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From: "Ken Boyce" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Pallots/directory lookup please
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 14:41:36 -0700
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Hi Kathy

From the 1856 London PO Professional Directory page 1494
WRIGHT Charles Prof of Music, 10 Twemlow ter. London fids.

Suggest you check if location is near the church

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Henley" <>
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Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 5:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Pallots/directory lookup please


> Hi Kathy,
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathleen Noble"
> <>
> > Hello list, at long last I might have found a tiny chink in my brick
wall
> > (not getting excited yet, though!)
> > I am wondering if anyone can help me find the
marriages/baptisms/directory
> > lookups etc of any of these:
> > > 1. Charles Wright - In 1839 he was appointed as organist of St
> Botolphs
> > Church, Bishopsgate, and retired in 1863. Marriage before 1825 if he
was
> > the father of William etc (below) or later if he was a brother
> > Would any directories list organists?
> Probably not in a directory, but as well as PRs, the Guildhall Library has
> holdings (which vary in extent) for each of the London parishes - worth
> checking further there.
> > 2. Baptism of children William, Caroline, Elizabeth, Loiuse, Dudley
> Wright
> > (father possibly Charles Wright above, mother unknown, or Charles could
be
> > a brother to these). Caroline was born 1823
> > 3. William Nicholas Wright, marriage around 1820 or before (unsure of
> > connection with above)
> > > 4. Death of William Nicholas Wright before 1846
> > > 5. Baptism of William Shepherd Wright c1819/1820, son of William
> Nicholas
> > Wright
> > > Many thanks for any help on this, will keep my fingers crossed for any
> > snippet of hope! Sorry I dont have any more details, will consider all
> > possibilities!> Regards, Kathy (in Tasmania)
>
> If above ecvents occurred in St.Botolph's Bishopsgate, would expect them
to
> appear on the IGI, though sometimes entries are missed.
> Some of these should appear in censuses 1841 on - what luck have you had
> with these??
> Cheers
>
> John Henley
> (still catching up on masses of emails )
> using Archive CDs - see
> http://www.archivecdbooks.org
> and researching (and not finding much time for - but always very glad to
> hear of any)
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