James WRIGHT (1796

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) + 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, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 83

Near Relatives of James WRIGHT (1796 - 1879)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William DAVIS	1787	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England	23 Sep 1876	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	89
Mother in Law	Jane Elizabeth WESTON	1795	Aynho, Northumberland, England	21 Sep 1886	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	91

Father	William WRIGHT			01 Jan 1837	Croydon, Surrey, England

Self	James WRIGHT	abt 1796	Derbyshire, England	22 Apr 1879	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	83

Wife	Mary DAVIS	1817	Oxfordshire, England	1883	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	66

Daughter	Mary Phoebe WRIGHT	1839	Lanyon, ACT, Australia	16 Jul 1920	Craigie, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	81
Son	William Davis WRIGHT	1841	Lanyon, ACT, Australia	25 Sep 1924	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	83
Son	John Edward WRIGHT	1843	Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Daughter	Jane Emily WRIGHT	1845	Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Son	Arthur Henry WRIGHT	1847	Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Daughter	Lucy Ellen WRIGHT	1850	Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Aubrey Murray WRIGHT	1853	Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT	1855	Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia	11 Feb 1881	Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia	26

Half Brother	William WRIGHT			1837	Lanyon, ACT, Australia

Son in Law	James Robinson CUMMINS			15 Mar 1907	Craigie, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law	Margaret Isabella NEILL			09 Mar 1916	Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law	Frederick CAMPBELL	1846	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	19 Aug 1928	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia	82

Granddaughter	Annie Adeline CUMMINS	1863
Granddaughter	Alice M CUMMINS	1865
Grandson	Arthur E CUMMINS	1870
Grandson	Alfred Aubrey CUMMINS	1873
Granddaughter	Ethel May CUMMINS	1875
Granddaughter	Mary CUMMINS	1883
Granddaughter	Minna A WRIGHT	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Laura E WRIGHT	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary Jane WRIGHT	1870	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Ella May WRIGHT	1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1892		20
Grandson	William Davis WRIGHT	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Granddaughter	Violet Constance WRIGHT	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Jessie Muriel WRIGHT	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Margaret Frances B WRIGHT	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary E WRIGHT	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Claude L WRIGHT	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	William J WRIGHT	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Catherine CAMPBELL	1879	St George, New South Wales, Australia	1879		0
Granddaughter	Sybil Jean CAMPBELL	1880	St George, New South Wales, Australia	1962		82

Niece	Frances C HAYLEY	1843	Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia	1919	Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia	76
Niece	Alice Gertrude HAYLEY	1845	Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Florence Jane HAYLEY	1847	Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Foxton HAYLEY	1848	Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia	1924	Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia	76
Niece	Mary Madeline HAYLEY	1850	New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Frederick Ernest HAYLEY	1853	New South Wales, Australia	1879	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	26
Niece	Laura Emily HAYLEY	1855	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Herry Percy HAYLEY	1857	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	10
Nephew	Alfred Reginald HAYLEY	1859	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1869	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	10
Niece	Elizabeth HAYLEY	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1863		1
Nephew	Sydney Victor HAYLEY	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1864		2
Nephew	Walter Harold HAYLEY	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	85
Nephew	Henry William Ernest PALMER	1852	Canberra, ACT, Australia	26 Feb 1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	25
Niece	Marion J M (May) DAVIS	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ada Irena DAVIS	1864	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	72
Niece	Lucy Eveline DAVIS	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Mabel Minna DAVIS	1874	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia	83

Sister in Law	Lucy DAVIS		England
Brother in Law	John DAVIS	1818	Oxfordshire, England
Sister in Law	Elizabeth DAVIS	abt 1820	England	02 Jul 1890	Manly, New South Wales, Australia	70
Brother in Law	William DAVIS	1821	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England	13 Jul 1910	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	89
Brother in Law	Henry DAVIS	1823	England
Sister in Law	Frances E DAVIS	abt 1825	England
Brother in Law	Frederick James DAVIS	1827	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England	1914	Ryde, New South Wales, Australia	87
Brother in Law	Harold Mapletoft DAVIS	Oct 1831	Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England	1922	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia	91
Brother in Law	Sydney Hodges DAVIS	1836	England

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, Monaro, 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 Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, 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 (Immigration)

- Reference = 349 (Birth)

- Reference = 349 (Death)

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

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