Frank was born[1] and baptised in 1885 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England,[2] where he lived with his parents, John Wrightson and Matilda Gibson, in 1891.[3]
At the time of the 1901 census, Frank was boarding with Elizabeth Harrison in Hull, Yorkshire. He was a "lamp porter" on the railway.[4] In 1911 he was boarding with Matthew Harrison in Hull, and working as a railway signalman.[5]
Sources
↑ GRO civil registration birth index entry. Frank Wrightson. Vol 9d p 89. June quarter 1885. Registration district Howden. FreeBMD.org.uk GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Gibson
↑ Baptisms in the parish of Eastrington. 21 Jun 1885. Frank, son of John (labourer) and Matilda Wrightson of Eastrington. Yorkshire Baptisms transcripts. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 19 Mar 2021
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:75MW-3T2 : 7 May 2019), Frank Wrightson in household of John Wrightson, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSSM-B5X : 21 May 2019), Frank Wrightson in household of Elizabeth Harrison, Sculcoates All Saints, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Sutton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TM-KKD : 21 December 2018), Frank Wrightson in household of Matther Harrison, Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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