See also

Family of Oliver Bertie Wright and Lilian Maud Woollard

  • Husband:

  • Oliver Bertie Wright (1876-1934)

  • Wife:

  • Lilian Maud Woollard (1892-1938)

  • Children:

  • Eric Albert Wright (1913-1976)

  •  

  • Catherine Joyce Wright (1916-2004)

  •  

  • Jean Muriel Wright (1923-1970)

  • Marriage:

  • 25 Dec 1912

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Hill, Ramsey, Essex, England1,2,3

  •  

  • Oliver a boot maker, both single and of Parkeston (Ramsey), groom's father John Wright a deceased labourer, bride's father Frederick Charles Woollard a quay labourer. Married by banns and witnessed by Frederick Charles Woollard and Ada Florence Woollard

Husband: Oliver Bertie Wright

  • Name:

  • Oliver Bertie Wright4,5,6

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • John Wright (1825-1910)

  • Mother:

  • Emma Skipper (1831?-1904)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hurdle maker then a shoe/boot maker2,7,8

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1876

  • Kirton, Suffolk, England4,7,8,9

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Jul 1877 (age 0-1)

  • St. Ethelbert's Church, Lower Falkenham Road, Falkenham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter of John Wright (labourer) and Emma of Kirton

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4)

  • The Street, Kirton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his parents John and Emma, brother Arthur, and sisters Margaret and Ethel. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 14)

  • Falkenham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a hurdle maker and living with his parents John and Emma. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 24)

  • Falkenham Road, Kirton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a boot maker and living with his parents John and Emma, nephew Charlie, sister Ethel, her husband John Lewis and their daughter Kate. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Census absence:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 34)

  •  

  • Military Service:

  • frm 6 Jun 1917 to 18 Apr 1919 (age 40-42)

  • Royal Army Ordnance Corps as private:324462

  •  

  • being 5' 8" tall with a chest of 34" and 3" expansion and deaf. He served as a regimental shoemaker and served in France

  • Medals:

  • 10 Jul 1922

  •  

  •  

  • Britsh War and Victory medals

  • Death:

  • Q3 1934 (age 58)

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England6

Wife: Lilian Maud Woollard

  • Name:

  • Lilian Maud Woollard1,10,11,12

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Nickname:

  • Lily

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1892

  • Ramsey, Essex, England10,12,13

  • Baptism:

  • 20 Sep 1896 (age 3-4)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Hill, Ramsey, Essex, England11

  •  

  • daughter of Frederick Woollard (pier labourer) and Mary Ann of Ray Cottage Ramsey

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 8)

  • 6 Adelaide Street, Parkeston, Essex, England12

  •  

  • daughter as Lily living with her parents Frederick and Mary, brothers Herbert, George, Albert and Thomas, sister Bessie, and cousin Jessy Johnson. Born in Ramsey Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • 6 Adelaide Street, Parkeston, Essex, England13

  •  

  • daughter living in six rooms with her parents Frederick and Mary Ann, and brothers James ana Herbert. Born in Ramsey Essex

  • Death:

  • Q4 1938 (age 46)

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England14

Child 1: Eric Albert Wright

  • Name:

  • Eric Albert Wright2,15,16,17

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk18

  • Birth:

  • 30 Dec 1913

  • Parkeston, Essex, England2,15,16,17,18

  • Baptism:

  • 8 Feb 1914 (age 0)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Hill, Ramsey, Essex, England16

  •  

  • son of Oliver Bertie Wright (shoemaker) and Lilian Maud of 2 Ashley Cottages, born on 30th December 1913

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 10 Hordle Place, Dovercourt, Essex, England18

  •  

  • an unmarried employment office clerk living with his sisters Catherine and Jean, a closed record (presumably brother Oliver), and widowed Thomas Baddons. Born on 30th December 1913

  • Death:

  • 18 Feb 1976 (age 62)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17,19

  • Probate:

  • 1 Apr 1976

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • of 23 Dorset Close Ipswich died 18th February 1976, administration of £13,700 (~£94,000 in 2017)

Child 2: Catherine Joyce Wright

  • Name:

  • Catherine Joyce Wright2,20

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Edgar Robert Mann (1918-1982)

  • Birth:

  • 19 Jul 1916

  • Parkeston, Essex, England2,18,20

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Aug 1917 (age 1)

  • St. Michael's Church, Church Hill, Ramsey, Essex, England21

  •  

  • daughter, as Katherine Joyce, of Oliver Bertie Wright (soldier) and Lilian Maud of 2 Ashley Cottages, born on 19th July 1916

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 23)

  • 10 Hordle Place, Dovercourt, Essex, England18

  •  

  • unmarried doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her brother Eric, sister Jean, a closed record (presumably brother Oliver), and widowed Thomas Baddons. Born on 19th July 1916 and married a Mann at a later date

  • Death:

  • 3 Mar 2004 (age 87)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England22,23

  • Probate:

  • 19 Apr 2004

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • grant and will, died 3rd March 2004

Child 3: Jean Muriel Wright

  • Name:

  • Jean Muriel Wright24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Maurice Tabb (1917-2006)

  • Birth:

  • 16 Jun 1923

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England18,24,25

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 16)

  • 10 Hordle Place, Dovercourt, Essex, England18

  •  

  • unmarried doing domestic duties and living with her brother Eric, sister Catherine, a closed record (presumably brother Oliver), and widowed Thomas Baddons. Born on 16th June 1923 and married a Tabb at a later date

  • Death:

  • Q3 1970 (age 47)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England25

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