| Name |
Edward John WRIGHT [1] |
| Birth |
11 May 1850 |
, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island  [2] |
| Baptism |
8 Sep 1854 |
the United Church, Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, 46.33786,-63.72143 [2] |
- the officiating clergyman was Wesley C. Beales
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
1881 |
, Lot 19, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [3] |
- Enumerated in the household with Edward (age 31) were his wife Euphemia Townsend (age 26), their children Millicent (age 2) and Eliza Alice (age 10 months). Edward was a miller and a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
|
 |
1881 Canada Census - Edward J.
Caption Note: 1881 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of Edward Wright, his wife Euphemia Townsend, their children Millicent and Eliza Alice.
Keywords: Picture |
| Census |
6 May 1891 |
, Lot 19, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [4] |
- Enumerated in the household with Edward (age 40) were his wife Euphemia Townsend (age 35), their children Minnie/Millicent (age 12), Alice (age 10), Louisa (age 9), Harriet (age 7) and Arthur (age 5). There was an unrelated domestic named John James (age 13). Mary Walker (age 16), daughter of William W. & Helen Walker, was also a domestic in this household. Mary is also a 1st & 2nd cousin to Euphemia. Edward was a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
- Role: Principal 2
|
 |
1891 Canada Census - Edward J.
Caption Note: 1891 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of Edward Wright, his wife Euphemia Townsend, their children Millicent, Alice, Louisa, Harriet, Arthur and two domestics.
Keywords: Picture |
| Census |
6 May 1891 |
, Lot 19, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [4] |
- Enumerated in the household with Edward (age 40) were his wife Euphemia Townsend (age 35), their children Minnie/Millicent (age 12), Alice (age 10), Louisa (age 9), Harriet (age 7) and Arthur (age 5). There was an unrelated domestic named John James (age 13). Mary Walker (age 16), daughter of William W. & Helen Walker, was also a domestic in this household. Mary is also a 1st & 2nd cousin to Euphemia. Edward was a farmer. The family religion was Methodist.
|
|
|
1891 Canada Census - Edward J.
Caption Note: 1891 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of Edward Wright, his wife Euphemia Townsend, their children Millicent, Alice, Louisa, Harriet, Arthur and two domestics.
Keywords: Picture |
| Census |
24 Apr 1901 |
, Lot 19, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [5] |
- Enumerated in the household with Edward (age 50) were his wife Euphemia Townsend (age 47), their children Eliza (age 20), Louisa (age 18), Harriet (age 17) & Arthur (age 15), and an unrelated servant by name Orel Desroches (age 18). Edward was a farmer, Arthur a farmer's son. The family religion was Methodist, the servant was Roman Catholic.
|
 |
1901 Canada Census - Edward J.
Caption Note: 1901 Canada Census, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of Edward Wright, his wife Euphemia Townsend, their children Eliza, Louisa, Harriet, Arthur and an unrelated servant.
Keywords: Picture |
| Census |
1911 |
, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [6] |
- Enumerated in the household with Edward (age 61) were his wife Euphemia Townsend (age 59), their children Alice (age 30) and Harriet (age 28). Edward was a farmer, Harriet was a school teacher. The family religion was Methodist.
|
 |
1911 Canada Census - Edward J.
Caption Note: 1911 Canada Census, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island. Household of Edward J. Wright, his wife Euphemia Townsend, their daughters Alice and Harriet.
Keywords: Picture |
| Census |
1921 |
, Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada [7] |
- Enumerated in the household of Edward Wright (age 71) were his wife, Euphemia Townsend (age 68), their children, Alice (age 40) and Arthur (age 34). Also enumerated was Peter Fitzpatrick, a lodger. Edward and Arthur were farmers. The family religion was Methodist.
|
| Biographical Note |
, New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island [8] |
- When the Jamieson Mills in New Annan came up for sale in 1878 Edward's father bought the property, and established Edward as the proprietor of flour, carding, cloth and grist mills. The property included a farm and a home in which Ed and Phemie raised their family of four daughters and one son.
By the time Ed took over the Jamieson mill, a saw mill had been closed. The carding mill continued operation during warm weather. Dyeing cloth was another operation that continued to serve home weavers. The grist mill remained in operation for many years, where farmers brought their grain to be stone ground into "Island" flour, whole wheat flour, cream of wheat, oatmeal and bran. The Wright mill pond in New Annan was a place of recreation, a place for trout fishing in summer and skating parties in winter. [Note: The preceding story was extracted from The Wrights of Bedeque, Vol. 1, p. 95, by Doris Muncey Haslam, 1978.]
The Wright mill was known to still be in operation in 1881 as recorded in the 1881 census
|
|
| Name |
Ed Wright [9] |
| Death |
16 Jan 1929 |
,, Prince County, Prince Edward Island [1] |
| Burial |
, the Peoples Cemetery, Summerside, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.40545,-63.77697 [10] |
- Inscription: In / Memory of / Edward J. Wright / Died / Jan. 16, 1929 / Aged 77 / Also His Wife / Euphemia A. Townsend / Died / May 21, 1941 / Aged 87 Left: Alice (Bea) / Wright / 1879 - 1972 / Arthur E. Wright / 1885 - 1962 / Harold Arthur / Wright / Died Sept. 11, 1960 / Aged 19 Right: In Memory of / Millicent Mary / Beloved daughter of / Edward J. & Euphemia A. / Wright / Born / Oct. 8, 1878, / Died / Sept. 8, 1898
|
|
| Person ID |
I67294 |
Ancestral Trails |
| Last Modified |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Family |
Euphemia Ann TOWNSEND, b. 24 Oct 1854, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 21 May 1941, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
22 May 1878 |
Prince Edward Island, Canada [11] |
- They were married by license, by Rev. Robert Patterson. Recorded 8 August 1878. Witnesses were Thomas McMurdo and George Walker.
|
| Children |
| | 1. Millicent Mary WRIGHT, b. 8 Oct 1878, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 8 Sep 1898, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 19 years) |
| | 2. Eliza Alice WRIGHT, b. 11 Jun 1880, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 3 Jan 1972 (Age 91 years) |
| | 3. Louisa Beer WRIGHT, b. 6 Dec 1881, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. Aug 1914, , Travellers Rest, Prince County, Prince Edward Island (Age 32 years) |
| | 4. Harriet Florence WRIGHT, b. 29 Jan 1883, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 1948, ,, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 64 years) |
| | 5. Arthur Edward WRIGHT, b. 19 Feb 1887, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 14 Feb 1962, , New Annan, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 74 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F15412 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
1850 - 1929 (78 years)
