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Record #4612

Name :: : Frank Leslie WRIGHT (1898 - 1961)
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Date of Birth: : 5 Apr 1898
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 23 Mar 1961

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Warwickshire, Birmingham

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 8 Jun 1912
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Carthaginian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Middlemore

NotesA birth registration was found for Frank Leslie Wright: Year of Registration: 1898; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: Kings Norton (To 1912); County: Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 441. Parents: Stanley and Mary Annie Wright.

In 1901, Frank Wright, 2 years of age, was shown residing at 40 Highbury Road, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England. Other family members included: Stanley Wright, 39, house painter; Mary A. Wright, 37, house maid; Stanley C. Wright, 17, house painter; Ellen Wright, 15; Mary A. Wright, 13; John Wright, 11; Frederick Wright, 9; Susan Wright, 7; Robert Wright, 5; James D. Wright, 1. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2806; Folio: 118; Page: 38.)

In 1912, Frank Leslie Wright, 14 (along with his brother, James Daniel Wright, 11; and sister, Dorothy Wright, 10) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 154 Middlemore children from Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

Frank Leslie Wright was placed with Silas Kirkpartick, in Wirral, Queens County , New Brunswick.

On February 6, 1918, at West St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, Frank Leslie Wright, 19, enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces. He declared that he resided at Gaspereaux Station, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada; that he was born in Birmingham, England; that his next of kin was his mother, Mary Annie Wright, who resided at 49 Gough Road, Greet, Birmingham, England; that his date of birth was April 5, 1898; that he was a farmer; and that he was not married. He was described as 5 foot 7 inches in height; fair complexion; blue eyes; black hair. He was a Methodist by faith.

On March 23, 1921, at Petersville, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, a marriage was registered between Frank Leslie Wright, 23; and Winnifred (Minnie) Elizabeth Wright, born February 3, 1903, daughter of Charles Edgar Wright and Annie Benson.

Frank Leslie and Minnie Elizabeth Wright had at least six children, including: Phyllis Lillian Wright; Muriel Dora Wright; James Ernest Wright born January 14, 1923 in Tracy, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada; Leslie Irvin Wright, born May 27, 1925 in Tracy, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada; Frank Arden Wright; and Grace Elizabeth Wright, born February 28, 1930 in Tracy, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Frank Leslie Wright died March 23, 1961. Winnifred (Minnie) Elizabeth Wright died December 31, 1977.

ContributorsCreated : 2009-01-08 19:16:27 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 15:51:52 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3011	ABBOTT, Frederick	1896	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3012	ABBOTT, George	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3058	ABBOTT, Herbert William	1893	ENG, WAR, Aston, Erdington	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
3157	ACTON, Alice	1909	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1923 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
3155	ACTON, Laura	1892	ENG, WAR, Aston	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
21189	ADAMS, William	1916	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
3759	ADDERLEY, David Gerard	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3758	ADDERLEY, Harry	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8128	ADIE, Dorothy May	1914	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
10057	ADIE, Henry	1896	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1906 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
5834	ADKINS, Edith May	1907	ENG, WAR, Alcester	Jun 1910 : Mongolian	CAN	Middlemore
8129	AGER, Arthur Charles	1915	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
4645	ALLDRIDGE, Arthur	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4640	ALLDRIDGE, Francis	1889	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4644	ALLDRIDGE, Harry	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4639	ALLDRIDGE, John Leonard	1884	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4641	ALLDRIDGE, Ruth Rebecca	1890	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
4643	ALLDRIDGE, Violet	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4642	ALLDRIDGE, William Henry	1886	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1896 : Corean	CAN	Middlemore
3860	ALLEN, Florence Elizabeth	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1902 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
10954	ALLPORT, Daisy Dot	1879	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1890 : Sardinian	CAN	Maria Rye
6926	ALLSUPP, John	1875	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
6927	ALLSUPP, Mary Ann	1872	ENG, WAR	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
8821	AMISON, Alfred	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
25138	ANKCORN, Dennis George	1925	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jan 1937 : Oronsay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
25139	ANKCORN, Emma Dorothy	1922	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
4426	ARCHER, Ida Mary	1909	ENG, WAR, Solihull	Jun 1926 : Montclare	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
18623	ASHBY, David Anthony	1900	ENG, WAR, Coles Hill	Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
8883	ASTLEY, Albert ERNEST	1894	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
11066	ASTLEY, Emma	1891	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1903 : Siberian	CAN	Middlemore
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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