Alice Eliza (Burtt) Wright (1812 - 1880)

Born 22 Dec 1812 in Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Williams Wright — married Oct 1839 in Broughton, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1880 at age 67 in Darlington, County Durham, England

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Biography

Alice was born on 22nd December 1812 at Broughton, Lincolnshire, England, the daughter of Joseph Burtt and Mary Burtt.^[1] Alice's family were Quakers; her birth was recorded at the Quarterly Meeting of Lincolnshire. It reported that she was born at the parish of Welbourn, and her father was a Grazier.^[2]

Alice married Samuel Williams Wright, a farmer, at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire in 1839.^[3] They were married at the Friends Meeting House at Broughton, Lincolnshire.

At the time of the 1841 census Samuel and Alice's oldest child, [[Wright-23795|William] was a baby. The family lived at Witchford, Cambridgeshire, and a young lady Charlotte Joy lived with them - presumably a servant.^[4]

In 1851, Alice and Samuel had five more children and two house servants living with them. They lived 'opposite the church' in Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire. Samuel was a 'farmer of 250 acres employing 10 men and four boys'. Eldest son William was absent, perhaps away at school.^[5][6]

Samuel was unable to pay off debts and by the time of the 1861 census the family had left the farm and moved to 11 North Road, St Cuthbert's, Darlington. Four of their sons lived at home, ages 16-1, and one domestic servant. Samuel was working as an 'accountant to coal owner'.^[7][8] It is thought that he was introduced to fellow member of the Society of Friends Joseph Pease, railway pioneer who gave him a job. Presumably the family circumstances were much reduced. Alice and Samuel were still living at North Road, Darlington in 1871 with two sons, Charles (25) and Thomas (18), and one servant. Samuel was listed as a clerk in the coal trade.^[9][10]

Alice died in Darlington towards the end of 1880.^[11] She was 68 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7MJ-46T : 18 September 2020), Alice Eliza Burtt, 1812.
2. ↑ Society Of Friends (Quaker) Births, England and Wales, Quarterly Meeting of Lincolnshire: Births, image at FindmyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FRG6%2FBAP%2F1542973 (subscription required to view).
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DZH-VCS : 13 December 2014), Alice Eliza Burtt, 1839; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1839, quarter 4, vol. 14, p. 601, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRF-WXL : 22 May 2019), Alice Eliza Wright in household of Saml Wm Wright, Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCG-GNF : 8 November 2019), Alice Eliza Wright in household of Samuel W Wright, Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England; citing Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ Record Transcription: 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census accessed at https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1851%2F0007666882 (subscription required) Opposite the Church, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Samuel W Wright Head Married Male 39 1812 Farmer Of 250 Acres Of Land Enploy 10 Men 4 Boys Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England Alice Eliza Wright Wife Married Female 38 1813 Farmer's Wife Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England Frances Wright Son - Male 7 1844 Scholar Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Charles Wright Son - Male 5 1846 Scholar Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Mary Esthell Wright Daughter - Female 4 1847 Scholar Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Lucasor Wright Daughter - Female 2 1849 - Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Joseph Wright Son - Male 0 1851 - Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Alice Gose Servant Unmarried Female 22 1829 House Servant Norfolk, England Lettice Covell Servant Unmarried Female 12 1839 House Servant Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England
7. ↑ Record Transcription: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census 11, North Road, St Cuthbert, Darlington, Durham, England Household Members Members that resided in the household at the time of the census. First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Samuel W Wright Head Married Male 49 1812 Accountant To Coal Owner Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England Alice E Wright Wife Married Female 48 1813 - Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England Charles Wright Son - Male 16 1845 Apprentice To Mill Owner Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Joseph Wright Son - Male 10 1851 Scholar Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Thomas Wright Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England Samuel H Wright Son - Male 1 1860 - Darlington, Durham, England Ann E Williamson Servant - Female 17 1844 Domestic Servant Scorton, Yorkshire, England
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HN-HSK : 12 September 2020), Alice E Wright in household of Samuel W Wright, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB8M-CP5 : 30 September 2019), Saml W Wright, 1871.
10. ↑ Record Transcription: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census North Road, St Cuthbert, Darlington, Durham, England accessed at https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0018763778 (subscription required) Household Members Members that resided in the household at the time of the census. First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Samuel W Wright Head - Male 59 1812 - Cambridgeshire, England Alice E Wright Wife - Female 58 1813 - Lincolnshire, England Charles Wright Son - Male 25 1846 - Cambridgeshire, England Thomas Wright Son - Male 18 1853 - Cambridgeshire, England Ellen Shale Servant - Female 19 1852 - Durham, England
11. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JDX-HSR : 31 December 2014), Alice Eliza Wright, 1880; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Darlington, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

See also:

• http://search.ancestry.de/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUK&h=3841277&indiv=try
• Samuel Henry Wright (1860-1939) and his forebears, going back to Robert Wright (c.1530-1617) are the subject of 'Yeomen of the Fens. The Genealogy, Records and Environment of a Quaker Family: the Wrights of Sutton in the Isle of Ely.' Written by Kenneth C Morley and Margaret I Morley (daughter of Herbert Wright). Copyright Kenneth C Morley 1990. ISBN (hardback) 0 9515751 0 4 and (paperback) 0 9515751 0 2. A copy is held by Marjorie Gibbon