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trying to find information on wraight family in kent

trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 16 Sep 2014 6:41PM GMT
Classification: Lookup
Surnames: wraight
Hi everyone, I need help searching for my families details.
my great nan was hannah elizabeth wraight born 1901 in hoo, kent, her parents on her birth certificate are george wraight and alice baker, I found them on the 1901 census living in hoo, but I can not find a marriage or death for george or alice and I can not be sure on other census searches, I also do not know if george and alice had any other children, my great nan never spoke of her family or childhood.
please help me, thank you in advance.

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 6 Apr 2015 1:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: wraight
I still havent had any luck with this, has anyone had and chance to look for me please?

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 16 Jul 2015 5:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hannah Elizabeth Wraight was born 1901 registered under December at the registration district of Hoo volume 2a page 643 so you could obtain her birth cert from the GRO which should give you information re the birth parents, do you have any further info re George Wraight approximate birth date would be helpful as well as info re Alice Baker.
Do you have any idea where or when even approx. re date of marriage as this would be helpful or failing that where they were born, I did a quick search and could find no marriage records under those names given

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 16 Jul 2015 6:20PM GMT
Classification: Biography
Surnames: wraight
did your nan marry at Strood Sept 1924 to Alfred Jackson if so the marriage cert could be obtained under Sept 1924 R.D. Strood Vol 2a page 1898

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 16 Jul 2015 6:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
I found a birth for a Alice Louisa Baker born at Strood under June 1885 volume 2c page 498 so this would be a good guess as Strood & Hoo are in same area, that would make her age 16-17 at the time she gave birth and would also most likely be the reason that there is no marriage record for Baker/Wraight, the birth cert for your nan will be most important in your query for more information, I hope this helps you in your quest
cheers
Peter Wraight
P/S there are way to many George Wraights to take a guess at which is correct

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 17 Jul 2015 3:45PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: wraight
Thank you peter, i do have hannahs birth cert She was born 16 august 1901, father george wraight mother alice wraight formally baker, george was a general labourer, they lived in church square hoo, i also have a baptism for hannah, 22nd september 1901 her name here is ann wright parents george and alice from hoo dob 16 august 1901, also 1901 census for hoo, hannah isnt on it but her parents are church square hoo, george is head age 48 granstrat kent? Alice is wife 34, cuxton kent, i dont know how accurate this census is but they was married by 1901, hope this helps

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 17 Jul 2015 3:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: wraight
Hannah married alfred flemming 12 august 1923 st pauls church chatham, hannahs adress here is beresford road gillingham father george wraight labourer

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 17 Jul 2015 8:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi this is a difficult one and you may have to take a bit of a gamble & purchase some certificates however my best bet for a marriage would be try ordering the marriage cert for Alice Baker for the Caxton Registration District, Hoo for Dec 1899 volume 3b page 1015, the records do not show the other party to the marriage so you wont know until you get it, however having said that I think if you apply by mail you can request a search 1 year either side to match up the name Wraight BUT here is the kicker I cannot find any record under wraight for this district, but bear in mind some records do not get transcribed properly and some not at all, also being a wraight I can tell you we get some pretty funny spellings of our name at times.
Granstrat is a place in the Hoo area but I can find no wraight born here in the time frame, there are a number of georges born all over kent for his age and you have to also keep in mind that people of the day often used a middle name or like the man Zachariah Wraight born at medway would just call himself George, in any event unless you stumble by his family some other way I believe you will have a hard time tracking down his birth.
Now if you are double lucky on getting the correct marriage record, the names & often further information of the fathers for both are recorded as well as names of witnesses so if you get Bakers & Wraights on that it will probably lead you to solving where both parties come from.
Likewise I can not find any accurate record for birth of Ann Baker so either she was not born where she claims or take your pick of many Ann Bakers in Kent for that time period.
Now by chance if this is a 2nd marriage for ann the marriage cert should show her maiden name as well as her married name.
Good luck on your search and if I can be of any other help feel free to contact me again
Cheers
Pete Wraight
Bracebridge, Ontario

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 17 Jul 2015 11:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: wraight
Thankyou peter, i totally understand this is so hard to judge, even my nan knows nothing of her mums family, she said her mum never spoke of them or any other siblings she might have had, i will definitely look into the marriage certificate though, thank you for your advice

Re: trying to find information on wraight family in kent

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 3:39PM GMT
Classification: Query
They had the following children all born at the Medway Registration district which I believe would cover Chatham/Gillingham
Louis H Flemming for Sept 1931 Vol 2a Page 1299
Peter N Mar 1934 2a 1288
Patricia M Sept 1935 2a 1413
Jean V S Dec 1938 2a 1441
Juhn A Jun 1940 2a 2222
Sheila M Dec 1942 2a 2222 would you like further info on these?
also I found an interesting entry for a 1841 census for Isle of Sheppey Liberty under my 2nd cousin 4x removed William Wraight born about 1811 and at that time living at High Street with Eliza Baker age 9 also born Sheppey and a Benjamin Coleman & William Peirce .
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