BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

1850 - 1884 (34 years)

Generation: 1

Robert Wright was born in 1850 in Burscough (son of Thomas Wright and Elizabeth Hunter); died in 1884 in Hindley; was buried on 26 Jan 1884 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

Robert married Mary Aspinall on 12 Feb 1872 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Mary (daughter of Lawrence Aspinall and Sarah Boardman) was born on 20 Jul 1847 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Henry Wright was born in 1872 in Lathom.
Thomas Wright was born in 1875 in Lathom.
Robert Wright was born in 1877 in Burscough; died in 1879 in Blackburn; was buried on 17 Oct 1879 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
Mary Wright was born on 16 Jun 1880 in Burscough.
Sarah Elizabeth Wright was born in 1883 in Burscough; died in 1884 in Brindle; was buried on 28 Feb 1884 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.

Generation: 2

2.	Thomas Wright was born on 1 Mar 1824 in Leyland/Bispham. Thomas married Elizabeth Hunter on 28 Jun 1847 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Elizabeth was born in 1825 in Newburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Hunter was born in 1825 in Newburgh.

Children:

William Wright was born in 1848 in Burscough.
1. Robert Wright was born in 1850 in Burscough; died in 1884 in Hindley; was buried on 26 Jan 1884 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
Richard Wright was born in 1850 in Burscough.
Thomas Wright was born in 1853 in Burscough.
Henry Wright was born in 1860 in Burscough.
Margaret Wright was born in 1866 in Burscough; died in 1901 in Lathom; was buried on 4 Jan 1901 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.