William Wellington Wright1

#23885, (7 August 1829 - 31 July 1885)
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of Henry Smart

Children of William Wellington Wright and Mary Ann Smart
  • Mary Ann Wright3,8 (1852 - )
  • Kate Emmeline Wright9 (1854 - 1863)
  • William Henry Wright3,10 (1857 - )
  • Emily Ellen Isabel Wright3,11 (1859 - )
  • Charles Cooper Wright5 (1861 - 1881)
  • Robert Partridge Wright5,7 (1861 - )
  • Walter Wellington Wright5,12 (1864 - )
BirthWilliam Wellington Wright was born on 7 Aug 1829.2
 
BaptismHe was baptized on 1 Oct 1829 in St James Westminster, Middlesex. He was the son of William, a surgeon, & Emmeline Anne Wright of Knightsbridge.2 
MarriageHe married Mary Ann Smart on 23 Nov 1851 in St James Westminster.
Details from the register: William Wellington Wright, full age, bachelor, Clerk in Office, residence 4 Duke Street, father William Wright, Surgeon Aurist;
Mary Ann Smart, full age, spinster, residence 42 Duke Street, father George Smart, deceased;
They were married in the church after banns and the witnesses were William Wright and Susan Wilby.1 
1861 CensusWellington and Mary Ann Wright appeared on the 1861 Census of St John Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, at Dukes Palace. Wellington was 31, a carrier's clerk, born in London, Middlesex. Mary Ann was 31 and also born in London. Their children were Mary Ann (8), Kate E (6), William H (3), and Emily E I (1), all born in London.3 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Mary died between 1864 and 1871.4  
1871 CensusWm W Wright appeared on the 1871 Census of Norwich, Norfolk, at Belvoir Street. He was a widower, age 41, a Newspaper Reporter, and was born in Knightsbridge, London. Also in the household were his children: Mary Ann (18, shop assistant), Wm Hen (13, newspaper office assistant), Emily E I (11), Charles C (9), Robt P (9), and Walter W (7). The youngest four were scholars. Also there was William's mother Emiline A Wright (widow, 62, formerly surgeon's wife, birthplace unknown.)5 
1881 CensusWilliam W Wright appeared on the 1881 Census of Norwich, Norfolk, at Belvoir Street. He was 51, a widower, an Advert agent & Reporter, and was born in London. Children at home included William H (23, printer compositer), Charles C (19, confectioner), Robert P (19, confectioner), Walter W (17, Printers Assistant). Also there were William's mother Emeline A Wright (72, widow) and his granddaughter Kate Mary Hood (7, born Norwich.)6 
DeathWilliam died on 31 Jul 1885 in 108 Belvoir Street, Norwich, Norfolk.7
 
ProbateHis estate was proved on 21 Aug 1885 in Norwich. Entry from the probate calendar:

WRIGHT William Wellington. Personal Estate £29 10s. The Will of William Wellington Wright late of 108 Belvoir-street in the Hamlet of Heigham in the County of the City of Norwich, Advertising Agent who died 31 July 1885 at 108 Belvoir-street was proved at Norwich by Robert Partridge Wright of 96 Belvoir-street Messenger the Son the sole Executor.7
 
Last Edited23 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. Marriages of St James Westminster, Middlesex. Image viewed at findmypast.com, William Wellington Wright & Mary Ann Smart, 1851, #406.
  2. Baptisms of St James Westminster, Middlesex. Image viewed at findmypast.com, William Wellington Wright, 1829, #701.
  3. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/1218 folio 32.
  4. Comment: son Walter was born c1864 and her husband was a widower in the 1871 census.
  5. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/1821 folio 14.
  6. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/1951 folio 124.
  7. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. William Wellington Wright, 1885.
  8. Baptisms of St James Westminster, Middlesex. Image viewed at findmypast.com, Mary Ann Wright, 1853, #8.
  9. Baptisms of St James Westminster, Middlesex. Image viewed at findmypast.com, Kate Emmeline Wright, 1855, #166.
  10. Baptisms of St James Westminster, Middlesex. Image viewed at findmypast.com, William Henry Wright, 1857, #387.
  11. Baptisms of St James Westminster, Middlesex. Image viewed at findmypast.com, Emily Ellen Isabel Wright, 1859, #349.
  12. Marriages of All Saints Church in the parish of Newington, Surrey. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Walter Wellington Wright & Elizabeth Ann Diana Horton, 1891, #337.