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Charles Wright

Male 1828 - 1860  (32 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charles Wright was born on 11 Mar 1828 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Jun 1828 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Nov 1860 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Charles married Mary Ann Thompson on 7 May 1849 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Edward Thompson and Louisa Rachel Nelson, 1820 Settler) was born on 15 Sep 1828 in Burton in Kendal, Westmoreland, England; died on 23 Dec 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Edward Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1850 in Kirkella, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 Aug 1896 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    2. 3. John Cecil Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1852 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Apr 1853 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 4. Arthur Wilmot Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1854; died on 6 Apr 1926 in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
    4. 5. Agnes Helen Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1856.
    5. 6. Elizabeth Mary Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1858 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 7. Louisa Annie Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1860.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Edward Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 13 Apr 1850 in Kirkella, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 Aug 1896 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

    Charles married Catherine Agnes Bowker on 1 Aug 1876 in Pembroke farm, King William's Town district, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Catherine (daughter of Bertram Egerton Bowker, 1820 Settler and Anne Maria Simpson) was born on 23 Jul 1851 in Oakwell, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Nov 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  John Cecil Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 13 Apr 1852 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Apr 1853 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 4.  Arthur Wilmot Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 24 Apr 1854; died on 6 Apr 1926 in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

    Family/Spouse: Martha Maria Jones. Martha was born est 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Annie Wright  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1891 in Transvaal, South Africa; died on 10 Jul 1956 in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia); was buried in Homepark farm, Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

  4. 5.  Agnes Helen Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 23 Jul 1856.

    Agnes married William Joseph Forrester on 27 Apr 1881. William (son of John Forrester, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Sansom, 1820 Settler) was born about 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Alan William Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Oct 1887 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Nov 1950 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  5. 6.  Elizabeth Mary Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 15 Nov 1858 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa.

    Elizabeth married Thomas Michael Forrester on 20 Dec 1893 in Ncera Church (Methodist), Ncera, East London District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Thomas (son of John Forrester, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Sansom, 1820 Settler) was born on 17 Sep 1857; was christened on 28 Jan 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Winifred Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1896 in Falloden, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Feb 1896 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Apr 1984 in Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia).

  6. 7.  Louisa Annie Wright Descendancy chart to this point (1.Charles1) was born on 1 May 1860.

    Louisa married James William Gunn on 7 Sep 1881 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Eleanor Mary Gunn  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1884; was christened on 25 Jan 1885.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Annie Wright Descendancy chart to this point (4.Arthur2, 1.Charles1) was born on 2 Jul 1891 in Transvaal, South Africa; died on 10 Jul 1956 in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia); was buried in Homepark farm, Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

    Annie married Arthur Philip Hobbs on 24 Sep 1919. Arthur (son of Thomas Hobbs and Mary Eleanor Charlton) was born on 9 Dec 1890 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Feb 1958 in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Allen Thomas Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Henry Arthur Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1922 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Marondera (Marandellas), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
    3. 14. Terence Herbert Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1926 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Dec 1967 in Marondera (Marandellas), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia); was buried in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
    4. 15. Mavis Jean Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 9.  Alan William Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (5.Agnes2, 1.Charles1) was born on 27 Oct 1887 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Nov 1950 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Alice Wiggill. Sarah (daughter of Francis Edward Wiggill and Sarah Dolly Maytham) was born on 14 Mar 1889 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 14 Apr 1889 in Queenstown Wesleyan Church; died on 10 Jul 1968. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. William Edward Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1912 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Aug 1968 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 17. Leonard Allan Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1914 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 2002.
    3. 18. Howard Charles Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Oct 1916; died on 10 Sep 1978.
    4. 19. Helen Dorothy Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 20. Garnet Lyall Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 10.  Winifred Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1) was born on 16 Jan 1896 in Falloden, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Feb 1896 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Apr 1984 in Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia).

    Winifred married William Charles Hobbs about 1924. William (son of Thomas Hobbs and Mary Eleanor Charlton) was born on 8 Aug 1886 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Nov 1954 in Harare, Zimbabwe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Dennis Michael Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Reginald Lionel Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Ernest Wilmot Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 24. Benjamin Frank Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 25. Hazel Mary Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 26. Cecil John Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 27. Florence Agnes Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 28. Thomas Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 29. Vivien Harold Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Eleanor Mary Gunn Descendancy chart to this point (7.Louisa2, 1.Charles1) was born on 13 Dec 1884; was christened on 25 Jan 1885.

    Eleanor married John Wesley Payne McGahey on 5 Jul 1910 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa. John was born in 1881 in Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland; died on 15 Sep 1946 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Kathleen McGahey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1913.
    2. 31. Michael John McGahey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Sheila Florence McGahey  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 33. Patrick Desmond McGahey  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Allen Thomas Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (8.Annie3, 4.Arthur2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Averil Elizabeth Stone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Henry Arthur Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (8.Annie3, 4.Arthur2, 1.Charles1) was born on 1 Feb 1922 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Marondera (Marandellas), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

    Family/Spouse: Daphne Audrey Wightman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  Terence Herbert Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (8.Annie3, 4.Arthur2, 1.Charles1) was born on 9 Nov 1926 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Dec 1967 in Marondera (Marandellas), Zimbabwe (Rhodesia); was buried in Macheke, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

    Terence married Avril Margret Jennings [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mavis Jean Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (8.Annie3, 4.Arthur2, 1.Charles1)

    Mavis married Norman Dyer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 16.  William Edward Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (9.Alan3, 5.Agnes2, 1.Charles1) was born on 13 Jan 1912 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Aug 1968 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Catherine Frances Brown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Elizabeth Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Melton Harold William Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 17.  Leonard Allan Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (9.Alan3, 5.Agnes2, 1.Charles1) was born on 16 Jan 1914 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 2002.

    Family/Spouse: Thora Myrtle Wigs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 18.  Howard Charles Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (9.Alan3, 5.Agnes2, 1.Charles1) was born on 10 Oct 1916; died on 10 Sep 1978.

    Howard married Laura Rosa Wertheimer on 2 Jun 1945. Laura was born on 17 Dec 1920; died on 24 May 2021 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Robert Carl Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Alan Lawrence Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Howard Richard Forrester  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 19.  Helen Dorothy Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (9.Alan3, 5.Agnes2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Eaton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: David Edward Hugh Davies. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Allan Sydney Davies  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 20.  Garnet Lyall Forrester Descendancy chart to this point (9.Alan3, 5.Agnes2, 1.Charles1)

  10. 21.  Dennis Michael Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Dennis married Gwynne Oberholzer [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Marilyn Denice Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 41. Cheryl Anne Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 42. Lynda Carol Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 43. Janice Elizabeth Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 44. Neil Michael Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 22.  Reginald Lionel Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Reginald married Patricia Joyce Moore [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Karen Michele Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 46. David Kevin Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 23.  Ernest Wilmot Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Ernest married Mary Ann Butler [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Susan Carol Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 48. Diana Gay Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 24.  Benjamin Frank Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Benjamin married Lynette Darrol Goatley [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. Glen Alec Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Carol Leigh Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 25.  Hazel Mary Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Hazel married Arthur John Hawken [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Heather Jill Hawken  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 52. Alison Mary Hawken  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 26.  Cecil John Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Cecil married Margaret Constance Child [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Rozanne Pamela Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 54. Deborah Ann Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  16. 27.  Florence Agnes Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Florence married Ian Theale Werner [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 55. Sheila Jane Werner  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 56. Guy Theale Werner  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 57. Gavin Charles Werner  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 28.  Thomas Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Thomas married Linda Marjory Lee [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. Colleen Louise Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 59. Loraine Veronica Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  18. 29.  Vivien Harold Hobbs Descendancy chart to this point (10.Winifred3, 6.Elizabeth2, 1.Charles1)

    Vivien married Christine Marion Chapman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 60. Teresa Ann Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 61. Bernice Dawn Hobbs  Descendancy chart to this point

  19. 30.  Kathleen McGahey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Eleanor3, 7.Louisa2, 1.Charles1) was born in 1913.

  20. 31.  Michael John McGahey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Eleanor3, 7.Louisa2, 1.Charles1)

  21. 32.  Sheila Florence McGahey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Eleanor3, 7.Louisa2, 1.Charles1)

    Family/Spouse: Smart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  22. 33.  Patrick Desmond McGahey Descendancy chart to this point (11.Eleanor3, 7.Louisa2, 1.Charles1)


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