Researching Henry 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 Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Wright on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Henry 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Wright ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
Search Parish Records for Henry Wright at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Wright using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Henry 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 History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Wright Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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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
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Wright
Henry Oswald Wright
Henry Oswald Wright (November 20, 1880 – April 25, 1956) was a Canadian rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Battleford in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's Unionist Government.
He was born in West Templeton, Quebec, the son of E.A. Wright and E.A. Langford, and was educated in Ottawa. Wright served during the Second Boer War with the Canadian Militia in South Africa from 1899 to 1902. He owned a ranch at Senlac, Saskatchewan. In 1905, he married Mary Fidelia Wilson. Wright was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1917. He died in Saskatoon at the age of 75.
Source: Henry Oswald Wright, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHenry Smith Wright
Henry Smith Wright (27 June 1839 – 19 March 1910) was an English barrister, banker and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.
Wright was born at Quarndon, Derbyshire the third son of Ichabod Charles Wright of Watnall Hall, Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Brighton College and admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge on 29 January 1858. He was a scholar in 1861 and also that year rowed in the winning First Trinity Boat Club coxed four which won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. He was admitted at the Inner Temple on 20 August 1862 and called to the bar on 30 April 1866.
Wright was a member of his father's banking firm in Nottingham from 1867 to 1878. With his father he published a selection of psalms in verse.He translated the Iliad, I-IV into English hexameters, and the Aeneid, I-VI into blank verse.
Wright stood unsuccessfully for Nottingham South in 1885 but was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for South Nottingham at the 1886 general election. He held the seat until he stood down in 1895.
Wright lived at Mapperley Hall, Nottinghamshire and died at the age of 70.
Wright married Mary Jane Cartledge, only daughter of William Cartledge, of Woodthorpe in 1865. He married secondly in 1869, Josephine Henrietta Wright, his first cousin, daughter of the Rev. John Adolphus Wright, rector of Ickham, Kent, and had four sons and one daughter.
Source: Henry Smith Wright, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHenry Wright (civil servant)
Henry Wright (6 July 1794 – 14 January 1879) was the 11th Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon.
He was born in London, the son of Henry Wright and his wife Elizabeth Dumaresq.
He was appointed Accountant General and Controller of Revenue of Ceylon on 1 February 1841, succeeding Henry Augustus Marshall, and held the office until 28 May 1847, when he was succeeded by Charles J. MacCarthy.
He died in 1879. He had married Camilla, and had two sons and three daughters. His elder son, William Dumaresq Wright, became Treasurer of Ceylon in 1882.
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