Jesse Wright (2nd great-grandfather, maternal side) was born in 1845 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1899, possibly in Wentworth, NSW. He was the son of George Wright (1807-1882) and Mary Ann Crooks (1809-1880).
Jesse was a grazier.
Mary Ann Hancock was born in 1851 in Euston, NSW and died in 1931 in Mildura. She was the daughter of John Hancock and Louise Gibbs.
Mary Ann was a mid-wife [who] travelled on paddle-steamers on the Murray and Darling River systems to homesteads of pregnant women. [She is] written about in the book, ‘Water into Gold’ by Ernestine Hill.
Jesse and Mary Ann married in 1871 in Wentworth. They had ten children, including their first born, Frederick George Wright (16 September, 1872) who married Josephenna Theresa Cramer.
Frederick and Josephenna were Cyril Wright’s parents. They’re my great grandparents on my mum’s side (Eileen, Mary Wright-Curran).
Information Source: Mary Davis – Family History Records
