• Born: 9 May 1847, Lybster, Caithness, Scotland ^{3 4 5 6 7}
• Marriage (1): Henry Miller WRIGHT on 24 November 1870 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ¹
• Died: 10 November 1932, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland at age 85

   Other names for Helen were Helen PORTEOUS,⁷ Helen R. WRIGHT,^{4 5} Helen R. I. WRIGHT ³ and Helen R. P. WRIGHT.⁶

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. ⁷
  

Wm Porteous       49
Isabella Porteous       45
Wm Porteous       23
John Porteous       22
Ales Porteous       19
Helen Porteous       13
Arch Porteous       12
Janet Porteous       11
Isabella Porteous       5
Thos M Porteous       3
James Porteous       6 Mo
Isabella Munro       67
Jane Fortler       25
Mary Nisbet       21
Mary Ann Colie       20

• She 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

• She 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

• She 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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• She 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             --

Helen married Henry Miller WRIGHT, son of Robert WRIGHT and Marion MILLER, on 24 November 1870 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.¹ (Henry Miller WRIGHT was born in 1842 in North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland ^{3 4 5 6 8}, christened on 26 April 1842 in North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland and died on 17 February 1914 in Portobello, Edinburgh City, Scotland ^{9 10}.). The cause of his death was Carcinoma of the Bladder; As certified by Hugh Dewar, M.B. Ch.M.