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Facts and Events
| Name |
Charles Wright |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
24 Apr 1828 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Christening[1] |
8 Jun 1828 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandMarshalls Heath |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandMarshalls Heath |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, EnglandCherry Trees |
| Marriage |
24 Oct 1863 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, Englandto Maria Hornet |
| Burial[6] |
22 Nov 1868 |
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England |
Charles Wright was born on 24th April 1828 and baptised a few weeks later at Wheathampstead in Hertfordshire. He was the son of an agricultural labourer called William Wright and his wife Sophia. Charles spent most of his life living with his parents and siblings in the Marshalls Heath / Cherry Trees area of Wheathampstead, appearing there in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses. Charles also became an agricultural labourer.
When Charles was 35 he married Maria Hornet, who was four years younger than him. They had two children together, in 1864 and 1867. Charles died after only five years of marriage, at the age of 40. He was buried at Wheathampstead on 22nd November 1868. Maria outlived him by 38 years and remarried in 1871.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Wheathampstead in the County of Hertford in the Year 1828 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parent's Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 714 | Born April 26th
Baptized June 8th | Charles Son of | William & Sophia | Wright | Marshalls heath | Laborer | J. Douton, Curate |
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 442; Book 8; Folio 22; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Marshall Heath, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
William Wright, male, 45 [1791-6], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Hertfordshire
Sophia Wright, female, 38 [1802/3], S[traw] Pl[aiter], b. Hertfordshire
Charles Wright, male, 13 [1827/8], b. Hertfordshire
David Wright, male, 9 [1831/2], b. Hertfordshire
Amelia Wright, female, 3 [1837/8], b. Hertfordshire
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 1713; Folio 38; Page 31, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Marshalls Heath, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
William Wright, head, married, male, 59 [1791/2], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
Sophia Wright, wife, married, female, 52 [1798/9], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer]s wife, b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire
Charles Wright, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1828/9], Ag[ricultural] lab[oure]r, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
David Wright, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Ag labr, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
George Wright, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1841/2], b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
- ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG9; Piece 827; Folio 31; Page 25, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: Cherry Trees, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire
William Wright, head, married, male, 73 [1787/8], Labourer Ag[ricultural], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
Sophia Wright, wife, married, female, 63 [1797/8], b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
Charles Wright, son, unmarried, male, 34 [1826/7], Ag[ricultural] labourer, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
George Wright, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Ag[ricultural] labourer, b. Wheathamstead, Hertfordshire
- Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Charles WRIGHT, December Quarter 1868, St Albans Registration District, Volume 3a, page 201, aged 40 [1827/8]
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Wheathampstead Parish Registers. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).
| BURIALS in the Parish of Wheathampstead in the County of Hertford in the Year 1868 | | No. | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 65 | Charles Wright | The Folly, Wheathampstead | November 22 | 40 | F.R. Fairbrother, Curate |
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