Andrews-Vitringa Family Tree » Emily Wright (± 1873-1942)

Personal data Emily Wright 

• Alternative name: Emily Searle
• She was born about 1873 in Mooki River, Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia.Source 5

  Emily was born at Boggabri according to birth certif of Emily's son Bertie James Wright. Bertie himself was born at Coxs Creek (now Turrabeile Creek), Boggabri, on 7 Dec 1908. Emily told family she was born by the Mooki River, near Boggabri.

• Alternative: She was born in the year 1875 in Barraba, New South Wales, Australia.

  Another version from Emily was that she was born at Barraba and that her father was William Wright, farmer, and her mother was Jane Nean, according to certificate when Emily married JWW Searle in 1922.

• Alternative: She was born about 1873 in Borah Station, New South Wales, Australia.Source 8

  Emily's death certificate (the informant was her son Leo) names her father as Robert Sewell, a shearer at Borah Station in the 1870s, and it says Jane Nean was her mother.

• Occupations:
• in the year 1838 1838 marked one of the major massacres of Aboriginal people in north-west NSW after several settlers were killed in land skirmishes. More than 50 Kamilaroi were tracked by troopers from Manilla to Waterloo Creek in the upper Gwydir River, and then killed. in Waterloo Creek, Gwydir River, New South Wales.
• in the year 1890 Guardian/ employer: In 1880, as a four-year-old, Emma entered domestic service in Manilla with widow Mrs Jane Creig (and her partner Mr Pike). She was still with them in 1890, when she was about 14. in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia.Source 9
• Resident:
• in the year 1930: 20 John Street, Tighes Hill, Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.Source 7
• in the year 1937: 66 Darby Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.Source 7
• in the year 1936: 66 Darby Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.Source 7
• after er 1930: Tent in a camp-out at Mayfield West.
• (Arrest of assailant) on August 2, 1899 in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia: Arrest of Ernest Brown, charged with assault and attempted rape of Emily Wright in Manilla. Arresting officer was Sen Const Sewell. Reported in NSW Police Gazette 2 Aug 1899..Source 6
• (Attempted rape) on October 18, 1899 in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia: Ernest Brown sentenced to 5 years' jail for assault and attempted rape of Emily Wright at Manilla. Reported in Police Gazette of 18 Oct 1899..Source 6
• (Son Leo born to Emily) in the year 1900 in Wickham, New South Wales, Australia: Registration Place: Wickham, New South Wales Registration Number: 367 Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources..Source 5
• (Child support) on September 16, 1908 in Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia: Court in Boggabri issues arrest warrant for Hans Christen Hansen who absconded without paying support Emily Wright when the birth of her next child was due. Reported in NSW Police Gazette of 16 Sep 1908..Source 6
• (Rape attempt) on September 23, 1890 in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia: James Moore, on bail, was charged with having, about 2 a.m., at Upper Manilla, entered the house of Mrs Jane Creig with intent to commit a rape upon Emma Wright, and further with having assaulted and beaten the said Emma Wright. Prisoner found not guilty..Source 9
• (Perjury case - sentence and bond) on February 16, 1911 in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia: Judge finds Emily Wright guilty of perjury and sentences her to six months' light labour at Long Bay. Her sentence is commuted to a 12 month good behaviour bond of 80 pounds. But this amount had not yet been paid. Quoted from criminal court report..Sources 4, 6
• (Kamilaroi traditional owners) in the year 1872 in North West New South Wales: 1872. - The Kamilaroi were the Indigenous owners of the region where Emily was born and one of their local family names was 'Nean' (such as Mrs Boother at Keepit station. The station's owners in 1872 were the Bell family and the Blaxland family)..
• (Death of husband) in the year 1923 in Tamworth NSW Australia: John W W Searle died the year after he married Emily Wright.
• (Squatters) in the year 1850 in North West New South Wales: 1850s saw squatters overlanding large herds through the region towards new grazing land in Queensland..
• (Charged with perjury) on November 16, 1910 in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia: Emily Wright committed for trial at Gunnedah, charged with perjury at Gunnedah Police Court. On bail. Report: NSW Police Gazette 16 Nov 1910..Source 6
• (Arrest warrant) in the year 1908 in Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia: Hans Christen Hansen, a 23-year-old labourer who absconded from Boggabri, was believed to be the father of Emily's second son, Bertie. An arrest warrent was issued for Hansen for support for the infant - reported in the NSW Police Gazette of 16 Sep 1908..
• She died on August 14, 1942 in 66 Darby Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.Sources 3, 8
• She is buried on August 15, 1942 in Sandgate, Newcastle, New South Wales.

  Emily was buried at Sandgate Cemetery Portion Anglican_1 Section 51 Lot 87 1942

• A child of Henry Charles Wright and Sarah Nean

Household of Emily Wright

(1) She is married to John Wandlass William Searle.

They got married in the year 1922 at Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia.Source 3

(2) She has/had a relationship with Hans Christen Hansen.

Child(ren):

1. Herbert (Bertie) James Wright  1908-1975

(3) She has/had a relationship with John Thomas "Jack" Cassell (Castle).

Child(ren):

1. Leo Wright  1900-1960 

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