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Record #3516

Name :: : Hector WRIGHT (1901 - )
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1901 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: :

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 31 May 1908
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): :
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesIn 1908, Hector Wright, 7, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 109 girls en route to Peterborough, Ontario, and 219 boys en route to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, accompanied by Mr. Lloyd.

In 1911, Hector Wright, 11, is shown as a home boy with John Harber and family in Huntsville, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. His date of birth is shown as January 1900 and his immigration year as 1908.

[EDITORS NOTE: The following is offered for research and information. It may not may not be the correct individual.]

A birth registration was found for Hector Walkden Wright; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; District: Beverley (1837-1937); County: Yorkshire - East Riding; Volume: 9d; Page: 93.

In 1901, Hector W. Wright, 3 months of age, was residing at Holderness Villas Norwood, Beverly St. Nicholas, Yorkshire, England. Other family members included: Florence B. Winduss, 24, general domestic servant; Charles W. Wright, 8; Dorothy Wright, 10; Edith Mary Wright, 30; and Edwin Wright, 38, ironfounder. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 4462; Folio: 104; Page: 14.)

The Index to the 1915 New York State Census, published by The Children's Aid Society of New York, p. 117, listed Edwin Wright, 52, and Hector Wright, 14, residing at the Brace Memorial Farm (Lodging House), located at Valhalla, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, Assembly District 3, Enumeration District 6.

On September 13, 1919, Hector W. Wright, 18, arrived in the United States on the SS Scotian from London, England, en route to join his father, Edw. Wright, who resided at 1435 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Hector declared that he had been born in Hull, England; that he was a mechanic; that he last resided in New York; that he had resided in the United States for three years to 1917; and that he had no relations in England. He was described at 5 foot 8 inches in height; fair complexion; light hair; and blue eyes.

In 1930, Hector Wright, 29, radio/own business, was residing at 3726 - 65th Street, Queens, Queens, New York. He stated he was born in England, and immigrated to the United States in 1913. He had been married for 9 years. Family members included: Georgette Wright, 29, wife; Dorothy Wright, 8; Georgette Wright, 1 year 9/12 months.

[EDITORS NOTE: An interesting irony: Edwin Wright, Hector W. Wright's father, emigrated in 1908 and was acting as supervisor in 1920 to the Brooklyn Orphan Asylum Society, 1435 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York (Source: 1920 United States Census; Census Place: Brooklyn Assembly District 17, Kings, New York; Roll: T625_1171; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1054; Image: 634.), and in 1930 to the Leake and Watts Orphan House, located at Hawthorne Avenue, Westchester, Yonkers, New York.]

ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-30 20:49:40 / From original database

Last Updated : 2008-03-30 23:29:28 /

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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
3023	ABBOTT, Charles	1884	ENG, ESS, Messing	Apr 1900 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
3029	ABBOTT, Edward	1863	ENG, LIN, Bourne	Jun 1882 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
3858	ABBOTT, Emily Jane	1886	ENG, YKS, Guisborough	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3066	ABEL, Charles	1891	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3068	ABEL, George	1887	ENG,	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3069	ABEL, George	1897	ENG,	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3160	ABSOLOM, Albert Edward	1897	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3107	ABSOLOM, Henry Richard James	1893	ENG, BRK, Reading	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3134	ACKLAND, Herbert George	1898	ENG, LND, Camberwell	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3142	ACKROYD, John Edward	1886	ENG,	Apr 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3153	ACTON, Alice	1889	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3154	ACTON, Ellen	1891	ENG,	May 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22827	ADAMS, C R	1885	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
26477	ADAMS, Charles W R	1887	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23730	ADAMS, Eliza	1887	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5602	ADAMS, Gladys	1898	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22545	ADAMS, Henry William	1898	ENG,	Mar 1912 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
23726	ADAMS, Isabel	1888	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3278	ADAMS, Robert Henry	1888	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
23732	ADAMS, Thomas G	1901	ENG,	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
10890	ADAMSON, George	1893	ENG,	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9834	ADBY, Ethel Caroline	1893	ENG, BKM, Wycombe	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8817	ADCOCK, Lily	1896	ENG,	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
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
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
9831	ADKINS, Ann	1899	ENG, LND, Camden	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9830	ADKINS, Theodora Margaret	1897	ENG,	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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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