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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
3042	ABBOTT, John	1881	SCT,	Sep 1886 : Carthaginian	CAN	Emma Stirling
3140	ACKROYD, Frances May	1899	M__,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3143	ACKROYD, Mabel Emma	1904	IRL,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3144	ACKROYD, William Henry	1906	IND, , Quetta	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
9641	AGAR, John	1905	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
13349	ALGIE, James	1871	SCT,	Apr 1888 : Carthaginian	CAN	Quarriers
4645	ALLDRIDGE, Arthur	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4644	ALLDRIDGE, Harry	1892	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4643	ALLDRIDGE, Violet	1893	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
9650	ALLEN, Dorothy	1903	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4703	ALLEN, Thomas Henry	1899	ENG, WOR, Kings Norton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
12871	ALLEN, Walter Harry	1883	ENG, WOR, Kidderminster	Jun 1895 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
17071	ANDREWS, William	1898	ENG,	May 1908 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
5753	ARUNDEL, Alfred	1900	ENG, , Kings Norton	May 1914 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
5754	ASHBURNE, Alfred	1892	ENG, YKS, Dewsbury	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
24069	ASHBY, James	1904	ENG,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
23681	ASHFIELD, George	1900	ENG,	Jun 1912 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
23682	ASHLEY, Frank	1895	ENG,	Jun 1904 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
23683	ASHTON, Abraham	1896	ENG,	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4015	ATTWOOD, Beatrice May	1897	ENG, WOR, Worcester	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4016	ATTWOOD, Louisa	1899	ENG, WOR, Worcester	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3620	AVERILL, Ernest John	1894	ENG, BRK, Reading	Jun 1909 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
8592	BAILEY, Ernest	1902	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3423	BALL, Albert Victor	1902	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1912 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
3422	BALL, Amelia	1900	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
24070	BALL, Daisy	1909	ENG,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4038	BALL, Edward	1901	ENG, WAR, Aston	Jun 1912 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
24071	BALL, George	1907	ENG,	Jun 1915 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
9157	BARLEY, Edward	1894	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
7199	BARLEY, Frederick	1897	ENG, STS, Wolverhampton	May 1907 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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