[Index]
James WRIGHT (1796 - 1879)
landholder, grazier, magistrate
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Phoebe WRIGHT (1839 - 1920)
William Davis WRIGHT (1841 - 1924)
John Edward WRIGHT (1843 - )
Jane Emily WRIGHT (1845 - )
Arthur Henry WRIGHT (1847 - )
Lucy Ellen WRIGHT (1850 - )
Aubrey Murray WRIGHT (1853 - )
Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT (1855 - 1881)
James WRIGHT (1796 - 1879)

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Mary DAVIS (1817 - 1883)
William WRIGHT ( - 1837)


























b. abt 1796 at Derbyshire, England
m. 1838 Mary DAVIS (1817 - 1883) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
d. 22 Apr 1879 at Bombala, New South Wales, Australia aged 83
Parents:
William WRIGHT ( - 1837)
Siblings (1):
William WRIGHT ( - 1837)
Children (8):
Mary Phoebe WRIGHT (1839 - 1920)
William Davis WRIGHT (1841 - 1924)
John Edward WRIGHT (1843 - )
Jane Emily WRIGHT (1845 - )
Arthur Henry WRIGHT (1847 - )
Lucy Ellen WRIGHT (1850 - )
Aubrey Murray WRIGHT (1853 - )
Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT (1855 - 1881)
Grandchildren (19):
Annie Adeline CUMMINS (1863 - ), Alice M CUMMINS (1865 - ), Arthur E CUMMINS (1870 - ), Alfred Aubrey CUMMINS (1873 - ), Ethel May CUMMINS (1875 - ), Mary CUMMINS (1883 - ), Minna A WRIGHT (1865 - ), Laura E WRIGHT (1867 - ), Mary Jane WRIGHT (1870 - ), Ella May WRIGHT (1872 - 1892), William Davis WRIGHT (1874 - 1876), Violet Constance WRIGHT (1876 - ), Jessie Muriel WRIGHT (1880 - ), Margaret Frances B WRIGHT (1883 - ), Mary E WRIGHT (1885 - ), Claude L WRIGHT (1888 - ), William J WRIGHT (1892 - 1892), Catherine CAMPBELL (1879 - 1879), Sybil Jean CAMPBELL (1880 - 1962)
Events in James WRIGHT (1796 - 1879)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1796 James WRIGHT was born Derbyshire, England 6
1833 37 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Enchantress' 6
01 Jan 1837 41 Death of father William WRIGHT Croydon, Surrey, England
1838 42 Married Mary DAVIS (aged 21) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2
1839 43 Birth of daughter Mary Phoebe WRIGHT Lanyon, ACT, Australia 6
1841 45 Birth of son William Davis WRIGHT Lanyon, ACT, Australia 6
1843 47 Birth of son John Edward WRIGHT Lanyon, ACT, Australia 6
1845 49 Birth of daughter Jane Emily WRIGHT Lanyon, ACT, Australia 6
1847 51 Birth of son Arthur Henry WRIGHT Lanyon, ACT, Australia 6
1850 54 Birth of daughter Lucy Ellen WRIGHT Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia 6
1853 57 Birth of son Aubrey Murray WRIGHT Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia 6
1855 59 Birth of daughter Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia 6
22 Apr 1879 83 James WRIGHT died Bombala, New South Wales, Australia 6
Personal Notes:
purchased 4,130 acres at 'lanyon' with brother William, built original homestead
took up 'Booroomba' 1840 for hos wife's parents, retired after severe accident being crushed against a tree
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 72 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 72 (Marriage)
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 349 (Birth)
- Reference = 349 (Death)
- Reference = 349 (Immigration)
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Carol Willox 8 Jan 2018 (Death)
- Notes: On Tuesday, April 27, Mr James Wright, a very old colonist and resident of the Monaro district, died at his son's residence, Nelbothery. Mr. Wright for many years held large properties in the Queanbeyan and Wollongong districts. Deceased was 83 years of age at the time of his death.
Source: Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889) Saturday 3 May 1879 p 5
WRIGHT.-April 22, at his residence, Currowooden, Bombala, James Wright, aged 83, late of Balgownie, Wollongong.
Source: SMH Saturday 10 May 1879 p 1

There is a photo of his headstone at Bombala cemetery
WRIGHT James
date of death 22/04/1879
aged 83 years
Grave number 193(a)
Monumental 193(a)

WRIGHT, William Died at Langdon, County of Murray, on the 1st of January last, William, the eldest son of the late William Wright, Esq., of Croydon, in the County of Surrey.
Source: The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848) Tuesday 21 February 1837 p 3

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.
  1. My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
  2. Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
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