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William Wright

b. 1837, d. 1893

Birth

William Wright was born in 1837 at Near Waterhole in Bathurst.1,2,3

Parents

FatherJohn Wright (b. circa 1800)
MotherEliza, wife of John Wright (b. circa 1800)

Family life

William Wright and Mary Sloey were married on 6 September 1859 in Orange.2,4

Children with Mary Sloey (b. about 1843, d. 7 November 1910)

Adopted DaughterSarah A Sloey (b. 1858)
SonJohn Thomas Wright (b. September 1860)
SonWilliam Wright (b. 27 November 1862, d. 27 August 1912)
SonPeter J Wright (b. 1865)
SonFrancis Wright (b. 1867)
DaughterEliza Wright (b. 1868)
SonRobert Wright (b. 1871)
DaughterMary Jane Wright (b. 1873)
SonCharles George Wright (b. 1876)
SonEdward Henry Wright (b. 1878)
DaughterMatilda Ellen Wright (b. 1880)
DaughterAda M Wright (b. 1885)

Working life

  • On 6 March 1878 William Wright was a station manager at Nidgerie Station in Gongolgon.5
  • On 18 January 1890 William Wright was a publican at the "Coach and Horse" hotel at Nidgerie Station in Gongolgon.6
  • On 6 April 1893 William Wright was a Station Superintendent at Nidgerie Station in Gongolgon. Probate was granted to Mary Wright, widow7

Death

Was the undertaker for 's burial on 8 May 1877 in Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.8,4 James Tobin, Junior, was the executor of Joseph Whye's estate on 2 August 1877 in Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.9 William Wright died from injuries recieved when kicked by a horse in 1893 at age ~56 in Bourke.10,11 He was buried on 6 April 1893 at Byrock Cemetery in Byrock.12

Citations

  1. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), First Marriages at Bourke.
  2. [S679] untitled, Bourke and District Historical Society, History of Bourke Journal, First Births at Bourke volume (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), First Births at Bourke volume.
  3. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), William Wright, 259/1837 V1837259 155 and 1940/1837 V18371940 162A, Church Code IG (Wesleyan Methodist Bathurst, Hill End); parents John and Eliza.
  4. [S1777] Template Error
  5. [S1655] "," NSW Police Gazette, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Miscellaneous Information; news article; 6 March 1878; Mr Wright was the station manager of Nidgery who identified the body of a shepherd; online; 5 May 2023; page 89; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page27939549
  6. [S679] Hotels and Licenses, Bill Cameron, History of Bourke Journal, Volume 6 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 33.
  7. [S1656] "," The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Legal Notices; notice; 31 May 1893; Estate of William Wright, intestate; online; 5 May 2023; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236026749
  8. [S1674] , Gongolgon Cemetery, Gongolgon, NSW. (in scrub near the village)., Gravestone of Joseph, Joseph Headland, Kate Whye; and Daniel Reed Murphy; 1877-1884; personally photographed
  9. [S1772] Supreme Court of NSW, "Joseph Whye Probate," file, 2 Aug 1877, [17/1824] Series 3-1515, NRS 13660-3; NSW State Archives, Kingswood. Joseph Whye, died 6 May 1877.
  10. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), William Wright, 3505/1893 at Bourke, parents John and Elizabeth.
  11. [S1779] NSW State Coroner, Registers of Coroners’ Inquests and Magisterial Inquiries, 1834–1942 accessed through Ancestry on 4 May 2023 at - https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/29626:1785. Original record: State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937, 1887-1894, NRS 343, rolls 2921–2925, 2225, 2763–2769, Series 2925, Item 4/6620, William Wright aged 55, died at Byerock from the effects of injuries accidentally received through having been kicked by a horse.
  12. [S679] Some small cemeteries, Bill Cameron, History of Bourke Journal, Volume 12 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 51, William Wright, Byrock, 6 Apr 1893 aged 56.
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