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Benjamin Wright

Male 1831 - Abt 1916  (85 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Wright 
    Born 1831  Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt May 1916  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I47727  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2025 

    Father Thomas Wright 
    Family ID F17188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Caroline Beresford,   b. 1834, Tipton, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1870, Tipton, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1854  Coseley, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Betsey Wright,   b. Abt Nov 1857, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. George Wright,   b. Abt Feb 1860, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Thomas Wright,   b. Abt Feb 1860, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt Nov 1863, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jesse Wright,   b. Abt May 1867, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. David Wright,   b. 1869, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F17116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Beresford,   b. 1843, Tipton, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1917, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Partners 9 Jun 1871  Coseley, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Wright,   b. 1871, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Benjamin Wright,   b. 1873, Tipton Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Jane Wright,   b. Abt Nov 1875, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Joseph Wright,   b. Abt Feb 1878, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Kate Wright,   b. 1880, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Alice Wright,   b. Abt May 1882, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. William Wright,   b. 29 May 1885, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F15186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Widowed in 1871 census on a cabin boat at Harris Wharf, Toll End, Tipton, next to a Martha Fisher, widow, 28, and daughter Mary, 2, with William Beresford, 32, brother of Benjamin's first wife Caroline Beresford and her sister Martha. It is thought likely that this Martha Fisher is the widowed Martha Digoray, nee Beresford, who becomes Benjamin's partner thereafter.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S322306] England Marriages (Findmypast).

    3. [S010069] MC.



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