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Robert WRIGHT
(Abt 1659 – )
Agnes CHARLES
(1664 – )
John WRIGHT
(1702 – Bef 1767)
Isobell WOOD
(Abt 1710 – )
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Robert WRIGHT
(1735 – Bef 1810)

 

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Spouses & Children

1. Isabell GALLOWAY

2. Ann FORREST
 3. Janet SMITH

Robert WRIGHT 1 2 3 4
  • Born: 2 August 1735, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 4
  • Christened: 10 August 1735, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): Isabell GALLOWAY on 7 June 1767 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
  • Marriage (2): Ann FORREST on 5 February 1780 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
  • Marriage (3): Janet SMITH on 1 February 1783 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 1
  • Died: Bef June 1810, prob Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

bullet   Another name for Robert was Baillie Robt. WRIGHT.

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He worked as a merchant. 5
  • He worked as a baker.
  • He worked as a brewer. 6
  • Robert Wright, son of John Wright, baxter, was entered on the rolls as Burgess and Guild Brethren in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland on 4 September 1761.
  • Witness: Witness at the christening of David son of James Forrest and Helen Smith (along with David Smith), 26 August 1781, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. 7
  • Witness: to the baptism of David Spiers (son of George Spiers and Margaret Small), 7 June 1789, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Witness: to the baptism of David Smith (son of David Smith and Jean Barrie), 26 October 1789, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Witness: to the baptism of Andrew Smith (son of David Smith and Jean Barrie), 4 February 1791, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • He had a residence on 5 June 1791 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. Son Francis baptized (witnesses: David Smith and James Forrest).
  • Witness: to the baptism of George Forrest (son of James Forrest and Helen Smith), 18 November 1791, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • In 1793 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, Robert Wright, baker, became a Deacon as noted on the list of Members of the Incorporation of Baxters.
  • Witness: to the baptism of Janet Smith (daughter of David Smith Junr. And Jean Barrie), 14 June 1795, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Witness: to the baptism of Maria Smith (daughter of David Smith Junr. And Jean Barrie), 8 January 1797, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.
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Robert married Isabell GALLOWAY, daughter of Robert GALLOWAY and Janet FOWLER, on 7 June 1767 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. (Isabell GALLOWAY was born on 7 December 1742 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 8, christened on 12 December 1742 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland and died on 1 February 1779 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.)


bullet  Marriage Notes

OPR for Haddington, Ref 709/6, Frame 2092.
Robt Wright and Isabella Galloway both in this parish to be proclaimed in order to marriage upon Sabbath 7 June 1767. Simon Sawers & Jas. Lilley Cautios.

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Robert next married Ann FORREST, daughter of Thomas FORREST and Alison KIRKWOOD, on 5 February 1780 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland. (Ann FORREST was born in 1746 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland 9 and was christened on 29 April 1746 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland 10.)

bullet  Recorded Events about their Marriage


bullet  Marriage Notes

OPR for Haddington, Ref 709/6, Frame 2111.
Wright Robert in this Parish and (Ann) Forrest in the Parish of Preston to be proclaimed in Order to Marriage on Sabbath the 5th February 1780. cautioners Alexander Galloway and David Smith.

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Robert next married Janet SMITH, daughter of David SMITH and Lillias GARDNER, on 1 February 1783 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland.1 (Janet SMITH was born on 28 March 1760 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 8 10, christened on 30 March 1760 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland 10 and died after July 1809.)


bullet  Marriage Notes

Feb 1 1783 Wright — Robert (son to John Wright & Isobell Wood) & Janet Smith daughter to David smith & Lilias Gardner both in this parish, given up for proclamation of Banns Sabbath the 2nd instant Cautioners Alex.r Galloway & Wm Clark

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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) [database on-line] (Copyright © 1980, 2002), Parish Records, Batch No. M117098 (Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland), 1622 –1820.
  2. Kirsty M. Haining.
  3. Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Index of Births & Christenings, 1553 –1854 (Edinburgh, United Kingdom: General Register Office for Scotland), GROS number 709/00 0005. The Old Parish Registers are church records of births, baptisms, banns, marriages, deaths, and burials that were kept by individual parishes within the Church of Scotland ("the Established Church") from 1553 until 1855 when civil registration began.  All original registers are now held by the General Register Office for Scotland at New Register House in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  4. Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Index of Births & Christenings, 1553 –1854 (Edinburgh, United Kingdom: General Register Office for Scotland), GROS number 709/00 0003. The Old Parish Registers are church records of births, baptisms, banns, marriages, deaths, and burials that were kept by individual parishes within the Church of Scotland ("the Established Church") from 1553 until 1855 when civil registration began.  All original registers are now held by the General Register Office for Scotland at New Register House in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  5. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining), Hay Wright 1871.
  6. Death Certificate (digital or paper copy of official death record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining), Francis Wright death cert.
  7. Birth Certificate (digital or paper copy of official birth record privately held by Kirsty M. Haining).
  8. Kirsty M. Haining, Estimated date. Estimates are based off of known event dates (birth dates, christening dates, marriage dates, graduation dates, retirement events, death dates, etc.) from the lives of the individual's immediate ancestors or descendants. Women are estimated to be roughly 20 years older than the birth of the first child; men are about 5 years older than their wives; siblings are estimated at 2 years apart.
  9. Suspected family relationship. Lineage is currently theoretical — probable but not yet fully proven. Birthdate is based on probable parentage., Assuming the Ann Forrest that married Robert Wright is the daughter of Thomas Forrest and Alison Kirkwood.
  10. FamilySearch Historical Record Collections, Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564 –1950.


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