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Frank Wright 1922 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1922

Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 24 Sep 1978

Death Location: Fielding, Manawatu, New Zealand

Father: William Wright

Mother: Jane Wright

Spouse(s): Dorothy Buick

Children(s): Barry Wright, Neville Wright, Kristine Wright, William Wright, Michael Wright

1922 marked the beginning of Frank Wright's life in Wellington, New Zealand, to parents William Darling Wright and Jane Cecelia Janie Jean Wright. Eventually, Frank Wright married Dorothy Mary Buick, and they welcomed Barry Frank Wright, Neville Terence John Wright, Kristine Una Anne Wright, William Peter Wright and Michael Gilbert Wright. Frank Wright passed in 1978 at Fielding, Manawatu, New Zealand.

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Parents

William Wright
1874 – 1953
Birth Location: Aikton, Cumberland, England
WW
Jane Wright
1900 – 1981
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
JW

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Buick
1926 – 2014
Birth Location: Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Barry Wright
1949 –
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
BW
Neville Wright
1950 –
Birth Location: Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
NW
Kristine Wright
1955 –
Birth Location: Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
KW
William Wright
1956 –
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
WW
Michael Wright
1963 –
Birth Location: Fielding, Manawatu, New Zealand
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1922
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Sep 1978
    Event Place: Fielding, Manawatu, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Abt. 27 Sep 1978
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

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