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Alexander Wright

Alexander Wright

Male 1868 - 1961  (93 years)

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  • Headstones

    Alexander Wright 23 Nov 1961
    Jane McNeill Nimmo 2 Feb 1940
    Mary Jane Love Moodie Wright 24 Feb 1995
    William Gardiner Scott

  • Name Alexander Wright 
    Born 28 Sep 1868  Lauriston, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Name: Alexander Wright
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 28 Sep 1868
      Birth Place: Falkirk,Stirling,Scotland
      Father: Ebenezer Wright
      Mother: Jane Moodie
      FHL Film Number: 6035516
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Northfoot, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1881  Northfoot, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1891  [4
    fram servant 
    Residence 1891  Northbank Farm, Carriden, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 2 Jun 1892 
    Farm servant 
    Residence 2 Jun 1892  Inveravon, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 7 Apr 1898  [1
    ploughman 
    Occupation 1901  [6
    Woodyard Labourer 
    Residence 1901  10 Philpingstone Ter, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 17 May 1906  [1
    Woodyard Labourer 
    • Birth Cert of daughter Elizabeth N Wright
    Occupation 19 Mar 1908  [1
    woodyard labourer 
    Occupation 12 Feb 1910  [7
    dock labourer 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [8
    ploughman 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Old Quarter, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 30 Jul 1915 
    ploughman 
    Occupation 30 Jul 1920  [5
    Woodyard labourer 
    Occupation 28 Jan 1921  [9
    Labourer 
    • Marriage cert of daughter Catherine G K Wright
    Occupation 19 Jun 1921  [10
    homewood sawyer, Lumsden Timber Merchants 
    Residence 19 Jun 1921  Fordale Terrace, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1922  [5
    Sawyer 
    Occupation 2 Oct 1925  [5
    Woodyard Worker 
    Occupation 22 Jan 1926  [5, 11
    Woodyard Labourer 
    Occupation 22 Sep 1934  [11
    labourer 
    Occupation 2 Jan 1940 
    woodyard worker (retired) 
    Occupation 15 Mar 1946  Woodyard Foreman (Retired) Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 1961  Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 23 Nov 1961 
    general labourer (retired) 
    Residence 23 Nov 1961  45 Newtown, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Nov 1961  Drumshoreland Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: chronic cholongitis, bronchppneumonia 
    Occupation 13 Mar 1977 
    woodyard labourer (deceased) 
    _UID 37AD3B08D77B4F0A96FE2DC5EFE01C3F825E 
    Person ID I60  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 

    Father Ebenezer Wright,   b. 29 Sep 1822, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1903, Polmont Kirk, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Jane Moodie,   b. 15 May 1845, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1873  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1867  Falkirk Manse, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Witnesses at teh wedding were Alex Riggings and Agnes Moodie
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane McNeill Nimmo,   b. 10 Oct 1869, 57 Newtown, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1940, South Lodge Carriden, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1892  Carriden Manse, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at marriage William Hay (?) & Elizabeth Nimmo (sister)
    Children 
     1. Ebenezer Wright,   b. 21 Dec 1893, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1963, 26 Edward Pl, Skinflats, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Matthew Aitken Nimmo Wright,   b. 25 Oct 1895, Grahamsdyke, Carriden, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1975, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Alexander Wright,   b. 7 Apr 1898, Bowhouse Cottages Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1977, 53 Thirlstaine, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Catherine Gilchrist Knowles Wright,   b. 3 Sep 1900, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1989, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Barbara Wright,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary Jane Love Moodie Wright,   b. 25 Oct 1903, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1995, Pittendreich House, Lasswade, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     7. Elizabeth Nimmo Wright,   b. 17 May 1906, Bonhart Castle, Bo'Ness, West Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1989, 1c Priestcroft, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     8. Andrew Nimmo Wright,   b. 19 Mar 1908, Bonhard Cottage, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985, 15 Queens Road, Wimbledon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. Agnes Allan Wright,   b. 1 Feb 1910, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1910, 15 Roxburgh Street, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. Robert Wright,   b. 30 Jul 1915, Kettle, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1984, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • Occupation given on the birth certificate of Alexander as Ploughman

      Occupation given on the death cert of son Alexander as Woodyard Labourer

      Informant on the death of Alexander was his son Robert

      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Feb 2021.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S199] 1891 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).

    8. [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S18] Marriage Cert.

    10. [S430] 1921 Scotland Census, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 4).

    11. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).
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