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Hi there, I am looking for help relating to my branch of the Wright family.

I am having great difficulty getting past the small amount of information I have already gathered. My Grandfathers cousin seems to be the stumbling block with me being unable to find any information past the register of her birth. I think more information on her would unearth a lot of information of further family.

Name: Mabel Emma Wright
District: Canterbury, Kent
Page: 1012
Volume: 2A
Registered: January - March 1908

Birthday: February 15th 1908

Death: February 2009 (I don't have a record of this but I believe this is the date of the funeral I attended?)

Family assumptions are that she is the daughter of George Wright - a publican or innkeeper working around Kent with the family perhaps running The Swan Inn, The Tabard Inn, The Balaclava to name a few. Her mother is said to be burried in Wadhurst, name unknown. George is said to have the siblings Arthur, Frank, and Alfred – with not much known other than I believe Arthur James Wright married a lady called Marguerite May Wright (born Horgan) who in turn is my Great-Grandmother.

My grandfather is Norman Frederick Wright (Married. Beryl Major)

b. 19 June 1916
d. 1987
married: 14th january

Father: Arthur Wright
Mother: Marguerite May Wright (Horgan)

Registered address at birth:

Tabard House
Bath Rd
Chiswick

I would be delighted to hear any information leading to the discovery of my family history.

Best,
Thomas

Well her birth certificate wil give you the info you want on her parents :-)

1911???


Name:
Mabel Wright
Age in 1911:3
Estimated birth year:abt 1908
Relation to Head:Granddaughter
Gender:Female
Birth Place:Canterbury, Kent
Civil Parish:Lamberhurst
County/Island Sussex
Country:England
Street address:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The Swan The Down Lamberhurst Kent

Registration district:Ticehurst
Registration District Number:73
Sub-registration district:Wadhurst
ED, institution, or vessel:11
Household schedule number:50
Piece:4918
Household Members:
Name
Age

Frederick Wright 59 Publican
Clara Wright 53
Albert Wright 25
Mabel Wright 25 Daughter in law
Mabel Wright 3

Andy

??? A possibility as the occupations of the family are in keeping with your family

Original says the address is The Swan not The Down

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
The Down Lamberhurst Kent, Lamberhurst, Sussex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Frederick Wright Head Married Male 59 1852 Northamptonshire Kings Cliff Publican
Clara Wright Wife Married Female 53 1858 Hampshire Chedham Assisting In Business
Albert Wright Son Single Male 25 1886 Kent Bekesbourne Foreman At A Brewery
Mabel Wright Daut In Law Married Female 25 1886 Bucks Chalney Assisting In Business
Mabel Wright Granddaughter - Female 3 1908 Kent Canterbury -

Frederick and Clara married 32 years , 4 children born and still living.

Mabel Snr. married 4 years 1 child born and living

Thank you both. I have searched the internet for the register of her birth, but it contains no information on her parents. I will have to order her birth certificate if indeed that will be any different.

Andy, this is the one - I have a letter saying her father is called George but of course Albert could indeed go by any other name.

Albert is single on the census, so maybe Mabel Snr's husband is missing

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
37, Dover Street, Canterbury, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Frederick Wright Head Married Male 48 1853 Coachman Domestic Northamptonshire, England
Clara Wright Wife Married Female 42 1859 - Chidham, Hampshire, England
Albert Wright Son Single Male 16 1885 Footman Domestic Bekesbourne, Kent, England

???
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Bridge Hill, Bridge, Kent, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Frederick Wright Head Married Male 28 1853 Coachman (Domestic) Northamptonshire, England
Transcription
Clara Wright Wife Married Female 23 1858 - Chidham, Sussex, England
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Frank Wright Son Single Male 1 1880 - Bridge, Kent, England
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George Wright Son Single Male 0 1881 - Bridge, Kent, England

Dea x

Thank you Greyghost. Yes, this George character is what has been throwing the search off.

It certainly is the family - and gives me a few interesting leads. I will have to find out Mabel Snr. history.

Rest of the family showing all 4 sons including a George and an Arthur

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Cossington Street, Canterbury, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Frederick Wright Head Married Male 38 1853 Coachman Servant Domestic Nottinghamshire, England
Clare Wright Wife Married Female 33 1858 - Chidham, Hampshire, England
Frank Wright Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Bridge, Kent, England
George Wright Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Bridge, Kent, England
Arther Wright Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Albert Wright Son - Male 5 1886 Scholar Bekesbourne, Kent, England
Edward Cose Lodger Single Male 18 1873 Footman Servant Domestic Clifton, Gloucestershire,

Frederick b Denethorpe, Northants on original

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Cossington Street, Canterbury, Kent, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Frederick Wright Head Married Male 38 1853 Coachman Servant Domestic Nottinghamshire, England
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Clare Wright Wife Married Female 33 1858 - Chidham, Hampshire, England
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Frank Wright Son - Male 11 1880 Scholar Bridge, Kent, England

George Wright Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Bridge, Kent, England

Arther Wright Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Albert Wright Son - Male 5 1886 Scholar Bekesbourne, Kent, England

Edward Cose Lodger Single Male 18 1873 Footman Servant Domestic Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Dea x

Name: George Wright
Age in 1911: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1882
Relation to Head: Servant
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bridge, Kent
Civil Parish: Lamberhurst
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Street address: The Mount Lamberhurst
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Butler Domestic
Registration district: Ticehurst
Registration District Number: 73
Sub-registration district: Wadhurst
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Household schedule number: 44
Piece: 4917
Household Members:
Name Age
Matilda Horan 74
George Wright 29 married born Bridge Kent.
Emma Robinson 48
Emily Theiler 36
Margaret Carnell 27
Nella Campany 17


Says he has been married for 4 years and has 1 child!!!

Dea x

If this were George Wright's birth Reg. in 1881

England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

First name(s) GEORGE CHARLES A
Last name WRIGHT
Birth year 1881
Birth quarter 1
District BRIDGE
County Kent
Country England
Volume 2A
Page 803
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?????
Could this be his marriage, bearing in mind where Mabel is from

England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription
First name(s) GEORGE CHARLES
Last name WRIGHT
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1907

MarriageFinder™ GEORGE CHARLES WRIGHT married one of these people
MABEL ELIZABETH KEEN,
EMMA LOUISA BARKER
District ETON
County Buckinghamshire
Country England
Volume 3A
Page 1514

Great Dea. You guys are pretty quick. I wonder what the story is here.

There is a family story that one of the sons a butler, married french maid at erridge castle, but Im not sure which one

Greyghost - I have a letter from a young mabel which refers to her 'favourite uncle Baden Keen' - so this looks spot on.

Well, here is the connection to the Balaclava Inn - I am off to read the service records:

Name: George Charles Amelius Wright
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1880
Enlistment Age: 35
Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1907
Marriage Place: Slough
Document Year: 1915
Residence Place: Balaclava Inn Wadhurst, Sussex
Regimental Number: 153401
Regiment Name: Royal Garrison Artillery
Number of Images: 27
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Other Records: Search for 'George Charles Amelius Wright' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
George Charles Amelius Wright Self (Head)
Mabel Elizabeth Kun Spouse
Mabel Emma Wright Child
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Dea x

Might the will tell you anything - this is possibly hers ???????

Surname First name Date of probate Probate number Date of death Document type Registry
WRIGHT MABEL EMMA 24 March 2009 2985883 11 February 2009 Grant and will Brighton

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?

Given that there are 27 pages of service records on him they don't actually say much - many are empty and others duplicated.

It does confirm his marriage to Mabel in Slough on 13th Feb 1907.

Daughter's birth 15th Feb 1908. - no other children mentioned.

He joined at 35, a Licenced Victualler of the Balaclava Inn.
Height 5ft 71/2 ", weight 158 lbs and 'some false teeth'.#

Demobed 22 April, 1919 - received British War medal and Victory medal.

He did serve some time in France but the writing on the records is very feint so I can't see much more detail.

Dea x

Thank you Dea – I would never had imagined reading a pyhsical description of him.
I will consider looking into the will, my mother may have access to it already.

Are there any other details on George's brothers? or perhaps Mabel snr's family? I am interested in this favourite "Uncle Baden" – the name is strange to me. The listing of her surname, as both Kun and Keen also interest me, is this just a evolution of spelling or perhaps a germanic name anglicised?

Best
Thomas

I think the name Keen has just been misread as Kun - the writing is very 'squashed together'.

I will take a look for 'uncle Baden'

Dea x