Noah Wright1

#2861, (circa 1820 - 1882)
FatherWilliam Wright2 (say 1790 - before 1840)
MotherJane (-?-)3 (circa 1791 - 1868)
Extended Family
ChartsDescendants of William Wright & his wife Jane

Children of Noah Wright and Mary Ann Wise
  • Alice Lawrence4 (circa 1852 - )
  • Mary A H Wise12 (circa 1866 - )
Research Note This family was tricky to sort out. Noah married three times and his wives' names were Mary, Mary Ann, and Mary Ann. He had a step-daughter Alice Lawrence and a step-daughter Mary Hook. 
BirthNoah Wright was born circa 1820 in Lambeth, Surrey.4
 
(with Mother) 1841 CensusNoah Wright appeared on the 1841 Census of Lambeth, Surrey in the household of his widowed mother Jane. He was 20, a Barge Builder, and born in the county.3 
MarriageNoah Wright married Mary Buckley on 6 Nov 1842 in St Mary Newington, Surrey.
Information from the parish register: Noah Wright, full age, bachelor, labourer, residence Broad Street, father William Wright, deceased.
Mary Buckley, minor, spinster, residence Broad Street, father William Buckley, stone mason.
They were married after banns in the parish church. Mary signed with an X, as did the witnesses William Buckley and Ann Fleming.5 
Note.Noah's brother Charles married Mary Buckley's sister Ellen. 
1851 CensusNoah and Mary Wright appeared on the 1851 Census of St Mary Lambeth, Surrey, at 67 Broad Street, enumerated 30 Mar 1851. Noah was 30, a Coal Labourer, and was born in Lambeth. Mary was 28 and born in Westminster, Middlesex. At the same address are Buckleys, Burleys, and Noah's brothers Charles and Mathew.6 
(Witness) Marriage Noah Wright witnessed the marriage of his brother Matthew and Maria Matthews on 16 Jan 1853 in St Mary Newington.7 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Mary died between 1851 and 1861.8  
(Sibling) 1861 CensusNoah appeared on the 1861 Census of Lambeth, Surrey, in his brother Charles's household. Noah was widowed, age 40, a Coal Porter, and was born in Lambeth. His relationship to Charles was not recorded.9 
MarriageNoah Wright married Mary Ann Lawrence on 10 May 1862 in St Barnabas Church, Chapelry of South Kennington, Surrey.
Information from the certificate: Noah Wright, full age, widower, coal porter, father William Wright, dead;
Mary Ann Lawrence, full age, widow, father Nicolas Wise, dead;
They both lived at 6 Portland Cottages and were married after banns. Mary Ann signed with an X. The witnesses were Charles George Geary and Jane [X] Hall.10 
1871 CensusNoah and Maryan [sic] Wright appeared on the 1871 Census of Lambeth, Surrey, at 8 Southampton Street West. Noah was 50, a coal porter, and born in Lambeth. Mary Ann was 44 and born in Lambeth. With them was their daughter Alice and her husband George Rees.4 
Note.Noah remarried in 1877, so Mary Ann likely died before then. There was a burial for a Mary Ann Wright, age 45, of 77 Regent Street, Lambeth Walk, 16 September 1874 in Norwood Cemetery, Lambeth. May or may not be her. 
MarriageNoah Wright married Mary Ann Wright on 17 Jul 1877 in St Mary Lambeth, Surrey.
Information from the certificate: Noah Wright, age 54, widower, labourer, father William Wright, dec, butcher;
Mary Ann Hook, 45, widow, father John Henry Wright, jeweller;
They both lived in Southampton Street and were married after banns. The witnesses were Mark Wright and Fanny Hook.11 
1881 CensusNoah and Mary A Wright appeared on the 1881 Census of Lambeth, London, at 29 Heman Street. Noah was 62, a Laborer, and was born in Lambeth. His wife Mary A was 50 and born in Clapham.12 
DeathNoah died in 1882.13
 
Last Edited23 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. 1841 Census for Surrey, England (Family History Library, microfilm), Lambeth.
  2. Comment: Noah is with his mother Jane in the 1841 census and names his father as William, a butcher, on his marriage certificate.
  3. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1057 Book 7 Folio 4.
  4. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/672 folio 18.
  5. Marriages of the parish of St Mary Newington. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Noel Wright & Mary Buckley, 1842.
  6. 1851 Census for England & Wales . HO107/1571 folio 114.
  7. Marriages of the parish of St Mary Newington. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Matthew Wright & Maria Matthews, 1853.
  8. 1861 Census for Surrey, England (Family History Library, microfilm), Lambeth.
  9. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/352 folio 144.
  10. Marriages of the chapelry of South Kennington. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Noah Wright & Mary Ann Lawrence, 1862.
  11. Marriages of the parish of St Mary Lambeth. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Noah Wright & Mary Ann Hook, 1877.
  12. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/606 folio 67.
  13. FreeBMD. Noah Wright, age 63, Dec Q 1882, Lambeth RD.