Thomas WRIGHT William WRIGHT Dorothy WRIGHT Ann Maria WRIGHT Thomas WRIGHT Eliza WRIGHT Elizabeth BURROW Mini tree diagram

Harriott WRIGHT

also known as Harriet WRIGHT14

- 29th Dec 187111,12

Landed Proprietor9

Life History

18th Mar 1782

Baptised in Hackney, St John at Hackney.1

Father - Thomas Wright
Mother - Elizabeth

27th Feb 1799

Mentioned in Will.2

of Thomas Wright
Described as "my daughter Harriet Wright"

27th Feb 1818

Witness at wedding in Holborn, St Giles in the Fields.3

of William Price & Emma Belfour

23rd Jun 1829

Mentioned in Will.4

of Dorothy Wright
Described as -
"my late brother Thomas Wright's children who are now living viz Margaret Belfour widow Thomas Wright and Harriet Wright"

15th Apr 1837

Mentioned in Will.5

of Jane Wright
Described as :-
"my cousin Harriott Wright"

6th Jun 1841

Recorded in census in Hackney (Church Street).6

Thomas Wright - 60
Harriet Wright - 50
Emma Delight - 30
Staff x 2

30th Mar 1851

Recorded in census in Hackney (Church Street).7

Thomas Wright - Head - Unmarried - 73 - Wine and Coal Merchant - b. Hackney
Harriet Wright - Sister - Unmarried - 69 - b. Hackney
Emma Delight - Cousin - Unmarried - 49 - Visitor - b. London
Thomas White - Cousin - Unmarried - 23 - Wine and Coal Merchant - b. Yorkshire
Staff x 2

7th Jul 1853

Witness at wedding in Hackney, St John at Hackney.8

of Thomas White and Emma Fieldwick

7th Apr 1861

Occupation Landed Proprietor.9

7th Apr 1861

Recorded in census in Hackney (Dalston Lane, Napier Terrace, 6).9

Head of household
Staff x 1
Also resident - cousin, Emma Delight

2nd Apr 1871

Recorded in census in Hackney (Napier Terrace).10

Head of household.
Staff x 1
Also resident - Emma Delight

after 29th Dec 1871

Memorial or Grave Stone in Hackney, St John at Hackney.13

"SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
Mr THOMAS WRIGHT
OF CHURCH STREET HEY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON
THE 25th DAY OF DECEMBR, 1857
IN THE 81st YEAR OF HIS AGE
ALSO HARRIOTT WRIGHT
SISTER TO THE ABOVE
THOMAS WRIGHT
WHO DIED THE 29th DECEMBER 1871
IN THE 90th YEAR OF HER AGE"

29th Dec 1871

Died in Hackney (Dalston Lane, Napier Terrace, 6).11,12

From the Sheffield Daily Telegraph :-
"On the 29th ult,, at her residence, 6 Napier-terrace, Hackney, Harriett Wright, in her 90th year"

From the tomb in the churchyard :-
"Sacred
to the memory of
Mr. THOMAS WRIGHT
of Church Street Hackney
who departed this life on
the 25th Day of December 1857
Also HARRIOTT WRIGHT
Sister to the above
THOMAS WRIGHT
who died Tues 29th December 1871
in the 9th year of her age"

21st Mar 1872

Probate in Principal Registry.11

of the will with a codicil of Harriett Wright formerly of Dalston Lane but late of 6 Napier Terrace Hackney.
Executor - David Cooper of Clapham Common Gentleman
Effects under - GBP 100

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