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