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Michael and Mary are my G3 grandparents and I would love to find out more about them.

Here is what I know.

Their son Edward (b1846) married Sarah Orrey (or Orry) in 1873. The whole family, both Wrights and Orreys, are from Lincolnshire, around the Toynton/Wainfleet/New Leaker area.

I found a marriage for Michael and Mary in 1827, giving Mary's surname as Hooton. I am assuming, given the nearby location of the wedding, that these are correct.

I would love to know more if anyone can help me find anything. I have searched over family search.org but often cannot pinpoint my relatives accurately.

Please can anyone help?

thank you so much - any information at all would be much appreciated.

Julie

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where have you info come from?

i thought 1851 was a good start point - but I cannot even see them on that

1841 England Census
about Michael Wright
Name: Michael Wright
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Gender: Male
Where born: Lincolnshire, England

Civil Parish: Heckington
Hundred: Aswardhurn
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Sleaford
Sub registration district: Heckington
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Wright 8
Martha Wright 4
Mary Wright 35
Michael Wright 35
Michael Wright 10
William Wright 13




1851 England Census
about Michael Wright
Name: Michael Wright
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

Civil Parish: Heckington
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Sleaford
Sub registration district: Leadenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 7a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 314
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Hooton 59
Edwd Wright 4
Henry Wright 17
Martha Wright 13
Mary Wright 43
Mary Wright 1
Michael Wright 44
Michael Wright 19
Walsden Wright 6




1861 England Census
about Edward Wright
Name: Edward Wright
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Michael
Gender: Male
Where born: Heckington, Lincolnshire, England

Civil Parish: Howell
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Sleaford
Sub registration district: Heckington
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 27
Household Members: Name Age
Anna Bruley 39
Edward Wright 14
Mary Wright 4
Michael Wright 55


Is this them?

possible


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MICHAEL EDWARD WRIGHT Pedigree
Male


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 09 JUN 1804 Heckington, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM WRIGHT Family
Mother: MARY

1841

Name: Michael Wright
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
Gender: Male
Where born: Lincolnshire, England

Civil Parish: Heckington
Hundred: Aswardhurn
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation: View Image

Registration district: Sleaford
Sub registration district: Heckington
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Wright 8
Martha Wright 4
Mary Wright 35
Michael Wright 35
Michael Wright 10
William Wright 13

Roy

Thank you Libby - yes, that certainly looks like them - the name Walden is in a list I have.

Most of the info came from ancestry searches and browsing familysearch.org and Ive put it all together based on the locations of the births etc.

Edward had a daughter Ada in 1885 who is my great grandmother.

I notice that on the 1851 census there is a Joseph Hooton with them - which I presume is Mary's father and confirms my suspicions that Hooton was her maiden name!

And your last entry Libby, I would say is very likely to be my Michael and gives his father!! I wonder if we could find a marriage for William and Mary?

Thank you again

if you do not have access to the census I will put other details on thread ie birth place, address, occupation

BY a false trail I though my relatives were Hooten and they orignated from Norfolk, so if you go back far enough they may origiante from there.
Regards
Carol

Libby - I do have access but sometimes I just cant see for looking. I do have a good look myself first but often others think of trying a different way of searching (ie different spelling or something). But thank you for the offer - if the folio number is handy, that would be appreciated though. Thanks very much.

Carol - I will bear this in mind. Its difficult trying to research when you get back to parish records. I dont know enough about how to find them yet but Im learning as I go along!

you say in your original post that the Wrights where from the Toynton/Wainfleet/New Leaker area?

their is this marriage on the http://www.familysearch

William Wright Pedigree
Male Family
Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:
Marriages:
Spouse: Mary Shelley Family
Marriage: 15 MAY 1800 Toynton-All Saints, , Lincoln, England

Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M032573 1691 - 1955 1541989 IT 4 Film NONE


Roy

ohh roy, you could be onto something there!! That seems very plausible. My grandfather was born at Toynton St Peter. and other marriages in the family took place at Toynton All Saints.

So his wife's name could have been Mary Shelley?!

Mary Shelley Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 13 MAY 1781 Toynton All Saints, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:
Parents:
Father: George Shelley Family
Mother: Elizabeth
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C032573 1689 - 1925 1541989 IT 4 Film NONE




WILLIAM WRIGHT Pedigree
Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 17 JUN 1774 Toynton All Saints, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WM WRIGHT Family

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C032572 1561 - 1812 0509000 Film 6908074 Film

I would not discount this one as Stickford is not far from Toynton

WM WRIGHT Pedigree
Male
Event(s):
Birth: 04 MAR 1781 Stickford, Lincoln, England

Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: ADAM WRIGHT Family
Mother: ESTHER

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C031782 1562 - 1812 0505744 Film 6907986 Film



Roy

this is amazing - is this from the IGI? I can never find what I want on that site!

Im so grateful to you Roy, thank you so much.

I dont suppose there is as good a trail for the Hootons is there?

I have Mary Hooton born possibly 1810 (from familysearch.org) and her father Joseph, who appears on the census with them in 1851 aged 59. Apx year of birth for Joseph then would be 1792.

MARY HOOTON Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 25 NOV 1810 Tealby, Lincoln, England

Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOSEPH HOOTON Family
Mother: SARAH

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C032361 1756 - 1810 0505759 Film 6908041 Film


Roy

I found that too but thank you anyway. i cannot find any more about them though, can you?

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The 1851 census

Name: Joseph Hooton
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Lincolnshire, England

Civil Parish: Heckington
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Sleaford
Sub registration district: Leadenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 7a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 314
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Hooton 59
Edwd Wright 4
Henry Wright 17
Martha Wright 13
Mary Wright 43
Mary Wright 1
Michael Wright 44
Michael Wright 19
Walsden Wright 6

Having cheched the image i think Joseph's age is mis-transcribed? it looks more like 79 years old than 59 years old

Roy

Ive just had a look, i hadnt before, just took it as read (lesson learnt there). It does say 79 - I asked some of my family and they agreed.

That makes his brith 1771 (aprox). Will have another look..