Researching Ian 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 Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Ian Wright on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ian Wright and the Wright Family History
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.
Study Parish Records for Ian Wright at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ian Wright using the FreeBMD database.
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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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ian Wright.
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Explore One Great Family for Wright records submitted by people who are already researching the Wright Family Tree.
Find Ian Wright from Ireland on findmypast.ie
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.
Research the Wright surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| 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
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Ian Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ian Wright
Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright (born 3 November 1963) is an English former professional footballer, and television and radio personality. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport and ITV Sport.
Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal as a forward, spending six years with the former and seven years with the latter. With Arsenal he lifted the Premier League title, both the major domestic cup competitions, and the European Cup Winners Cup. Known for his speed, agility, finishing and aggression, he played 581 league games, scoring 287 goals for seven clubs in Scotland and England, while also earning 33 caps for the English national team, and scoring 9 international goals.
Wright also played in the Premier League for West Ham United, the Scottish Premier League for Celtic and the Football League for Burnley and Nottingham Forest., he is Arsenal's second-highest scorer of all time and Crystal Palace's third-highest.
After he finally retired from the game he has been active in the media, usually in football-related TV and radio shows. Two of his sons, Bradley and Shaun Wright-Phillips, are both professional footballers.
Source: Ian Wright, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaIan Wright (traveller)
Ian Douglas Wright (born 17 May 1965, Suffolk, England) is an English television host and comedian. Wright was host of Pilot Productions' travel/adventure television series Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides in Canada and the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet). He also hosted the short-lived programme Ian Wright Live, a show filmed before a live audience and featured discussions on various travel topics.
A seasoned international traveller, Wright is perhaps the most recognizable host of Globe Trekker. He is known for his witty banter, cockney accent, and amusing interactions with locals. For 7 years, he hosted over 50 episodes of the programme, including Arctic Canada, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Russia, Armenia, Nepal and Australian Outback. To date, Wright has won three U.S. Cable Ace Awards for Best Magazine Host.
Wright now also stars in the cable channel Discovery Travel & Living show VIP Weekends with Ian Wright.
In 2008, Wright appeared in America the Wright Way which aired on the Travel Channel. In this series, Wright travels to American cities to visit interesting locations and interact with locals.
In 2010, he presented "Eurovision Countdown" for the European Broadcasting Union, previewing the songs that are to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
The latest of Ian Wright's series is called Invite Mr Wright. The second series started in March 2012.
Source: Ian Wright (traveller), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaIan Wright (rower)
Ian Andrew Wright (born 9 December 1961) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Wright has won 31 national titles during his career. After his rowing career ended, he became a coach and his Swiss lightweight men's four team won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is now Australia's head rowing coach announced in September 2016. He immediately coached the Australian men's four to a gold medal at the 2017 world rowing championships (Sarasota, Florida).
Source: Ian Wright (rower), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Wright
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