18 Aug 2023
Wife: Mary Marshall Kennedy
Born: 1846 in Sussex Census: 1871 in Sussex (see note 1) Occupation: 1871 Student at Cambridge Resided: 1890 - 1906 at Goldieslie, Cambridge Road, Trumpington 1 Census: 1891 in Yorkshire (see note 2) Occupation: 1891 Artist (Painter) Census: 1901 at Goldieslie, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 3) Died: 1939 in Sussex 2 (see note 4) Father: Mother: Notes
Husband: Richard Thomas Wright Married: 1877 in London 2 (see note 5)
Born: ABT 1846 in York, Yorkshire Education: Christ's College, Cambridge 3 (see note 6) Occupation: Barrister Resided: 1890 - 1906 at Goldieslie, Cambridge Road, Trumpington 1 Census: 1891 in Yorkshire (see note 7) Occupation: 1892 - 1911 Secretary to the Syndics of the University Press 3 Census: 1901 at Goldieslie, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 8) Died: 1931 in Sussex 2 (see note 9) Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Margaret Mary Wright Born: 24 Jun 1882 in London 4 Census: 1891 in Yorkshire (see note 10) Census: 1911 in Devon (see note 11) Resided: 1939 in Sussex 4 Died: 1977 in Essex 5 (see note 12) Husband: Henry Wilson Gregson b. 27 Apr 1881 d. 1953 Married: 8 Aug 1906 in Trumpington (see note 13)
F Child 2: Mary Dorothea Wright Born: 26 Oct 1884 in Middlesex 2,4 (see note 14) Census: 1891 in Yorkshire (see note 15) Census: 1901 at Goldieslie, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 16) Census: 1911 in London (see note 17) Resided: 1939 in London 4 Died: 1975 in Hampshire 5 (see note 18) Husband: Cecil Lewis Fortescue b. 15 Jan 1881 d. 1949 Married: 19 Jun 1909 in Trumpington 2 (see note 19)
F Child 3: Katharine Mary Marshall Wright Born: 1890 in Trumpington 2 (see note 20) Census: 1891 in Yorkshire (see note 21) Census: 1901 at Goldieslie, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 22) Husband: Helge Edgar Eugen Börje Nordin b. 1891 Married: 1919 in London 2 (see note 23)
Sources: (1) Newspaper report. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Alumni Cantabrigienses. (4) 1939 Register. (5) Index on ancestry.co.uk.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 24, born Brighton, with parents and family. Student at Cambridge Note (2) Age 44, born Brighton, with husband Richard Thomas Wright and daughters. Artist (Painter) Note (3) Age 54, born Brighton, with husband Richard Thomas Wright and daughters Note (4) Mar 1939 Worthing 2b 575 age 92 Note (5) Sep 1877 Kensington 1a 91 Note (6) Name: Richard Thomas Wright College: CHRIST'S Entered: Michs. 1865 BORN: 1846 Died: 11 Jun 1931 More Information: Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S, Apr. 28, 1865. [Elder] s. of John [Unitarian minister]. B. [June 2, 1846], at York. Educated at Owens College, Manchester. Matric. Michs. 1865; Scholar; B.A. (5th Wrangler) 1869; M.A. 1872. Fellow, 1869-77; Assistant Tutor and Tutor, 1871-7; Junior Dean, 1875-7. President of the Union, 1869. B.Sc. (Manchester) 1882; Hon. LL.D. (Manchester) 1902. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Nov. 12, 1867. Called to the Bar, June 10, 1870. Secretary to the Syndics of the University Press, 1892-1911. A warm supporter of women's education and of the women's Colleges in Cambridge. Married, Sept. 1, 1877, Mary Marshall, 2nd dau. of Henry Kennedy, LL.D., of Brighton, and had issue. Resided at Trumpington. Retired to Brighton, 1923, and finally to Worthing, where he died June 11, 1931; buried at Brighton. (Peile, II. 588; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Foster, Men at the Bar; Who's Who; The Guardian, Sept. 5, 1877; The Times, June 12, 1931.) Note (7) Age 44, born York. Barrister at law, with wife Mary Marshall and three daughters Note (8) Age 54, born York. Secretary Barrister, with wife Mary M and daughters Note (9) Jun 1931 East Preston 2b 477 age 85 Note (10) Age 8, born Notting Hill, with family Note (11) Age 28, born Bayswater, with husband Henry Wilson Gregson Note (12) Dec 1977 Colchester 9 2217 born 24 Jun 1882 Note (13) Aug 8 GREGSON Henry Wilson 25 bac schoolmaster of Royal Naval College Dartmouth son of Thomas gent WRIGHT Margaret Mary 24 sp [blank] of Goldieslie Trumpington dau of Richard Thomas barrister at law wits: Thos GREGSON, Dorothy WRIGHT, Winifred F BUCKLEY, Mary M WRIGHT, Richard WRIGHT Note (14) Dec 1884 Brentford 3a 141 Note (15) Age 6, born Turnham Green, with family Note (16) Age 16, born Chiswick, with family Note (17) Age 26, born Bedford Park, with husband Cecil Lewis Fortescue Note (18) Sep 1875 New Forest 20 0238 born 26 Oct 1884 Note (19) Jun 1909 Chesterton 3b 1037 Jun 19 FORTESCUE Cecil Lewis 28 bac instructor NO of Naval Barracks Portsmouth son of Lewis gent WRIGHT Mary Dorothea 24 sp [blank] of Goldieslie Trumpington dau of Richard Thomas barrister at law wits: Richd WRIGHT, K WRIGHT, Lewis FORTESCUE Note (20) Mar 1890 Chesterton 3b 461 Note (21) Age 1, born Trumpington, with family Note (22) Age 11, born Trumpington, with family Note (23) Jun 1919 Kensington 1a 351 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index