Joseph Wright ( <13 May 1799-1859)

Parents & Siblings

• James WRIGHT married Jane WHITTLE on 2 December 1783 in St.Mary, Nottingham
• Children of James and Jane WRIGHT baptised in St.Mary, Nottingham:

1. Elizabeth baptised 3 April 1785
   
2. Jane baptised 16 April 1787
   
3. Harriot Mary baptised 21 February 1790
   
4. James baptised 18 February 1794
   
5. William baptised 17 March 1797
   
6. Joseph baptised13 May 1799
   

Baptism

• 13 May 1799 St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Occupation

• Framework Knitter See: https://www.frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk/about-us/history/

Marriage

• x 2 Oct 1819 St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Elizabeth Sharpe, 1820 Settler, b. 1799

1820 Settler

• Joseph Wright 22 Framework knitter, together with his wife Elizabeth Sharpe 21, were members of Thomas Calton's Party of 167 Settlers on the Settler Ship Albury.
  • Party originated from Nottinghamshire.
  • Departed Liverpool, Lancashire, England: 13 February 1820.
  • Arrived Simon's Bay, Cape Town - 1st May 1820.
  • Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 15 May 1820.
  • Area Allocated to the Party : Torrens River - named Clumber after Clumber Park, the seat of the Duke of Newcastle, Chairman of the Nottinghamshire Committee

Children

1. Harriet Wright, b. 20 Oct 1821, d. 1871, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age 49 years) x 26 Apr 1838 Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa William Foxcroft, 1820 Settler, b. 1812, d. 22 Jul 1889, South Africa (Age 77 years)
2. Elizabeth Wright, b. 1824, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 11 Jan 1897, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 73 years) x 26 Dec 1842 Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Francis Turner Hulley, 1820 Settler, b. 1819, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England d. 12 May 1902, Willowdam, Mafeking District, North West, South Africa (Age 83 years)
3. Anne Wright, b. 10 Feb 1830, d. 23 Apr 1910, Rocklands, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa Age 80 years) x 25 Sep 1849 Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa William John Tarr, b. 8 Sep 1829, d. 25 Apr 1917 (Age 87 years)
4. William Wright, b. 19 Nov 1825, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 30 Apr 1888, Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age 62 years) x 14 Feb 1854 Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Lucy Rachel Richardson, b. Abt 1835, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Oct 1921, Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age ~ 86 years)
5. James Wright, b. 21 Apr 1828 x 10 Feb 1842 St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Caroline King, b. 14 Sep 1825, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa
6. Mary Wright, b. 8 Nov 1832 x 19 Apr 1852 Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa Edward John Hiscock, b. 23 Jan 1830, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 13 Aug 1902, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)
7. Richard Wright, b. 25 Apr 1836
8. John Wright, b. 8 Nov 1838
9. Rosina Wright, b. Abt 1840, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 14 Oct 1917, Booysens, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age ~ 77 years) x Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa John Read, b. Abt 1839, Dorset, England d. 22 Jul 1910, Booysens, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age ~ 71 years)
10. Wright

Death

• Died 15 Jun 1859 Queenstown District, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death Notice : https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-CSDT-B?mode=g&i=2...
• Buried Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location

References

• https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I4935...
• https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I1412...
• https://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/additional-informatio...
• http://records.ancestry.com/joseph_wright_records.ashx?pid=20683012

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