Margaret Wright

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Wright was born in 1817, in Abbeytown, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Wright, was 23 and her mother, Mary Penrice, was 21. She married Samuel Hallifax on 22 October 1845, in Abbeytown, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. She lived in Woodside by Wigton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Sebergham, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Hallifax
1815–
Margaret Wright
1817–
Marriage: 22 October 1845
Barbara Hallifax
1848–
Mary Hallifax
1850–1922
Margaret Hallifax
1852–
Jane Hallifax
1855–1927
Maria Hallifax
1861–
Rebecca Hallifax
1862–1908

Sources (25)

  • Margret Halifax in household of Samual Halifax, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Margaret Wright, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Margaret Wright, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (7)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

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.

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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