John George (Sept 14, 1863 - May 24, 1938). He seems to have been known
as George, not John George. There was a George Wright who was a witness
at Edwin James’s wedding. His birth record lists him as the son of James
Wright and Susanna Wright, formerly Murrell (this must be an error).
John George married Julia Adelaide Raven in 1892 at Hampstead Registry
Office and they had at least three children.
In 1901 living at 26 Burton Road, North Brixton - RG13/422/106/44 333
John G Wright Head aged 37 Company Secretary & Solicitor Clerk born
Essex Maldon
Julia A Wright Wife aged 33 born Essex Purleigh
Stanley G Wright Son aged 8 born London Kilburn
Percy E Wright Son aged 6 born Essex Maldon
Jack A Wright Son aged 2 born Essex Leyton
John George was one of the executors of his brother Henry's will.
We have the death certificate for John George Wright, solicitors clerk,
who died 24 May 1938 aged 74 from carcinoma of the colon. The death was
registered by his son J. Wright who was present at the death at 21
Akerman Road, Brixton, SW9. There was a will which left effects to the
value of £119 - 8 shillings to his wife Julia Adelaide Wright.
Annie (March 9, 1865 – April 9, 1940). We know little about Annie. She
lived at one time in Barking and gave elocution lessons. The following
was learned in January 2003 from Keith Nisbet, a descendant of Annie's
sister Alice. Annie had two daughters, Isabel Mary and Irene. Annie was
married twice, firstly to a Charles Nathaniel White with whom she had
two daughters, and then to a chap named Joseph Downes.
In 1901 at 13 Heigham Road, East Ham RG13/1603/150 page 3
Annie White, widow aged 33 living on own means, born in Maldon, Essex
Irene Florence White, daughter aged 9 born in Willesden, London
Isabel Mary White, daughter aged 6 born in Willesden, London
Annie’s daughter Isabel Mary “Belle” White (Sept 1, 1894, - June 24,
1972) became Britain’s first Olympic diving medallist with the bronze
medal in 1912, and was also Britain’s first European champion 15 years
later at the first championships in 1927.
Between these successes she was 4th in 1920 and 6th in 1924 at the
Olympic Games and she was to compete at a fourth Games in 1928. The
first ASA championship for women’s diving was not held until 1924, but
White won each year from then until 1929. She had, however won the
Ladies Plain Diving Bath championship organised by the Amateur Diving
Association (which became part of the ASA) nine times from their first
championship in 1916.
She was an official and administrator for the rest of her life, and the
Belle White Memorial Trophy is now presented each year to Britain’s most
successful club in women’s competitions.
Belle died of congestive cardiac failure and broncho-pneumonia in 1972
at 11 Rookfield Close, Muswell Hill.
Taken from Guinness All-Time Greats of British & Irish Sport by Peter
Matthews and Ian Buchanan. |
