Ancestral Trails 2016 » John WRIGHT (1757-1841)

Personal data John WRIGHT 

Source 1
  • He was born in the year 1757 in Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
  • He was baptized on July 8, 1759 in Shillington, Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1784 Farmer in Pirton.
    • in the year 1841 Farmer in Preston Hamlet, Hitchin.
  • (Land tax assessment) in the year 1799 in £3 18s 0d Proprietor &, Occupier (late Mrs Coalman).
  • (Militia List) in the year 1775 in Pirton: Servant.
  • (Poor Rates) in the year 1783 in Pirton: Paid Poor Rates.
  • (Church Rates) in the year 1784 in Pirton.
  • (Militia List) in the year 1775 in Pirton: Farmer.
  • (Militia List) in the year 1778 in Pirton: Farmer.
  • (Militia List) in the year 1784 in Pirton.
  • (Land tax assessment) in the year 1784 in Pirton: Occupier.
  • (Militia List) between 1772 and 1773 in Pirton: Servant.
  • He died on December 11, 1841 in Preston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he was 84 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried on December 17, 1841 in Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.Source 3
  • A child of John WRIGHT and Mary HONOR

Household of John WRIGHT

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Elizabeth) is 33 years younger.

(1) He is married to Elizabeth.

They got married after 1804.


Child(ren):

  1. Wilhelmina WRIGHT  1809-1871 
  2. Samuel Wright  1812-1839
  3. Elizabeth Wright  1821-????
  4. George WRIGHT  1809-1890 


(2) He is married to Mary PESTELL.

They got married on April 9, 1787 at St. Mary the Virgin, Pirton, Hertfordshire, he was 30 years old.Source 4


(3) He is married to Ann ELLIOTT.

They got married on July 24, 1802 at Shillington, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, he was 45 years old.Source 5


(4) He is married to Fanny FURRIAN.

They got married on December 24, 1788 at St Mary the Virgin, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he was 31 years old.Sources 1, 4, 6


Child(ren):

  1. Eliza WRIGHT  1801-????
  2. William WRIGHT  1797-1877 
  3. Thomas WRIGHT  1795-1850 
  4. Mary WRIGHT  1791-1857 
  5. James WRIGHT  1800-1868
  6. Fanny Furrian WRIGHT  1790-1851 
  7. John WRIGHT  1793-< 1827


(5) He is married to Mary BURKETT.

They got married on March 10, 1774 at St. Mary the Virgin, Pirton, Hertfordshire, he was 17 years old.Sources 4, 6


Child(ren):

  1. William WRIGHT  ± 1786-1786
  2. Ann WRIGHT  1783-1802 
  3. Henry WRIGHT  1778-1798
  4. John WRIGHT  1776-????
  5. Susanna WRIGHT  1781-1849 
  6. Thomas WRIGHT  1781-???? 


Notes about John WRIGHT

1841 aged 80, living at Preston Hamlet, Hitchin with his wife Elizabeth 50, widowed daughter Wilhelmina Munt 30, and granddaughters Ann 8 and Elizabeth Munt 5. Also five farm servants, Elizabeth Parret 15, James Gillam 15, John Paine 15, James Young 15 and George Joiner 15.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John WRIGHT

Thomas Wright
1676-1763
Ann Saunders
± 1700-1742
William HONOR
1701-1754
Sarah SHEPHERD
1707-1742
John WRIGHT
1732-1805
Mary HONOR
1733-1787

John WRIGHT
1757-1841

(1) > 1804

Elizabeth
1790-????

Wilhelmina WRIGHT
1809-1871
Samuel Wright
1812-1839
Elizabeth Wright
1821-????
George WRIGHT
1809-1890
(2) 1787

Mary PESTELL
1768-1787

(3) 1802

Ann ELLIOTT
1774-1804

(4) 1788

Fanny FURRIAN
1772-1801

Eliza WRIGHT
1801-????
William WRIGHT
1797-1877
Thomas WRIGHT
1795-1850
Mary WRIGHT
1791-1857
James WRIGHT
1800-1868
Fanny Furrian WRIGHT
1790-1851
John WRIGHT
1793-< 1827
(5) 1774

Mary BURKETT
1755-< 1787

William WRIGHT
± 1786-1786
Ann WRIGHT
1783-1802
Henry WRIGHT
1778-1798
John WRIGHT
1776-????
Susanna WRIGHT
1781-1849
Thomas WRIGHT
1781-????

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Sources

  1. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. Pirton Memorial Inscriptions
    John Wright died 11 Dec 1841 aged 84
  3. Pirton Burial Register
    aged 84
  4. Pirton Marriage Register 1560-1837
    Banns. Both marked. Witnesses were Abraham Page and Thomas Abbiss. This may not be the correct John Wright, he appears to have been married at least 4 times.
  5. Shillington Parish Register
    John WRIGHT of Pirton & Ann KEMPSON by licence
  6. Pirton Marriage Banns Register
    John RIGHT & Fanny FURRIAN botp. Banns called 30th Nov, 7th, 14th Dec 1788
    / www.findmypast.co.uk

Historical events

Christening day July 8, 1759

  • The temperature on July 8, 1759 was about 21.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1759: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » The British Museum opens to the public.
    • July 25 » French and Indian War: In Western New York, British forces capture Fort Niagara from the French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
    • September 13 » Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
    • September 18 » French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
    • November 25 » An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000.
    • December 31 » Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease at £45 per annum and starts brewing Guinness.

Day of marriage March 10, 1774

  • The temperature on March 10, 1774 was about 4.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: sneeuw geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1774: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
    • June 2 » Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
    • June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
    • July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
    • July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
    • September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.

Day of death December 11, 1841

  • The temperature on December 11, 1841 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
    • April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
    • June 28 » The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
    • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
    • July 18 » Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
    • September 24 » The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.

Day of burial December 17, 1841

  • The temperature on December 17, 1841 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt bui. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1841: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 20 » Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.
    • March 30 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
    • April 4 » William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
    • July 5 » Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
    • October 16 » Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.
    • November 13 » James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.


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