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Thomas John Wright

Born about 1821 [location unknown]

Ancestors

Son of John Wright and Alice (Cook) Wright

Brother of Sarah Ann Francis (Wright) Berry [half], William Wright, Jane Wright, Samuel Wright and Anne (Wright) Warren

Husband of Maria (Hornsby) Wright — married 23 Jul 1850 in Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, South Australia

[children unknown]

Died 20 Apr 1866 at about age 45 in Sturt, South Australia

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Biography

Thomas was born in Suffolk, England in 1820. He was the son of John Wright and Alice Cook.^[1]

In 1831 Thomas emigrated to Tasmania with his family on the ship Forth.^[2] He moved to South Australia in 1845, sailing the ship Timbo.^[3]

Thomas married Maria Hornsby in Adelaide in 1850.^[4]

Thomas died in 1866.^[5]^[6]

Sources

↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK9M-8M4 : 19 March 2020), Thomas John Wright, 1820.
↑ Wright, John; Arrivals; Arrival date: 06 Apr 1832; Departure port: London; Ship: Forth; Remarks: with wife, 3 boys and 3 girls; Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1601433; Resource: GO1/1/13 p517 CSO1/1/591 file 13412. Libraries Tasmania. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/1601433
↑ Wright, Thomas John; Departures; Rank: Passenger; Departure date: 21 Jun 1845; Departure port: George Town; Ship: Timbo; Bound to: Adelaide; Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:629211; Resource: CSO95/1/1 p274. Libraries Tasmania. https://stors.tas.gov.au/NI/629211
↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 4 Jan 2022), database entry for Wright, Thomas John (Age: 29, Status: widower) and Hornsby, Maria (Age: 19, Status: spinster), 23 Jul 1850 at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, Reference: District Adelaide, Book 4, Page 119.
↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 4 Jan 2022), database entry for Wright, Thomas John (Age: 45, Death Date: 20-Apr-1866, Place of death: Sturt, Residence: Sturt) Reference: District Adelaide, Book 23, Page 554.
↑ Advertising (1866, May 14). The Adelaide Express (SA : 1863 - 1866), p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207608231

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Thank you to Bazz Hoey for creating Wright-9098 on 29 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Bazz and others.

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Thomas John Wright (abt. 1821 - 1866)

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