Name/TitlePioneer register: WRIGHT, William
About this objectFamily name: WRIGHT
Given name: William
Birth year: 4 Feb 1831
Birth place: Horton, Staffordshire, England
Parents: William WRIGHT & Jane HARVEY, both Staffordshire.
Arrival: 1857 from New Zealand
Victorian residence: c.Ballarat; Bridgewater North as farmer from 1860s until 1897 his death.
Family name: PEACE
Given name: Christina
Parents: Peter PEACE & Catherine HARKUS/ HARKESS from Eday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, then settled in Bridgewater, Victoria.
Marriage year: 13 Feb 1869
Marriage place: Melbourne
William and Christina WRIGHT had nine children: 1870 William, 1872 Henry Peace, 1874 Jane Harvey, 1876 Christina Catherine, 1878 Martha Anne, 1880 Charles Levi, 1882 Arthur John George, 1885 Hugh, 1887 Vernon.
Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.
Publication PlaceVictoria, Australia
Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Named CollectionManuscripts Collection - Pioneer Register
Object TypeForm
Object numberPR W-0111
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
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