William Jeffrey WRIGHT (1843

William Jeffrey WRIGHT (1843 - 1887)

Farmer

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Joseph WRIGHT (1868 - ) Mary WRIGHT (1870 - 1870) Rebecca Harriet WRIGHT (1871 - ) Eliza WRIGHT (1873 - ) Ellen Helen WRIGHT (1874 - 1912) William Jonah WRIGHT (1876 - ) Alles Elizabeth WRIGHT (1880 - 1912)	William Jeffrey WRIGHT (1843 - 1887) + Mary Elizabeth GEORGE (1846 - 1881)	Joseph WRIGHT (1812 - 1876)	William WRIGHT

			Sarah WITTE

		Rebecca JEFFREY (1819 - 1891)

b. 1843 at Sunbridge, Kent, England

m. 18 Jan 1865 Mary Elizabeth GEORGE (1846 - 1881) at Yass, New South Wales, Australia

d. 08 Apr 1887 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 44

Near Relatives of William Jeffrey WRIGHT (1843 - 1887)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William WRIGHT
Grandmother	Sarah WITTE

Father in Law	John GEORGE
Mother in Law	Harriet MORPHETT

Father	Joseph WRIGHT	16 Aug 1812	North Moreton, Berkshire, England	04 Mar 1876	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia	63
Mother	Rebecca JEFFREY	1819	Sunbridge, Kent, England	29 Apr 1891	Alfredtown, New South Wales, Australia	72

Self	William Jeffrey WRIGHT	1843	Sunbridge, Kent, England	08 Apr 1887	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	44

Wife	Mary Elizabeth GEORGE	04 May 1846	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	22 Dec 1881	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	35

Son	Joseph WRIGHT	1868	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Mary WRIGHT	1870	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1870	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	0
Daughter	Rebecca Harriet WRIGHT	25 Jan 1871	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Eliza WRIGHT	11 Dec 1873	Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Ellen Helen WRIGHT	10 Sep 1874	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jan 1912	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	37
Son	William Jonah WRIGHT	1876	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Alles Elizabeth WRIGHT	08 Aug 1880	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia	13 Jul 1912		31

Half Sister	Ellen WRIGHT	20 Dec 1833	North Moreton, Berkshire, England	05 Apr 1922	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	88

Son in Law	John BROADHURST
Son in Law	William Wolter DIESSEL	1867	Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia	1933	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	66
Son in Law	Alfred John RUDD

Nephew	John LANEY	24 Feb 1854	Camberwell, London, England	07 Sep 1896	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	42
Nephew	William LANEY	21 Nov 1856	At sea	27 Jan 1858	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Charles LANEY	26 Oct 1858	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	27 Feb 1929	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	70
Niece	Mary Ann LANEY	09 Oct 1860	Picton, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jun 1929	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	68
Nephew	James LANEY	27 Nov 1862	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	12 Feb 1889	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	26
Nephew	William Albert LANEY	04 Aug 1866	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	22 Jan 1939	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72
Niece	Sarah LANEY	19 Jun 1868	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia	13 Nov 1956	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	88
Niece	Fanny LANEY	21 Jul 1870	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	07 May 1938	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	67
Nephew	Thomas LANEY	10 Feb 1873	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	26 Dec 1895	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	22
Nephew	Henry LANEY	09 Aug 1875	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	bef 1904		29
Nephew	David LANEY	27 Dec 1877	Alfredtown, New South Wales, Australia	16 Feb 1951	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	73

Brother in Law	Thomas LANEY	01 Sep 1829	Mapledurwell, Surrey, England	08 Nov 1904	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75

Events in William Jeffrey WRIGHT (1843 - 1887)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1843		William Jeffrey WRIGHT was born	Sunbridge, Kent, England		71
31 Jul 1857	14	Immigration	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	per 'Aloe'	71
18 Jan 1865	22	Married Mary Elizabeth GEORGE (aged 18)	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		71
1868	25	Birth of son Joseph WRIGHT	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		71
1870	27	Birth of daughter Mary WRIGHT	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		71
1870	27	Death of daughter Mary WRIGHT	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		71
25 Jan 1871	28	Birth of daughter Rebecca Harriet WRIGHT	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		71
11 Dec 1873	30	Birth of daughter Eliza WRIGHT	Yass, New South Wales, Australia		71
10 Sep 1874	31	Birth of daughter Ellen Helen WRIGHT	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia		71
1876	33	Birth of son William Jonah WRIGHT	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
04 Mar 1876	33	Death of father Joseph WRIGHT (aged 63)	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia		71
08 Aug 1880	37	Birth of daughter Alles Elizabeth WRIGHT	Kyeamba, New South Wales, Australia		71
22 Dec 1881	38	Death of wife Mary Elizabeth GEORGE (aged 35)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
08 Apr 1887	44	William Jeffrey WRIGHT died	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

William Wright came to Australia with his parents, Joseph and Rebecca. Joseph owned and farmed land at Fairy Hole Creek near Yass where the George family also lived. About 1874, William with his family and parents moved to Alfredtown to farm land near Kyeamba Creek. After the death of Mary, then William, Rebecca was left to raise her young grandchildren.

Source References:

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

- Reference = 457 (Birth)

- Reference = 457 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 457 (Death)

- Reference = 457 (Marriage)

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