Matthew Mark Wright1

#18322, (23 December 1855 - )
FatherMatthew Wright1 (1828 - )
MotherMaria Matthews1 (circa 1832 - )
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of William Wright & his wife Jane
BaptismMatthew Mark Wright was baptized on 23 Dec 1855 in St Mary Lambeth, Surrey. He was the son of Matthew, a porter, & Maria Wright of Alfred Place.1 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusMatthew appeared on the 1861 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with his parents. He was age 6 and born in Lambeth.2 
(with Parents) 1871 CensusHe appeared on the 1871 Census of Lambeth, Surrey with his parents. Matthew was 7 [sic] and born in Lambeth. [his sister Clara was 15 but recorded as 9, so the census taker was quite mixed up with this family]3 
NoteHe appeared in the register of the General Quarter Session of the Peace held at Guildford Surrey on 2 Jul 1872. He was sentenced to six calendar months hard labor for receiving stolen goods.4 
Research Note Several possible records for Matthew Mark Wright:
Baptisms of children:
John Matthew, 1878, Lambeth, to Matthew Mark, labourer, and Mary Wright, 58 Hemans Street
Joseph 1880, Lambeth, to Matthew Mark, labourer, and Mary Wright, 28 Hemming Street
Mary Kate, 1882, Lambeth, to Matthew, stoker, and Mary Wright, 5 Nine Elms Lane Battersea

1881 census: 45 Pascal Street Lambeth; Mathew, 27, labourer unemployed, born Lambeth; Mary, 23, birthplace Country [sic]; son Paty, 1, born Lambeth

1891 census: CanningTown West Ham Essex; Matthew, 40, gas stoker, born London; Mary, 31, born Ireland; son Matthew, 11, born Ireland; son Joseph, 1, born Canning Town

1901 census: Joseph Wright, 12, born West Ham was at St Charles Roman Catholic workhouse school for boys; haven't found anyone else. 
Last Edited24 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. Baptisms of St Mary Lambeth, Surrey. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Matthew Mark Wright, 1855, #1877.
  2. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/359 folio 150.
  3. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/675 folio 64.
  4. Criminal Registers, Home Office, England. HO26 & 27. Images from The National Archives viewed on Ancestry.com. Matthew Mark Wright, 1872.