Richard Wright: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Richard Wright was born on 25 Apr 1836 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Joseph Wright, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Sharpe, 1820 Settler); died on 16 Feb 1916 in Mafeking, North West, South Africa.

Family/Spouse: Mary Read. Mary (daughter of Morgan Read and Sarah Rosser) was born in 1838 in Dorset, England; died on 26 Jun 1920 in Mafeking, North West, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Annette Alice Wright was born about 1868; died on 26 Jul 1914 in Mafeking, North West, South Africa.
Charles Richard Morgan Wright was born on 28 Sep 1886.
Cecil James Sydnet Wright died about 1918.
Frederick Selby Hamilton Wright
Harry Rowland Wright
Percy Vincent Oliver Wright

Generation: 2

Joseph Wright, 1820 Settler was born in 1799 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 13 May 1799 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (son of James Wright and Jane Whittle); died on 15 Jun 1859 in Queenstown District, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Joseph married Elizabeth Sharpe, 1820 Settler on 2 Oct 1819 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Elizabeth was born in 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Sharpe, 1820 Settler was born in 1799.

Children:

Harriet Wright was born on 20 Oct 1821; was christened on 5 Dec 1822 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1871 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Wright was born in 1824 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Jan 1897 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Olivedale farm, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Anne Wright was born on 10 Feb 1830; was christened on 1 Jan 1838 in Methodist Church records, Bathurst; died on 23 Apr 1910 in Rocklands, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Wright was born on 19 Nov 1825 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Apr 1888 in Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa.
James Wright was born on 21 Apr 1828; was christened on 1 Jan 1838.
Mary Wright was born on 8 Nov 1832; was christened on 1 Jan 1838.
1. Richard Wright was born on 25 Apr 1836 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Feb 1916 in Mafeking, North West, South Africa.
John Wright was born on 8 Nov 1838.
Rosina Wright was born about 1840 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Oct 1917 in Booysens, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Wright

Generation: 3

4. James Wright
James married Jane Whittle on 2 Dec 1783 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane Whittle

Children:

Elizabeth Wright was born in 1785 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 3 Apr 1785 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
Jane Wright was born in 1787 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 16 Apr 1787 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
Harriot Mary Wright was born in 1790 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 21 Feb 1790 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
James Wright was born in 1794 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 18 Feb 1794 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
William Wright, 1820 Settler was born in 1797 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 17 Mar 1797 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died about 1837.
2. Joseph Wright, 1820 Settler was born in 1799 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 13 May 1799 in St Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 15 Jun 1859 in Queenstown District, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.