Ethel Violet (“Hettie”) Wright (1902 – 1994)

Parents

Life Events and Attributes

Birmingham, EnglandG Birth 5 November 1902	Location Birmingham, EnglandG	Location	Birth 5 November 1902 (age 0)	Birmingham, England1,4,5
1, Eton Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, EnglandG Census 2 April 1911	Location 1, Eton Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, EnglandG	Location	Census 2 April 1911 (age 8)	1, Eton Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England1
Occupation July 1922	Location	Location	Occupation July 1922 (age 19)	Domestic2
Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandG Travelled to Quebec, CanadaG July 1922	Location Southampton, Hampshire, EnglandG	Location Quebec, CanadaG	Travelled July 1922 (age 19)	Southampton, Hampshire, England to Quebec, Canada2,6 Notes: Her objective in going to Canada was “To better herself” and “To make my home”. She intended to reside permanently in Canada. Her passage was partly paid by herself and partly by the Salvation Army, and her destination was Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada c/o the Salvation Army. Her nearest relative in England was her mother Mrs M.A. Wright of 49 Gough Road, Greet, Birmingham (also given as Ethel’s last address in England).
221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG Residence 24 October 1924	Location 221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Location	Residence 24 October 1924 (age 21)	221, Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada7 Notes: When Mary Agnes Wright travelled to Canada in October 1924, she stated that she was going to join her sisters Susan and Hettie [probably Ethel] at 221 Peel Street, Montreal.
St George’s Parish Church, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG Marriage 6 August 1925	Location St George’s Parish Church, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaG	Location	Marriage 6 August 1925 (age 22)	To Lewis Alfred William Wheatley St George’s Parish Church, Montreal, Quebec, Canada4,3 Notes: There was 1 child from this marriage.
Death 20 October 1994	Location	Location	Death 20 October 1994 (age 91)	4

Citations

1. [S34] 1911 census of England, Worcestershire, Balsall Heath, Mrs M. Wright; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 20 September 2016); citing Class: RG14; Piece: 17910; Schedule Number: 181.
2. [S131] “Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 28 October 2016), entry for Ethel Violet Wright born abt 1904 Birmingham England arrival 17 July 1922 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.
3. [S134] “Drouin Collection Records”, images online, Quebec Records (Drouin Institute) (https://www.genealogiequebec.com: accessed 31 October 2016), marriage at St George’s Anglican Church 6 August 1925 between Lewis Alfred William Wheatley and Hettie Wright (image d1p_1146d1087) citing St’ George’s (Montreal) Parish Registers.
4. [S133] Dennis Family Files
5. [S66] FreeBMD, “Search,” database, FreeBMD (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl )
6. [S132] “UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 28 October 2016), manifest, Andania, departing 6 July 1922, Ethel Wright age 19; 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.
7. [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.