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Alexander Wright 1542 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Chester le Street, Durham, England

Death Date: 22 July 1584

Death Location: Bishop Middleham, Co. Durham, England

Father: Richard (Wright)

Mother: Alice Harrison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waule, Elizabeth Waule

Children(s): Thomas Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Richard Wright, George Wright, Allison Wright, Alexander Wright, Henry Wright, John wright, Ralph Wright, Nicholas Wright, Magdalena Wright, William Wright, Christopher Wright, Isabell Wright, Andrew Wright, Elizabetha Wright, Thomas Wright

Alexander Wright Sir was born in Chester le Street, Durham, England in 1542, to Richard Shakespeare (Wright) and Alice Alicia Harrison. Later in life, Alexander Wright Sir married Elizabeth Waule and Elizabeth Waule; among their children were Thomas Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Richard Wright, George Wright, Allison Alice Wright, Alexander Wright, Henry Wright, John wright, Ralph Wright, Nicholas Wright, Magdalena Wright, William Wright, Christopher Wright, Isabell Wright, Andrew Wright, Elizabetha Wright and Thomas Wright. Alexander Wright Sir died in Bishop Middleham, Co. Durham, England, 1584.

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Parents

Richard (Wright)
1522 – 1578
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
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Alice Harrison
1520 – 1588
Birth Location: York All Saints, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Waule
1542 – 1588
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Waule
1542 – 1588
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Co. Durham, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Wright
1560 – 1609
Birth Location: Southam, Warwickshire, England
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Elizabeth Wright
1565 –
Birth Location: houghton, Derbyshire, England
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Richard Wright
1567 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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George Wright
1569 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Allison Wright
1571 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Alexander Wright
1572 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Henry Wright
1573 – 1641
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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John wright
1573 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Ralph Wright
1575 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Nicholas Wright
1576 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Magdalena Wright
1577 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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William Wright
1578 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Christopher Wright
1579 –
Birth Location: Bishop Middleham, Durham, England
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Isabell Wright
1580 –
Birth Location: Easington, Durham, England
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Andrew Wright
1582 –
Birth Location: Monk Hesledon, Easington, Durham, England
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Elizabetha Wright
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Wright
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1542
    Event Place: Chester le Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 July 1584
    Event Place: Bishop Middleham, Co. Durham, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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