Ada WRIGHT

1885 - 1996  (111 years)

• Name	Ada WRIGHT
  Birth	14 Feb 1885	Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	1428B89F683844C6894D25FEADD1E410A8D7
  Death	24 Jun 1996	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [2]
  Burial	St Mary's Anglican Church Columbarium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia   [3]
  Notes	1901 census: Ada WRIGHT (16, born Appleton-le-Street) was a domestic servant at 1 Spittle Street, Malton, the home and business address of grocer William WARDELL and his family. The following is copied from https://gerontology.fandom.com: "Ada Stockdale (14 February 1885 – 24 June 1996) was a British-born Australian supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Stockdale was born in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, on 14 February 1885. She married Thomas Edwin Stockdale in 1908. The couple had at least one son, Sid. She moved to Australia at the age of 92. In 1986, Stockdale and her son visited Canberra as the guests of the then-Liberal MP for Moreton, Don Cameron, to celebrate Stockdale's 101st birthday. On 14 May 1990, at the age of 105, she visited Parliament House in Canberra with her son Sid, aged 81 at that time. On 8 December 1995, Stockdale became the oldest living person in Australia following the death of 110-year old Ada Cleggett. Stockdale died in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, on 24 June 1996, at the age of 111 years, 131 days." Per findagrave.com, a plaque in the St Mary's Anglican Church Columbarium reads: "Beloved wife of Thomas Edwin, Mother of Sid, Aged 111 yrs 4 months, Rest in Peace Love"
  Person ID	I4695	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry WRIGHT,   b. Abt 1855, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire d. Jun 1948, Ryedale, Yorkshire RD (Age ~ 93 years)
  Mother	Mary BEDELL,   b. Abt 1865, Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Nov 1882	Barton le Street, Yorkshire   [4]
  	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	Thomas Edwin STOCKDALE,   b. Bef 5 Mar 1880, Old Malton, Yorkshire d. Dec 1938, Knaresborough RD (Age ~ 58 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1908	All Saints, Slingsby, Yorkshire   [5, 6, 7]
  	Marriied after banns. Thomas Edwin Stockdale, 27, bachelor, waiter of High Harrogate, father Thomas Edwin Stockdale (deceased), waiter. Ada Wright, 22, spinster, servant of Slingsby, father Henry Wright, labourer. Both signed. Witnesses Eiza Wright, Harry Bigg.
  Children	1. Sidney Edwin STOCKDALE,   b. Mar 1909, Harrogate, Yorkshire d. 27 Jul 1996, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 87 years)
  Family ID	F1590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2025

  
  

• Documents

  Ada WRIGHT born 14 Feb 1885 Birth certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q1 1885 Malton 9d/396. (Reliability: 3). [S601] https://gerontology.fandom.com, September 2025. [S307] findagrave.com, November 2013 and later. [S178] BMD index, Q4 1882 Malton 9d/729. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q1 1908 Malton 9d/579. (Reliability: 3). [S600] https://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk. [S466] Yorkshire Marriages at findmypast.co.uk.