Person:James Wright (155)

James Frederick Wright was born on 15th February 1888 at Markyate, which at that time straddled several parishes and the two counties of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire; James was born in the part of the village which came under Flamstead parish in Hertfordshire. He was the son of Lydia Wright, formerly Fox, and her husband James Wright, a publican. The 1891 census finds James living with his parents and siblings at the Plume of Feathers public house on London Road in Markyate. The family was still living on London Road in Markyate ten years later in the 1901 census.

On 30th April 1910, aged 22, he married Maud Kempson in the nearby town of Luton. He married as "Frederick James", suggesting he may have been known by his middle name. They appear together in the 1911 census living at 71 Harcourt Street in Luton, with James working as an engineer fitter. They appear to have gone on to have two sons, in 1911 and 1915.

At the outbreak of the Second World War James (listed as Frederick J.) and Maud were living at 28 Montrose Avenue in Luton, and he was working as an engineer's turner. James was to live at 28 Montrose Avenue for the rest of his life.

James died on 1st September 1974, aged 86. Maud outlived him by three years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. James Frederick WRIGHT, June Quarter 1888, Hemel Hempstead Registration District, Volume 3a, page 595, mother's maiden name Fox

   The fact that James' birth was registered in Hemel Hempstead district rather than Luton suggests he must have been born in the part of Markyate which was in the parish of Flamstead - which is consistent with the London Road address for the family quoted on his baptism. All the other parishes which included parts of Markyate were in the Luton district.

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Markyate Parish Registers, 1855-1972. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   No. 321
   When Baptized: 1888 April 15th
   Child's Christian Name: James Frederic
   Parents' Names - Christian: James / Lydia
   Surname: Wright
   Abode: Markyate London R[oa]d
   Quality, Trade, or Profession: Publican
   By whom the Ceremony was performed: R.O. Rose

   The church of St John the Baptist at Markyate was at this time a chapelry of the parish of Caddington, and was in the part of Caddington parish which fell within Hertfordshire. The civil parish of Markyate was not created until 1897.

3. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1125; Folio 61; Page 3, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Plume of Feathers, London Road, Markyate, Flamstead, Hertfordshire
   James Wright, head, married, male, 36 [1854/5], Beerhouse Keeper, neither employed nor unemployed, b. Humbershoe, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Wright, wife, married, female, 31 [1859/60], b. St Albans, Hertfordshire
   Emma Wright, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], b. Toddington, Bedfordshire
   Annie Wright, daughter, female, 9 [1881/2], b. London, Middlesex
   Polly Wright, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], b. London, Middlesex
   James Wright, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Flamstead, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 1327; Folio 60; Page 5, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: London Road, Markyate, Hertfordshire
   James Wright, head, married, male, 46 [1854/5], Publican, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Lydia Wright, wife, married, female, 40 [1860/1], b. Clapham, London
   Annie Wright, daughter, single, female, 19 [1881/2], Straw Hat Finisher, worker, b. Clapham, London
   Polly Wright, daughter, single, female, 17 [1883/4], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   James Wright, son, male, 14 [1886/7], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Will Wright, son, male, 6 [1894/5], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Beatrice Wright, daughter, female, 5 [1895/6], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Wright, son, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Markyate, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 8996; Schedule 405, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 71 Harcourt Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Four rooms occupied
   James Wright, head, male, 23 [1887/8], married under one year, no children, Engineer Fitter, worker, b. Markyate, Hertfordshire
   Maud Wright, wife, female, 22 [1888/9], married, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 28 Montrose Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Wright, Frederick J. [James Frederick added in later hand] / male / 25 Feb 1888 / married / Engineer's Turner
   Wright, Maud / female / 13 Jul 1888 / married / Unpaid domestic duties

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. James Frederick WRIGHT, September Quarter 1974, Luton Registration District, Volume 9, page 482, born 15 Feb 1888

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1974
   WRIGHT, James Frederick otherwise Frederick James of 28 Montrose Av Luton died 1 September 1974 Probate London 22 November £7013 740135915D