Esther Murrell

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Murrell was born in February 1746, in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Murrell, was 25 and her mother, Isabella Howlett, was 24. She married William Wright on 5 April 1774, in Wymondham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

William Wright
1746–
Esther Murrell
1746–
Marriage: 5 April 1774
Ann Wright
1777–1783
Henry Wright
1784–1838
William Wright
1781–1865
Murrell Wright
1785–1865
Anne Wright
1788–

Sources (10)

  • Hester in entry for Anne Wright, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Hester in entry for Anne Wright, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
  • Esther Murrell in entry for William Wright, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Merrill .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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