Researching Tim Wright
Dig into the past of Tim Wright using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | 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 Tim means "Form of TIMOTHY. honoring God" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tim Wright on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Tim 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered 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 Tim Wright and the Wright Family Tree
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.
Investigate Parish Records for Tim Wright at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Tim Wright using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Tim Wright records.
Study MyHeritage for Tim Wright information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Tim 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Tim Wright.
Study MyTrees for information on the Wright family and people looking to contact living Wright relations.
Look at One Great Family for Wright records submitted by people who are already researching the Wright Family Tree.
Find Tim 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
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Tim Wright. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Tim Wright
Tim Wright (Welsh musician)
Tim Wright (born 31 July 1967), alias CoLD SToRAGE, is a Welsh video game music composer most known for his work in video game soundtracks such as Shadow of the Beast II, Agony, Lemmings, Wipeout and Colony Wars.
His first commercial works were created using the Commodore Amiga in the early 1990s and featured in computer games published by Psygnosis.
Wright left Sony in 1997 to form Jester Interactive with the key goal of developing music creation software for home consoles. In his role as creative director at Jester, he designed Music and Music 2000 for the PlayStation and MTV, along with Music Generator and Music 3000 for the PlayStation 2 before leaving along with his brothers to form Checkmate Solutions Limited.
At Checkmate, Wright developed several musical sequencing products for Empire Interactive plc. under the eJay brand. After several products were developed, Wright left to form his own company, Tantrumedia Limited.
Wright currently manages Tantrumedia Limited and their audio division where he composes music, designs music sequencing software and oversees the production of websites and other multimedia projects.
Source: Tim Wright (Welsh musician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaTim Wright (bassist)
Tim Wright (1952 – August 4, 2013) was an American musician. He was the original bassist with the Cleveland, Ohio band Pere Ubu, appearing on their earliest singles but leaving the band before they recorded a full-length album. Wright moved to New York City, where he joined Arto Lindsay in the no wave band DNA. He stayed with the group until they disbanded in 1982. Wright also contributed to My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981) by Brian Eno and David Byrne.
Timothy Wright was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952. He died of cancer on August 4, 2013, aged 61.
Source: Tim Wright (bassist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wright
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