General in charge of the Jamaica Constabulary and in 1902 was awarded the C.M.G. for his services.
While in Jamaica he played three matches against RA Bennett side in 1901-02.
He married Constant Hext in 1881 and had a son, Arthur, who played for the Army against the Royal Navy at Lord's in 1904 and also played for Devon. After the death of his first wife he married Annie Douglas Alexander in 1891, with them having two sons: Douglas and Oswin.
In 1902 a riot took place at Montego Bay. A small group of police with Wright in charge went there at once to investigate the incident. On the following day Wright and a colleague, Inspector Clarke, were strolling unarmed through the town and were mistaken for members of the local police force. They were attacked and whilst Inspector Clarke received a fractured skull from which he eventually recovered, Wright was so badly hurt that he died shortly afterwards.
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