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Robert WRIGHT
(1774 –1844)
Margaret BUCHAN
(Abt 1786 – )
William MILLER
(Abt 1772 – Bef 1841)
Isabella SINCLAIR
(Abt 1777 –1853)
Robert WRIGHT
(1812 –1864)
Marion MILLER
(1810 –1879)
Henry Miller WRIGHT
(1842 –1914)

 

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1. Helen Robertson PORTEOUS

Henry Miller WRIGHT 2
  • Born: 1842, North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland 3 4 5 6 7
  • Christened: 26 April 1842, North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): Helen Robertson PORTEOUS on 24 November 1870 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1
  • Died: 17 February 1914, Portobello, Edinburgh City, Scotland at age 72 8 9

bullet   Cause of his death was Carcinoma of the Bladder; As certified by Hugh Dewar, M.B. Ch.M.

bullet   Another name for Henry was Henry M. WRIGHT.3 4 5 6 7

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. 7

Robert Wright household:
14 Commercial Place Second Floor, Leith North, Edinburghshire (Midlothian), Scotland

                            Marital
Name             Relation   Status    Sex   Age   Occupation                       Where Born

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WRIGHT Robert       Head      M        M    38    Master Baker Emply 5 Men 1 Boy   Stirlingshire - Dunmore
WRIGHT Marion       Wife      M        F    39                                     Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Robert       Son       U        M    11    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Henry M      Son       U        M     9    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT William M    Son       U        M     7    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT George       Son       U        M     5    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Alexander    Son       U        M     3                                     Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Isabella     Daur      U        F     2                                     Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT -            Son       U        M     1m                                    Midlothian - North Leith
MCGILLIVRAY Janet   Visitr    W        F    57    Ladies Nurse                     Sutherland - -
DICKSON Marion      Servnt    U        F    27    House Servant                    Midlothian - Newbattle
MILLER Lillias      Servnt    U        F    15    House Servant                    Midlothian - North Leith
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Piece: SCT1851/692; Place: North Leith - Midlothian; Enumeration District: 53; Civil Parish: 
North Leith; Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: St. Thomas; Folio: 745; Page: 19; Schedule: 75.

  • He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. 3

Henry M Wright      29    Leith                 baker
Helen R I Wright    25    Lybster, Caithness

  • He appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland. 5

Henry M Wright      39   Leith                 Litter carrier
Helen R Wright      33   Lybster, Caithnesss
Isabella R Wright    7   Edinburgh
Harry M Wright       3   Liberton
Hay Wright           2   Liberton
Marian M Wright   1 Mo   Liberton

  • He worked as an annuitant on 5 April 1891 in South Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. 4
  • He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in South Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. 4

1891 Census:  South Leigh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
    Address:  78 Brunswick Street (Schedule No. 125)
                                                                                        Estimated
Name                 Position   Status     Sex   Age   Occupation   Where Born          Birth Year
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Henry M. Wright      Head       Married     M     49   Annuitant    Leith               about 1842
Helen R. Wright      Wife*      Married     F     43   --           Caithness Lybster   about 1847
Isabella R. Wright   Daughter   Unmarried   F     17   --           Liberton            about 1873
Harry M. Wright      Son        Unmarried   M     13   Scholar      Edinburgh           about 1877
Hay Wright           Son        Unmarried   M     12   Scholar      Edinburgh           about 1878
Marion M. Wright     Daughter   Unmarried   F     10   Scholar      Edinburgh           about 1881
Helen P. Wright      Daughter   Unmarried   F      8   Scholar      Edinburgh           about 1883
  *House has 4 rooms with one or more windows
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GROS Number 685/02 024/02 022

  • He worked as a master baker (retired) on 31 March 1901 in South Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. 6
  • He appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in South Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. 6

78 Brunswick Street, South Leith, Edinburghshire (now Midlothian), Scotland

Henry M Wright     58   Leith                Master Baker (retired)
Helen R P Wright   52   Lybster, Caithness   --
Isabell R Wright   26   Edinburgh            Dressmaker
Harry M Wright     23   Liberton             Lithographer Artist
Marion M Wright    20   Liberton             Fem Asts Saleswoman
Helen P Wright     17   Liberton             --


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Henry married Helen Robertson PORTEOUS, daughter of William PORTEOUS and Isabella RODGERS, on 24 November 1870 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 (Helen Robertson PORTEOUS was born on 9 May 1847 in Lybster, Caithness, Scotland 3 4 5 6 10 and died on 10 November 1932 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Marriage Certificate (digital or paper copy of official marriage record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  2. Kirsty M. Haining.
  3. Ancestry.com, 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1–191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Henry M. Wright household, Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1– 409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Henry M. Wright household, 78 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
  5. Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1– 338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Henry M. Wright household, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.
  6. Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1– 446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Henry M. Wright household, 78 Brunswick Street, South Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
  7. Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1– 217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Robert Wright household, 14 Commercial Place Second Floor, Leith North, Edinburghshire (Midlothian), Scotland.
  8. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining), Hay Wright.
  9. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  10. Ancestry.com, 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1–150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, William Porteous household, 3 Antigua Street, Edinburgh Saint Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.


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