Brief Life History of Emelia
When Emelia Wright was born about 1837, in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Abraham Wright, was 36 and her mother, Britrannia Raynor, was 35. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Frederic Wragg. She lived in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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- Emma Wragg in household of Fredk Wragg, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Emma in entry for Walter Wragg, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
- Emila Wright in the 1851 England Census
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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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