George Wright

1847 -

• Name	George Wright
  Born	11 Oct 1847	Top Locks, Runcorn   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boatman
  Person ID	I62854	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Wright,   b. 1814, Melling ,   d. 21 Jan 1884, Salford  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ann (Hannah) Davies,   b. Abt 1820, Liverpool ,   d. 26 Feb 1898, Salford  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F18265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ellen Wheeldon,   b. 1850, Salford ,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 40 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1868	St Bartholomew, Salford   [2]
  Children	1. Mary Jane Wright,   b. Abt May 1869, Manchester   2. Elizabeth Ellen Wright,   b. Abt Feb 1871, Manchester ,   d. Abt May 1874, Manchester  (Age 3 years)   3. Hannah Wright,   b. 1874, Manchester   4. John Wright,   b. 1874, Manchester ,   d. Abt May 1874, Manchester  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F20144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret,   b. 1856, Heaton Norris, nr Stockport ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 54 years)
  Married	Bef 1891
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F20146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1891 census with wife Margaret and son John Thomas, 9, born Salford for whom no birth/baptism record has been found: he could be from George's first marriage, or be Margaret's son using George's surname. In 1910 George is on a canal boat (?Prynne) at Castlefield Wharf on the Bridgewater Canal, married but wife absent. (He is widowed by 1911.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S010049] BC. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.