Probate lookups please

[terrysfamily]

Found Harriet Carr of 1913, but, as you said, she's not the right one, I'm afraid. She died in Swinton, Rotherham on 3rd February 1913.

Oh poop, Thank you for looking for me.

Terry

[pottoka]

Name: William Wass
Probate Date: 13 Sep 1875
Death Date: 11 Aug 1875
Death Place: Lincolnshire, England
Registry: Lincoln

1875

WASS William
Effects under £6000

13 September. The will of William Wass late of Raventhorpe in the Parish of Broughton in the County of Lincoln Farmer who died 11 August 1875 at Raventhorpe was proved at Lincoln by Ida Wass of Raventhorpe Widow the Relict the Sole Executrix.

[terrysfamily]

That's brilliant Pottoka, Thank you very much indeed.

Terry

[pottoka]

Well up till a couple of days ago I thought I was on my last legs. I was waiting for x-ray results. Thank goodness they came back all clear. My fault for watching that stupid advert on the tv, the one that says if you've had a cough for over 3 weeks contact your doctor as it may be cancer. It put my life on hold for 2 weeks.

Terry

I'm sorry to hear that, Terry, but I'm really glad you're in the clear. I saw that advert when I was in England recently, and my sister, who's a doctor, was very critical of it, because of the fear it inspires in people. Here in France, since I was 50, I'm supposed to go for mammographies every two years and I keep getting letters to do a test for colon cancer; in fact, I think you're supposed to have an exploratory camera where the sun doesn't shine once you're 50, too and every so often thereafter. They believe in preventative medecine. I believe in heredity and, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! (And if men had to have mammographies, they wouldn't be so keen on dishing them out!). At the moment I'm more scared of Alzheimer's as my Mum has got that and has gone downhill quite badly since Dad died, but the doctor just laughs it off when I try to talk to him about my memory lapses.

Maybe Harriet didn't have much left and that was why she was living with her daughter and so didn't leave a will.
Terry

Good thinking, Sherlock. You've probably nailed it, especially as there are no Administration records, either, like when there's money but no will.

[pottoka]

Nice to see you aboutabitagain Lass.

Thank you. It's good to be back.

[terrysfamily]

I've gone that I hate visiting the doctors. All they want to do is experiment on me lol

I'm just trying to figure out who William Carr Wright is now. There are only 2 people born with that name

Births Dec 1877 WRIGHT William Carr York 9d 58
Births Sep 1903 Wright William Carr Sunderland 10a 689

Was he the son or the brother of Ida Mary Wright

Marriages Jun 1906
Harrison Alfred Ernest York 9d 63
Wright Ida Mary York 9d 63

And how does the Carr bit fit into his name?

[pottoka]

I've gone that I hate visiting the doctors. All they want to do is experiment on me lol

I know the feeling! Either that, or you can only get an appointment six months away (yes, it happens here, too) by which time what you had has cleared up anyway.

Christening record for W.C. Wright of 1877:


Name: William Carr Wright
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 6 Jan 1878
Christening Place: York, Yorkshire, England
Father's Name: William Wright
Mother's Name: Ann

1881 Census:

William Wright - Head - 36 - Coachman Domestic Serv - Walkington, Yorkshire, England
Ann Wright - Wife - 36 - Sancton, Yorkshire, England
Ida M. Wright - Daughter - 5 - York, Yorkshire, England
William C. Wright - Son - 3 - York, Yorkshire, England

1891 Census:

William W Wright - Head - 45 - Shopman Coach & Hansom Maker - Walkington, Yorkshire, England
Ann E Wright - Wife - 46 - Sancton, Yorkshire, England
Ada M Wright - Daughter - 15 - Scholar - York, Yorkshire, England
William C Wright - Son - 13 - Scholar - York, Yorkshire, England
Annie C St Clair - 69 - Boarder
Eva St Clair - 31 - Boarder
Agnes Rutherford - 21 - Boarder
Edith Beaumont - 35 - Boarder

A couple of mistakes in the transcription here: Father is also William C. Wright, but the enumerator has definitely put Ada, not Ida.

Records reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England.

[terrysfamily]

Thank you very much Pottoka. You've not lost it.

So the William Carr Wright born 1877 was a brother to Ida Mary Wright

I have found this marriage

groom's name: William Cook Wright
groom's birth date: 1846
groom's age: 28
bride's name: Ann Elizabeth Carr
bride's birth date: 1845
bride's age: 29
marriage date: 30 Oct 1874
marriage place: York, England
indexing project (batch) number: I03608-0, source film number: 1470671

I wonder if these could be his parents.

Terry

[terrysfamily]

Well lookie here.

Ann Elizabeth Carr, Female
baptism/christening date: 20 Apr 1844, SANCTON,YORK,ENGLAND
father's name: Frederick Carr
mother's name: Harriot
indexing project (batch) number: C10701-1, source film number: 919436

So Ann Elizabeth Carr was a sister to Ida Drayton, formally Wass nee Carr.

That would make William Carr Wright and Ida Mary Wright, Ida and Thomas' Nephew and niece.

Woohoo

Terry

[pottoka]

William Cook Wright married Ann Elizabeth Carr


Name: WRIGHT, William Cook/CARR, Ann Elizabeth
Registration district: York
County: Yorkshire
Year of registration: 1874
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Volume no: 9D
Page no: 8


1851 Census:


CARR, Harriot - Wife - Married - 36 - Seawby, Lincolnshire
CARR, Pleasant - Daughter - 8 - Scholar - Sancton, Yorkshire
*CARR, Ann E - Daughter - 6 - Scholar - Sancton, Yorkshire*
CARR, Hannah - Daughter - 3 - Sancton, Yorkshire
CARR, Heday - Daughter - 0 (10 MOS) - Sancton, Yorkshire

Piece:2357 - Folio:595 - Page: 18 - Registration District: Pocklington
Copyright The National Archives, London, England.

Problem is that I can't find her on the following Censuses!