Brief Life History of John
When John Wright was christened on 27 November 1836, in Southport, Lancashire, England, his father, George Rimmer, was 23 and his mother, Hesther Wright, was 20. He married Mary Carr on 21 October 1861, in Birkdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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- John Wright, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- John Wright, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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