This is page 2 of 2 tracing the history of the Wright family, originally of Knossington, Leicestershire. It shows the link by marriage to the Jones family. If you have a connection to any individual or family featured here, or if you want to leave us your feedback, tap or click the icon to contact us . Browse by clicking the next page button or following the numbered (e.g. [2]) or parental ([Parents]) links. As this is the last Wright family page, the next page button is disabled.

4. Charles Henry WRIGHT [ Parents ]. Born 3/9/1869 in Billesdon, Leicestershire, Charles henry died 28/7/1904 in Liverpool, age 34. Cause of death: Meningitis. He was buried 31/7/1904 in West Derby Cemetery, Liverpool. Occupation: Licensed victualler, landlord of the Railway Hotel in Tithebarn Street, Liverpool (opposite the former Exchange Railway Station). Charles was also Master of the West Derby hunt. On 10/2/1891, when Charles Henry was age 21, he married Anne CLAY , daughter of Robert CLAY and Ann HUDSON in West Derby, Liverpool. Born 2/9/1868 in West Derby, Anne died there on 26/12/1907, age 39. Click/tap images to enlarge . They had the following children: (1) Robert Frederick [ 5 ] . (2) Josiah James [ 6 ] . (3) Dorothy Ivy , born 28/10/1902 in Liverpool and died 9/3/1974 in Cheshire, age 71. Dorothy never married.

5. Robert Frederick Wright [ Parents ]. Born 25/2/1893 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, and baptized 2/4/1893 in West Derby, Liverpool. Robert died 18/4/1977 in Brighton, age 84. An entry in the National Probate Calendar reads: “WRIGHT Robert Frederick of Windswept 11 Chorley Av Saltdean East Sx died 18 April 1977 Probate Brighton 22 June £3117”. (The equivalent of around £30,360 today.) On 4/6/1914, when Robert Frederick was age 21, he married Cora FROST (1893-1967), daughter of John William Frost, in St John the Baptist, Mexborough near Doncaster.. They had the following child: (1) Daphne Alecia , born 5/3/1921 in Thorne, Yorkshire and died 24/12/2003 in Taunton, Somerset, age 82. Daphne served in the Women's Land Army between 28/9/1942 and 14/9/1946 in West Yorkshire. Click/tap the image to see Daphne's letter of appreciation, personally signed by then Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother). On 29/1/1946, when Daphne was age 24, she married Leslie Sharpe BARRACLOUGH in Doncaster. Leslie was born 11/6/1923 in Doncaster and died 24/6/2009 in Bradford, age 86. 6. Josiah James WRIGHT [ Parents] . Born 13/5/1895 in West Derby and baptized 23/6/1895 in St Saviour, Liverpool. Josiah James died 2/12/1973 in Middleton, Manchester, age 78. Cause of death: Cardiac failure. Occupation: Dentist. On 26/8/1926, when Josiah James was age 31, he married Elizabeth Margaret Ann BARKER in Carlton Parish Church, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Born 26/4/1902 in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, Elizabeth Margaret Ann died 4/3/1992 in Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester. Cause of death: Cerebral infarction. They had the following child: (1) Betty Diana , born 10/9/1929 in Barnsley and died there 7/11/2011, age 81.