See also
Husband:
Wife:
Caroline SCOTT (c. 1826-c. 1915)
Children:
Marriage:
9 Jan 1844
witnesses were Uriah SCOTT and Elizabeth SCOTT
Name:
Luke WRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
5 Mar 1795
Tharston3
Baptism:
15 Mar 1795 (age 0)
Tharston3
private baptism
Census:
1841 (age 45-46)
Tharston4
widower, carpenter, living with children Thomas (14) and Amelia (9), apprentice John BARNES (19), Robert SCOTT (79, independent), Martha SCOTT (60, independent) and Caroline SCOTT (14, female servant) - although the Census does not give relationships, Robert and Martha SCOTT were probably Luke's father- and mother-in-law, and Caroline was their granddaughter
Census:
1851 (age 55-56)
Tharston5
carpenter, living with wife Caroline (25, school mistress), children Louisa (6, scholar at home) and Jesse John (2), and house servant Henry HARVEY (14)
Census:
1861 (age 65-66)
Tharston6
carpenter employing 1 man, living with wife Caroline (35, school mistress), and children Louisa (16), Jesse (18, groom), Charles (9, scholar) and Herbert (1)
Census:
1871 (age 75-76)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
carpenter, living with wife Caroline (44, school mistress), and children Charles (19, unable to work), Alice E (15), Herbert (11), Dennis J (5, scholar) and Annie M (1)
Death:
2 Sep 1877 (age 82)
Tharston8
Burial:
7 Sep 1877
Tharston9
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston8
SACRED • TO • THE MEMORY OF• CAROLINE WRIGHT • WHO DIED • MARCH 5TH 1840 • AGED 40 YEARS • ALSO OF • LUKE WRIGHT • HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE • WHO DIED SEP. 2ND 1877 • IN HIS 83RD YEAR • HIS END WAS PEACE
Name:
Caroline SCOTT
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
c. 1826
Carleton Rode10
Baptism:
9 Jul 1826 (age 0)
Moulton St. Michael10
Census:
1841 (age 14-15)
Tharston4
female servant, living with Luke WRIGHT (widower, carpenter), his children Thomas (14) and Amelia (9), Robert SCOTT (79, independent), Martha SCOTT (60, independent) and apprentice John BARNES (19) - although the Census does not give relationships, Robert and Martha SCOTT were probably Luke WRIGHT's father- and mother-in-law, and Caroline was their granddaughter
Census:
1851 (age 24-25)
Tharston5
school mistress, living with husband Luke (55, carpenter), children Louisa (6, scholar at home) and Jesse John (2), and house servant Henry HARVEY (14)
Census:
1861 (age 34-35)
Tharston6
school mistress, living with husband Luke (66, carpenter employing 1 man), and children Louisa (16), Jesse (18, groom), Charles (9, scholar) and Herbert (1)
Census:
1871 (age 44-45)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
school mistress, living with husband Luke (76, carpenter), and children Charles (19, unable to work), Alice E (15), Herbert (11), Dennis J (5, scholar) and Annie M (1)
Census:
1881 (age 54-55)
Tharston11
Address: The Street, Tharston
post messenger, living with children Dennis J (15, carpenter's apprentice) and Annie M (11, scholar), and grandson John (21, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 64-65)
Long Stratton12
Address: Turnpike Road, Long Stratton
servant nurse, living in the household of Eliza BRIGHT (widow, 66, living on her own means)
Census:
1901 (age 74-75)
Chelsea, London13
living with son-in-law Frederick WICKS (31, insurance office messenger)
Census:
1911 (age 84-85)
Haywards Heath, Sussex14
Address: 9 Milton Rd, Haywards Heath, Sussex
widow, living in the household of son-in-law John William AWCOCK (35, domestic chaffeur)
Death:
c. 1915 (age 88-89)15
Name:
Louisa Matilda WRIGHT
Sex:
Female
Birth:
26 Oct 1844
Tharston16
Baptism:
24 Nov 1844 (age 0)
Tharston16
Census:
1851 (age 6-7)
Tharston5
scholar at home, living with parents Luke (55, carpenter) and Caroline (25, school mistress), brother Jesse John (2), and house servant Henry HARVEY (14)
Census:
1861 (age 16-17)
Tharston6
living with parents Luke (66, carpenter employing 1 man) and Caroline (35, school mistress), and brothers Jesse (18, groom), Charles (9, scholar) and Herbert (1)
Name:
Jesse John WRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1848
Tharston17
Baptism:
2 Jul 1848 (age 0)
Tharston17
Census:
1851 (age 2-3)
Tharston5
living with parents Luke (55, carpenter) and Caroline (25, school mistress), sister Louisa (6, scholar at home), and house servant Henry HARVEY (14)
Census:
1861 (age 12-13)
Tharston6
groom, living with parents Luke (66, carpenter employing 1 man) and Caroline (35, school mistress), and siblings Louisa (16), Charles (9, scholar) and Herbert (1)
Name:
Charles Uriah WRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1852
Tharston18
Baptism:
11 Apr 1852 (age 0)
Tharston18
Census:
1861 (age 8-9)
Tharston6
scholar, living with parents Luke (66, carpenter employing 1 man) and Caroline (35, school mistress), and siblings Louisa (16), Jesse (18, groom) and Herbert (1)
Census:
1871 (age 18-19)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
unable to work, living with parents Luke (76, carpenter) and Caroline (44, school mistress), and siblings Alice E (15), Herbert (11), Dennis J (5, scholar) and Annie M (1)
Name:
Alice Early WRIGHT
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1855
Tharston19
Baptism:
26 Aug 1855 (age 0)
Tharston19
Census:
1871 (age 15-16)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
living with parents Luke (76, carpenter) and Caroline (44, school mistress), and siblings Charles (19, unable to work), Herbert (11), Dennis J (5, scholar) and Annie M (1)
Name:
Herbert Robert WRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1859
Tharston20
Baptism:
14 Aug 1859 (age 0)
Tharston20
Census:
1861 (age 1-2)
Tharston6
living with parents Luke (66, carpenter employing 1 man) and Caroline (35, school mistress), and siblings Louisa (16), Jesse (18, groom) and Charles (9, scholar)
Census:
1871 (age 11-12)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
living with parents Luke (76, carpenter) and Caroline (44, school mistress), and siblings Charles (19, unable to work), Alice E (15), Dennis J (5, scholar) and Annie M (1)
Name:
Dennis Joseph WRIGHT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
16 Jan 1866
Tharston23
Baptism:
12 Jul 1868 (age 2)
Tharston23
Census:
1871 (age 4-5)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
scholar, living with parents Luke (76, carpenter) and Caroline (44, school mistress), and siblings Charles (19, unable to work), Alice E (15), Herbert (11) and Annie M (1)
Census:
1881 (age 14-15)
Tharston11
Address: The Street, Tharston
living with mother Caroline (55, post messenger), sister Annie M (11, scholar), and niece John (21, agricultural labourer)
Name:
Annie May WRIGHT
Sex:
Female
Birth:
7 Jul 1869
Tharston24
Census:
1871 (age 1-2)
Tharston7
Address: The Street, Tharston
living with parents Luke (76, carpenter) and Caroline (44, school mistress), and siblings Charles (19, unable to work), Alice E (15), Herbert (11) and Dennis J (5, scholar)
Baptism:
10 Feb 1878 (age 8)
Tharston24
Census:
1881 (age 11-12)
Tharston11
Address: The Street, Tharston
living with mother Caroline (55, post messenger), brother Dennis J (15, carpenter's apprentice) and niece John (21, agricultural labourer)
Civil Registration - marriage. 1844 Q1 Norwich 13 457. Cit. Date: Q1 1844.
Parish register - marriage. Norwich St. Stephen. Cit. Date: 9 January 1844.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 15 March 1795.
1841 Census. HO107 757 5 5. Cit. Date: 1841.
1851 Census. HO107 1821 659 10. Cit. Date: 1851.
1861 Census. RG09 1233 167 1. Cit. Date: 1861.
1871 Census. RG10 1836 158 11. Cit. Date: 1871.
Memorial. Tharston.
Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 7 September 1877.
Parish register - baptism. Moulton St. Michael. Cit. Date: 9 July 1826.
1881 Census. RG11 1969 52 5. Cit. Date: 1881.
1891 Census. RG12 1545 108 2. Cit. Date: 1891.
1901 Census. RG13 79 109 31. Cit. Date: 1901.
1911 Census. RG14 PN5003 RD76 SD1 ED5 SN199. Cit. Date: 1911.
Civil Registration - death. 1915 Q1 Cuckfield 2B 278. Cit. Date: Q1 1915.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 November 1844.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 2 July 1848.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 11 April 1852.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 26 August 1855.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 14 August 1859.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 26 May 1862.
Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 18 March 1866.
Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 12 July 1868.
Ibid. Cit. Date: 10 February 1878.
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