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William Davis WRIGHT (1841 - 1924)
grazier, auctioneer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Minna A WRIGHT (1865 - )
Laura E WRIGHT (1867 - )
Mary Jane WRIGHT (1870 - )
Ella May WRIGHT (1872 - 1892)
William Davis WRIGHT (1874 - 1876)
Violet Constance WRIGHT (1876 - )
Jessie Muriel WRIGHT (1880 - )
Margaret Frances B WRIGHT (1883 - )
Mary E WRIGHT (1885 - )
Claude L WRIGHT (1888 - )
William J WRIGHT (1892 - 1892)
 William Davis WRIGHT (1841 - 1924)

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Margaret Isabella NEILL ( - 1916)
 James WRIGHT (1796 - 1879) William WRIGHT ( - 1837)









Mary DAVIS (1817 - 1883) William DAVIS (1787 - 1876) John DAVIS
Mary ELLIOTT
Jane Elizabeth WESTON (1795 - 1886) John WESTON
Catherine BURFORD
b. 1841 at Lanyon, ACT, Australia
m. 1864 Margaret Isabella NEILL ( - 1916) at Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
d. 25 Sep 1924 at Yass, New South Wales, Australia aged 83
Near Relatives of William Davis WRIGHT (1841 - 1924)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William WRIGHT 01 Jan 1837 Croydon, Surrey, England
Grandfather William DAVIS 1787 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 23 Sep 1876 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Grandmother Jane Elizabeth WESTON 1795 Aynho, Northumberland, England 21 Sep 1886 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 91

Father in Law William NEILL
Mother in Law Margaret (NEILL)

Father James WRIGHT abt 1796 Derbyshire, England 22 Apr 1879 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83
Mother Mary DAVIS 1817 Oxfordshire, England 1883 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 66

Self William Davis WRIGHT 1841 Lanyon, ACT, Australia 25 Sep 1924 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 83

Wife Margaret Isabella NEILL 09 Mar 1916 Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia

Daughter Minna A WRIGHT 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Laura E WRIGHT 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Mary Jane WRIGHT 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Ella May WRIGHT 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1892 20
Son William Davis WRIGHT 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia abt 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 2
Daughter Violet Constance WRIGHT 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Jessie Muriel WRIGHT 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Margaret Frances B WRIGHT 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Mary E WRIGHT 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son Claude L WRIGHT 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Son William J WRIGHT 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0

Sister Mary Phoebe WRIGHT 1839 Lanyon, ACT, Australia 16 Jul 1920 Craigie, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother John Edward WRIGHT 1843 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Sister Jane Emily WRIGHT 1845 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Brother Arthur Henry WRIGHT 1847 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Sister Lucy Ellen WRIGHT 1850 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Aubrey Murray WRIGHT 1853 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT 1855 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia 11 Feb 1881 Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia 26

Uncle William WRIGHT 1837 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Aunt Lucy DAVIS England
Uncle John DAVIS 1818 Oxfordshire, England
Aunt Elizabeth DAVIS abt 1820 England 02 Jul 1890 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 70
Uncle William Foxton HAYLEY 1812 England 09 Sep 1878 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 66
Uncle William DAVIS 1821 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 13 Jul 1910 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Aunt Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER 1825 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1902 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 77
Uncle Henry DAVIS 1823 England
Aunt Frances E DAVIS abt 1825 England
Uncle Thomas S TOWNSEND
Uncle Frederick James DAVIS 1827 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1914 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 87
Aunt Minna Close PALMER Jul 1843 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 85
Uncle Harold Mapletoft DAVIS Oct 1831 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1922 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 91
Aunt Emmeline Mary LONGMORE 1862 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Aunt Martha Annie GOWING 1883 Young, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle Sydney Hodges DAVIS 1836 England

Cousin Frances C HAYLEY 1843 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia 1919 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin Alice Gertrude HAYLEY 1845 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Florence Jane HAYLEY 1847 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William Foxton HAYLEY 1848 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin Mary Madeline HAYLEY 1850 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Frederick Ernest HAYLEY 1853 New South Wales, Australia 1879 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 26
Cousin Laura Emily HAYLEY 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Herry Percy HAYLEY 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10
Cousin Alfred Reginald HAYLEY 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1869 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 10
Cousin Elizabeth HAYLEY 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1863 1
Cousin Sydney Victor HAYLEY 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1864 2
Cousin Walter Harold HAYLEY 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 85
Cousin Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Cousin Marion J M (May) DAVIS 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Ada Irena DAVIS 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 72
Cousin Lucy Eveline DAVIS 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin Mabel Minna DAVIS 1874 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 83

Niece Annie Adeline CUMMINS 1863
Niece Alice M CUMMINS 1865
Nephew Arthur E CUMMINS 1870
Nephew Alfred Aubrey CUMMINS 1873
Niece Ethel May CUMMINS 1875
Niece Mary CUMMINS 1883
Niece Catherine CAMPBELL 1879 St George, New South Wales, Australia 1879 0
Niece Sybil Jean CAMPBELL 1880 St George, New South Wales, Australia 1962 82

Brother in Law James Robinson CUMMINS 15 Mar 1907 Craigie, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law Frederick CAMPBELL 1846 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 19 Aug 1928 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 82
Events in William Davis WRIGHT (1841 - 1924)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1841 William Davis WRIGHT was born Lanyon, ACT, Australia 6
1864 23 Married Margaret Isabella NEILL Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 6
1865 24 Birth of daughter Minna A WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1867 26 Birth of daughter Laura E WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1870 29 Birth of daughter Mary Jane WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1872 31 Birth of daughter Ella May WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1874 33 Birth of son William Davis WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1876 35 Birth of daughter Violet Constance WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
abt 1876 35 Death of son William Davis WRIGHT (aged 2) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
22 Apr 1879 38 Death of father James WRIGHT (aged 83) Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 6
1880 39 Birth of daughter Jessie Muriel WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1883 42 Birth of daughter Margaret Frances B WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1883 42 Death of mother Mary DAVIS (aged 66) Bega, New South Wales, Australia 2
1885 44 Birth of daughter Mary E WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1888 47 Birth of son Claude L WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1892 51 Birth of son William J WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
1892 51 Death of daughter Ella May WRIGHT (aged 20) 6
1892 51 Death of son William J WRIGHT Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6
09 Mar 1916 75 Death of wife Margaret Isabella NEILL Thornleigh, New South Wales, Australia 6
25 Sep 1924 83 William Davis WRIGHT died Yass, New South Wales, Australia 6
Personal Notes:
as a child at Lanyon and Cuppacumbalong had contact with native tribe called Namadji; wrote a book of his recollections called Canberra 1923
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 349 (Birth)
- Reference = 349 (Death)
- Reference = 349 (Marriage)
- Reference = 349 (Name, Notes)
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