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George WRIGHT

Male 1894 - 1978  (84 years)

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  • Name George WRIGHT 
    Birth 5 Feb 1894  Slingsby, North Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 15 Mar 1894  Slingsby, North Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    _UID A8DD44330E3147FC904EB25E29A8E1F71520 
    Death Mar 1978  Ryedale, Yorkshire RD Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Baptised as the son of Henry, labourer, and Mary WRIGHT of Slingsby.

      1911 census: George WRIGHT (17, single, born Slingsby) was a second waggoner on Robert MIDGLEY's farm in Barton le Street (about 5 miles NW of Malton).

      1921 census: George WRIGHT (27y 5m, single, born Slingsby, nr. Malton, Yorks) was a horseman living with and working for John T Hardwick on his farm in Slingsby.

      1939 Register: in Fryton, Malton, Yorks:
      WRIGHT, George born 5 Feb 1893 (sic - actually born 1894), married, horseman on farm
      WRIGHT, Mary born 12 May 1893, married, unpaid domestic duties
      WRIGHT, Arthur born 24 Jun 1924, single, domestic duties
      --- 3 closed records --- [possibly Albert H (Q3 1926, Malton 9d/655), Lily (Q4 1929, Malton 9d/601) and George (Q1 1932, Malton 9d/612)]
    Person ID I4688  Great Horkesley, Essex
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2025 

    Father Henry WRIGHT,   b. Abt 1855, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1948, Ryedale, Yorkshire RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Mother Mary BEDELL,   b. Abt 1865, Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1882  Barton le Street, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Married by licence. Henry Wright, 21, bachelor, labourer of West Butterwick, father late Thomas Wright, labourer. Mary Bedell, 19, spinster of Coneysthorpe [no father's details]. Henry marked, Mary signed. Witnesses Annie Thorpe, M H Walker.
    Family ID F1588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary WARD,   b. 12 May 1893, The Moors, Pickering, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1974, Ryedale, Yorkshire RD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 30 Nov 1922  Parish Church, Newton-upon-Rawcliffe, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • Married by licence. George Wright, 29, bachelor, farm labourer of Slingsby, father Henry Wright, labourer. Mary Ward, 29, spinster of Leaf Howe, Stape, father Thomas Ward, farmer. Both signed. Witnesses Harold Sleighthorn(?), Annie Ward.
    Children 
     1. Arthur W WRIGHT,   b. 24 Jun 1924, Malton RD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1587  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S178] BMD index, Q1 1894 Malton 9d/401. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S50] 1901 census.

    3. [S598] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 at ancestry.com.

    4. [S178] BMD index, Q1 1978 Ryedale 2/2629. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1882 Malton 9d/729. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1922 Pickering 9d/891. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S599] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 at ancestry.com.