Mary Agnes (“Madge”) Wright (1886 – 1947)

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Birth, 19 June 1886 Bradley Street, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Census, 5 April 1891 40, Highbury Road, Kings Heath, Worcestershire, England
Census, 31 March 1901 Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum, Cholsey, Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Census, 2 April 1911 221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residence, October 1924 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Residence, between October 1924 and June 1926 67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Residence, 24 October 1924 Quebec, Canada (from Glasgow, Scotland)
Travelled, 24 October 1924 18, Elm Grove, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England
Residence, 8 July 1926 Southampton, Hampshire, England (from Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Travelled, 8 July 1926 67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Residence, 13 August 1926 Montreal, Quebec, Canada (from Liverpool, England)
Travelled, 13 August 1926 Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Burial,

Mary Agnes (“Madge”) Wright^1,2,3,4,5

Female

Parents

Father	Stanley Wright (1861 – )
Mother	Mary Ann Harper (cal 1865 – 1932)

Life Events and Attributes


Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, EnglandG Birth 19 June 1886	Location Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, EnglandG	Location	Birth 19 June 1886 (age 0)	Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England^3,1,6,5
Bradley Street, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, EnglandG Census 5 April 1891	Location Bradley Street, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, EnglandG	Location	Census 5 April 1891 (age 4)	Bradley Street, Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England²
40, Highbury Road, Kings Heath, Worcestershire, EnglandG Census 31 March 1901	Location 40, Highbury Road, Kings Heath, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Census 31 March 1901 (age 14)	40, Highbury Road, Kings Heath, Worcestershire, England¹
Occupation 2 April 1911	Location	Location	Occupation 2 April 1911 (age 24)	Nurse at Lunatic Asylum⁴
Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum, Cholsey, Wallingford, Berkshire, EnglandG Census 2 April 1911	Location Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum, Cholsey, Wallingford, Berkshire, EnglandG	Location	Census 2 April 1911 (age 24)	Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum, Cholsey, Wallingford, Berkshire, England⁴
221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG Residence October 1924	Location 221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Location	Residence October 1924 (age 38)	221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada⁶
Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG Residence between October 1924 and June 1926	Location Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Location	Residence between October 1924 and June 1926	Montreal, Quebec, Canada⁷
Occupation 24 October 1924	Location	Location	Occupation 24 October 1924 (age 38)	Housekeeper/Household duties^8,6
67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, EnglandG Residence 24 October 1924	Location 67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 24 October 1924 (age 38)	67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England^8,6
Glasgow, ScotlandG Travelled to Quebec, CanadaG 24 October 1924	Location Glasgow, ScotlandG	Location Quebec, CanadaG	Travelled 24 October 1924 (age 38)	Glasgow, Scotland to Quebec, Canada^8,6 Notes: She sailed on the ship Saturnia, travelling 3rd class and declared that Canada was her intended future country of permanent residence, but that she had never lived in Canada before. She had the requisite £8 in her possession and had paid for her passage herself. Her object in going to Canada was to join her sisters (Susan and Hettie [probably Ethel]) and her intended address was 221 Peel Street, Montreal. Her nearest relative was John Stanley Wright (father) of 67 Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Occupation 8 July 1926	Location	Location	Occupation 8 July 1926 (age 40)	Domestic⁹
18, Elm Grove, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, EnglandG Residence 8 July 1926	Location 18, Elm Grove, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, EnglandG	Location	Residence 8 July 1926 (age 40)	18, Elm Grove, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England⁹ Notes: 18 Elm Grove was where her brother Frederick lived.
Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG Travelled to Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandG 8 July 1926	Location Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Location Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandG	Travelled 8 July 1926 (age 40)	Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Southampton, Hampshire, England^9,7 Notes: She travelled third class on the RMS Minnedosa with her sister Susan Jane Wright, arriving on 20 October 1926, and declared that her country of permanent residence was Canada (and she had been resident there from October 1924 to June 1926, and her intended future country of permanent residence was “other parts of the British Empire” (i.e. not England Scotland Ireland or Wales).
Occupation 13 August 1926	Location	Location	Occupation 13 August 1926 (age 40)	Domestic^10,7
67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, EnglandG Residence 13 August 1926	Location 67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 13 August 1926 (age 40)	67, Rotten Row, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England¹⁰
Liverpool, England Travelled to Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG 13 August 1926	Location Liverpool, England	Location Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Travelled 13 August 1926 (age 40)	Liverpool, England to Montreal, Quebec, Canada^10,7 Notes: She travelled in third class (paying her own passage) with her sister Susan Wright on the Montcalm and stated that her last country of permanent residence was “Other parts of the British Empire” and her intended country of future permanent residence was Canada. She had previously been resident in Canada from October 1924 to June 1926, and was readmitted as a ‘Returned Canadian’. Her occupation in England was ‘Nurse Attendant’ and her intended occupation was ‘Domestic; her destination was 241 Drummond Street where her employer D.A. Wanklyn lived.
Death 5 March 1947	Location	Location	Death 5 March 1947 (age 60)	⁵
Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG Burial	Location Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Location	Burial	Mount Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada⁵

Citations

[S19] 1901 census of England, Worcester, Kings Norton, Kings Heath, Stanley Wright; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 07 September 2016); citing Class: RG13; Piece: 2806; Folio: 118; Page: 38.
[S56] 1891 census of England, Staffordshire, Burton-upon-Trent, Stapenhill, Stanley Wright; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 5 October 2016); citing Class: RG12; Piece: 2199; Folio: 151; Page: 27.
[S66] FreeBMD, “Search,” database, FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl )
[S67] 1911 census of England, Berkshire, Cholsey, Mary Agnes Wright; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 10 October 2016); citing Class: RG14; Piece: 6516..
[S133] Dennis Family Files
[S71] “Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 16 October 2016), entry for Mary Agnes Wright born abt 1888 Sutton Coldfield arrival Nov 1924 Quebec; citing Library and Archives Canada. Form 30A, 1919-1924 (Ocean Arrivals). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG 76. Department of Employment and Immigration Fonts. Microfilm Reels: T-14939 to T-15248.
[S72] “Canadian Passenger Lists 1865-1935”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 16 October 2016), entry for Mary Agnes Wright born abt 1887 England arrival 20 Aug 1926 in Quebec, Canada; citing Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
[S68] “UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 10 October 2016), manifest, Saturnia, 24 October 1924, Ticket number 1543, Wright Mary A. age 36; citing Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.
[S69] “UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 10 October 2016), manifest, Minnedosa, arriving 8 July 1926, Ticket numbers 313 and 314, Mary Agnes Wright age 39 and Susan Jane Wright age 32; citing The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 829; Item: 2
[S70] “UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 10 October 2016), manifest, Montcalm, departing 13th August 1926, Ticket number 20236, Mary Agnes Wright age 37 and Susan Jane Wright age 32; citing Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Outwards Passenger Lists. BT27. Records of the Commercial, Companies, Labour, Railways and Statistics Departments. Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England.