William Wainwright

William Wainwright was born in 1872 in Manchester, England. He was the fifth child born to James and Ann Maria Wainwright. On the 1891 census we find him working as a Lath Maker. William married Mary Ellen Gorst in 1894 and they had 2 children: William and George. In both the 1901 and 1911 census we find the family living with Mary Ellen's parents.

There is some evidence to suggest that William immigrated to Australia during the migration years of the Wainwright's and may have possibly died there. On the back of the photograph above are the written words: "Poor Bill."

James Wainwright Jr.

James Wainwright was born in 1870 in Manchester, England. He was the fourth child born to James and Ann Maria Wainwright. He married Mary Ellen Hardman in 1894 and they had a daughter named Edna, born in 1900. On the 1891 and the 1901 census he was working as a postman.

We think this may be James on the left, taken in 1937. The gentleman on the right is my grandfather, Elijah.

Robert Wainwright

Robert Wainwright was born in 1868 in Manchester, England. He was the third child born to James and Ann Maria Wainwright. This photograph was taken in 1907 when he was 39 years old. With im are his father, James (seated) and his 7 months old son, also named James.

Robert married Lily Amelia Hurr and they had 2 children: James and Lily. James was working as an Asphalter in both the 1901 and 1911 census years. The last known address we have for him is in Teddington, Middlesex in 1911.

Joseph Wainwright

Joseph Wainwright was the second child of James and Ann Maria. He was born in 1865 and growing up he became a Lath Maker like his father. He married Mary Jane Cooper and they had 4 children that I know of: Alice, Annie, James, and Robert. Joseph took over the Wainwright Lath business from his father in about 1911 or 1912. The business had to close in 1916 when they ran out of timber due to the war.

Mary Jane died in 1936 and Joseph passed away on Feb 15, 1941.

Harriet Ann Wainwright

Harriet Ann Wainwright was the eldest child of James and Ann Maria. She was born on Sept. 12 1863. We first find her on the 1871 census where she is listed as 7 years old and attending school. The family is living at 28 Camden Street in Hulme, Manchester.

In 1881 Harriet married George Jackson. George worked as a House Painter and for many years they lived on Park Avenue in Sale, Cheshire. Their house was called "The Haven."

Harriet and George had 8 children: John Joseph, Robert, Ann, George, Elizabeth, David, Harold, and Frederick.

Harriet died on June 26, 1944 and George died in 1948.

James Wainwright and Sons

This photo was given to me by Jim Wainwright when we visited England in 1977. Jim was the son of Robert Wainwright (the 3rd child of of James and Ann Maria). He told me that this was a photo of James Wainwright and his sons outside the Lath shop in Manchester. I have not been able to positively identify any of the sons at this point (if in fact they are all sons). If these are the five oldest boys then they would be: Joseph, Robert, James, William, and Thomas. Also there would be a ten year gap between the oldest (Joseph) and the youngest (Thomas). I will be posting other photos of the boys that I do have over the next while, so check back and feel free to offer any suggestions that you might have.

Ann Maria Hughes

Ann Maria Hughes was born on July 1st 1847 in Chorlton District in Manchester, England. She was the daughter of Robert Hughes and Harriet Williams. She married James Wainwright on Nov. 10th 1862 when she was 15 years old. She died on Oct. 2nd 1916 and lies buried with James at Southern Cemetery in Chorlton Cum Hardy, Manchester, England.

James Wainwright

James Wainwright was born on May 29, 1842 and was the son of James Wainwright and Elizabeth Lewis. We first find him on the 1861 census living at 13 Prospect Street in the district of Chorlton, in Manchester and working as a Lath Maker, an occupation he was to have for all of his working life. He is listed on the census as a boarder and the head of the house is 25 year old Edward Sidebottom also a Lath Maker.

Interesting to note that Edward Sidebottom and his wife, Mary, were also witnesses one year later to the marriage of James and Ann Maria.

James died on Aug. 24, 1927.

Welcome

Welcome to the WAINWRIGHT EXCHANGE, a blog/website devoted to the ancestors and the descendants of James Wainwright and Ann Maria Hughes.

I am writing a history of the Wainwright Family, focusing mainly on the eleven children of James Wainwright and Ann Maria Hughes. James and Ann Maria were married on Nov. 10th 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. Their eleven children are Harriet Ann, Joseph, Robert, James, William, Elizabeth, Thomas, Richard, George, Elijah, and Samuel.

My sister Sue and I are grandchildren of Elijah, who together with his family emigrated to Canada in 1913. We are hoping that other descendants of James and Ann Maria will share any stories and family memories that that they may have or that have been passed down to them, so we can, working together, assemble a comprehensive story of this family as it spread over England, Canada and Australia. Once the history is complete it will be made available to all.

My sister, Sue, and I have done a fair amount of research via the internet and we have access to many old photos and letters that the family has kept. As well we have made contact with relatives we never knew we had in both England and Australia.

I am hoping that other descendants might have old letters or photos or stories that they could contribute. If so, please don't hesitate to send them along to my email address, and please feel free to respond to any posts. I will be posting some photographs of people that we are having trouble identifying, but maybe together we can figure out who these people are. I hope to make regular posts at this blog address, so check back for new posts. Hopefully by exchanging information on this "Wainwright Exchange," and working together we can assemble something that will benefit all.

Cheers,

Sam