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Isabella Wright (b. 1826, d. 1901)

Isabella Wright (daughter of Matthew Wright and Isabella Rumford) was born 1826 in 24/3/1826 Lane Hutton, Nr Thirsk, N. Yorks²²⁸, and died 1901 in 3/1/1901 47 Morpeth Street, Horton, Bradford²²⁹. She married Joseph Franks on 24 Nov 1849 in Parish Church, Topcliffe, N.Yorks²³⁰, son of William Franks and Mary Middleton?.

Notes for Isabella Wright:
WRIGHT (Eng.) WORKMAN, WORKER; CARPENTER [M.E. wrighte, &c., O.E. wryhta, wyrhta] Se TreGwyrhta segS: Hwilc e6wer ne notaS craefte minon, |>onne hus, and mistlice fata, and scypa, e6w eallum ic wyrce?
(The Tiee-wright (carpenter) saith:
Which of you does not make use of my
craft, since houses, and various utensils,
and ships, for you all I make (build) ?).
Mlfrici Colloquium, late loth cent.
Ac [but] I wene it worth of manye,
As was in Noes [Noah's] tyme;
Tho [when] he snoop that shipe
Of shides and of hordes,
Was nevere wrighte saved that wroghte
theron.—Piers Plowman, 6415-20. In youthe'he [the reeve] lerned hadde a good myster [trade]. He was a wel good wrighte, a carpenter.—
Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 613-14.

1841 census Tockwith Ref HO107/1356/10 Page 3
1851 census Dishforth Ref HO107/2281 Page 15

1861 Census 38 Dishforth Occupation: Out Door Labourer Ref RG9/3200 Page 8

1871 census 17 Pierson Street, Redacr Occupation: Labourers Wife Ref RG10/4856 Page 40

1881 Census 35 Hollins Road, Manningham, Bradford. Ref RG11/4462 Page 4

1891 census 29 Quarry Street, Bradford Ref RG12/3362 Page 6

Jan 1901 47 Morpeth Street, Bradford Cause of death: Lobular pneumonia

More About Isabella Wright:
Census 1: 1851, Dishforth Ref HO107/2281 Page 15.
Census 2: 1861, 38 Dishforth Occupation:Out Door Labourer Ref RG9/3200 Page 8.
Census 3: 1871, 17 Pierson Street, Redcar Occupation:Labourers Wife Ref RG10/4856 Page 40.
Census 4: 1881, 35 Hollins Road, Manningham, Bradford. Ref RG11/4462 Page 4.
Census 5: 1891, 29 Quarry Street, Bradford Ref RG12/3362 Page 6.

More About Isabella Wright and Joseph Franks:
Marriage: 24 Nov 1849, Parish Church, Topcliffe, N.Yorks.²³⁰

Children of Isabella Wright and Joseph Franks are:

+William Wright Franks, b. 08 May 1850, Dishforth, York, d. date unknown.
Mary Isabella Franks, b. 06 Jul 1851, Topliffe, York, d. date unknown.
Sarah Jane Franks, b. 13 Mar 1853, Topliffe, York, d. 22 May 1867.
Catherine Franks, b. 29 Jul 1855, Topliffe, York, d. date unknown.
Eliza Franks, b. 21 Dec 1856, Topliffe, York, d. date unknown.
Annie Franks, b. 18 Jul 1858, Topliffe, York, d. date unknown.
Amelia Franks, b. 08 Jan 1860, Topliffe, York, d. date unknown.
Hannah Franks, b. 23 Nov 1861, Topliffe, York, d. date unknown.
John Thomas Franks, b. 27 Feb 1863, Topliffe, York, d. 08 Mar 1863, Topliffe, York.
Joseph Franks, b. 27 Feb 1863, Topliffe, York, d. 25 Mar 1863, Topliffe, York.
Ada Franks, b. 1864, d. 04 Aug 1865, St Peters, Redcar.
Thomas Franks, b. 1868, Redcar, d. 08 Dec 1872, Christchurch, Coatham.
+Charles Franks, b. 27 Aug 1871, Coatham, Redcar, North Yorkshire²³¹, d. 19 May 1947, St Lukes Hospital, Bradford²³².
Havelock Franks, b. 1876, d. date unknown.

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