Charles Wright

1863 - 1940  (76 years)

• Name	Charles Wright
  Birth	26 Jun 1863	Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1871	King Twp, York County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1881	Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Occupation	1881	Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  	clerk
  Census	1891	New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  Occupation	1891	New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  	retail distributor of fruit and vegetables
  Immigration	1895	Washington County, Oregon, United States   [4]
  	from Canada
  Census	1910	Seattle, King County, Washington, United States   [4]
  	USA
  Occupation	1910	Seattle, King County, Washington, United States   [4]
  	labourer, parks
  Census	1920	Seattle, King County, Washington, United States   [5]
  	USA
  Occupation	1920	Seattle, King County, Washington, United States   [5]
  	manufacturer, machinery
  Census	1930	Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington, United States   [6]
  	USA
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	160137174
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160137174
  Occupation	1930	Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington, United States   [6]
  	labourer, salmon cannery
  _UID	F3992EBA61004E34A333EDEF1B55EF2A92B2
  Death	4 May 1940	Beach, Whatcom County, Washington, United States
  	CHARLES WRIGHT, 74, ISLAND, SUCCUMBS A resident of Beach, Wash., for the past thirteen years, Charles Wright, aged 74 years, passed away at his home there Saturday following a long illness. He was a former cannery and hotel operator. Surviving relatives are his widow, Olive R. Wright, at home; one daughter, Elsie, Tacoma; and one brother, W. A. Wright, Vancouver, B.C. Death T. DeWitt Tanner will conduct the funeral services Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Harlow-Hollingsworth funeral home. Cremation will follow. The Bellingham Herald May 6, 1940 CHARLES WRIGHT President of the Hotel Byron Company; born in Toronto, Canada, May 26, 1866; son of Henry and Elizabeth (Shaw) Wright; educated in the public school. Began his business career in 1884 in the employ of the Canadian Pacific Railroad at Winnipeg, and continued in the service of that company for ten years. He then moved to Point Roberts, Washington, and with his brother Frank Wright, organized the Wright Brothers Fishing Company, which business they sold to the Pacific American Fish Company in 1898, and in 1901 purchased controlling interest in the Carlisle Packing Company at Lummi Island. In June, 1902, with M. C. Dickinson, he purchased the interest of Roehl Brothers, proprietors of The Hotel Byron. He is a member of the Cougar Club and the Elks. Married in 1896 to Miss Jean Brown. Residence: 2705 Eldridge Ave. Business address: Hotel Byron, Bellingham. From "Sketches of Washingtonians", by Wellington C. Wolfe, 1906.  Copied by Susan Nahas.
  Person ID	I46529	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry "Harry" Wright,   b. 1832, England d. 1864 1871 (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bowman Chalk,   b. 1836, England
  Family ID	F16086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jennet Wilson Brown,   b. 27 Mar 1867, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Nov 1915, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1896	Vancouver, Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [7]
  	Name:     Jane Wilson Brown Gender: Female Spouse Name: Charles Wright Spouse Gender: Male Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1896 Marriage Location: New Westminster District Registration Number:     1896-09-116385 BCA Number:     B11382 GSU Number:     1983975
  Children	+ 1. Elsie Chisholm Wright,   b. 26 Nov 1901, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, United States d. 26 Jun 1978, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F15771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Olive Rosalie Linden,   b. 15 Jan 1879, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States d. 23 Jul 1954, Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1910	Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, United States   [8]
  	Name     Charles Wright Gender     Male Marriage Age     42 Birth Date     1868 Birth Place     Toronto Can Marriage Date     2 Jun 1910 Marriage Place     Stevenson, Skamania, Washington, USA Father     Henry Wright Mother     Elizabeth Wright Spouse     Olive Ollis Linden Name     Charles Wright Gender     Male Marriage Age     42 Birth Date     1868 Birth Place     Toronto Can Marriage Date     2 Jun 1910 Marriage Place     Stevenson, Skamania, Washington, USA Father     Henry Wright Mother     Elizabeth Wright Spouse     Olive Ollis Linden
  Family ID	F15806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jun 1863 - Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1881 - Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Occupation - clerk - 1881 - Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Census - Canada - 1891 - New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Occupation - retail distributor of fruit and vegetables - 1891 - New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Immigration - from Canada - 1895 - Washington County, Oregon, United States Marriage - 19 Feb 1896 - Vancouver, Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Census - USA - 1910 - Seattle, King County, Washington, United States Occupation - labourer, parks - 1910 - Seattle, King County, Washington, United States Marriage - 2 Jun 1910 - Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, United States Census - USA - 1920 - Seattle, King County, Washington, United States Occupation - manufacturer, machinery - 1920 - Seattle, King County, Washington, United States Census - USA - 1930 - Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington, United States Occupation - labourer, salmon cannery - 1930 - Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington, United States Death - 4 May 1940 - Beach, Whatcom County, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 16 Jan 2022), household of Elizabeth Wright, widow; Year: 1871; Census Place: King, York North, Ontario; Roll: C-9965; Page: 42., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 4). [S164] Ontario., Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, (Digital images., Family Search.org . https://www.familysearch.org.), accessed 16 Jan 2022), Elizabeth Wright household; Year: 1881; Census Place: Winnipeg, Selkirk, Manitoba; Roll: C_13282; Page: 18; Family No: 77. (Reliability: 4). [S178] ? Findmypast 2015, Australia, Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 16 Jan 2022), Charles and Frank Wright residence and business; Year: 1891; Census Place: New Westminster City, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Roll: T-6290; Family No: 91. (Reliability: 4). [S181] New York. Niagara., USA, New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, (Digital images., Ancestry . ancestry.ca : 2016.), T624, roll T624_1658, Seattle, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0058, p. 27A, dwelling 29 - Seattle hotel; west Jackson Street, Seattle, family 66, Charles Wright, accessed 16 Jan 2022 (Reliability: 4). [S188] (Warwickshire, England), England, Warwickshire, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1910, ( Ancestry . ancestry.ca.), T625, roll T625_1928, Seattle, Washington, enumeration district (ED) 217, p. 13A, dwelling 142, family 376, Charles Wright household, accessed 18 Jan 2022 (Reliability: 4). [S92] USA, 1930 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, roll FHL microfilm: 2342256, Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0037, p. 2A, dwelling 29, family 32, Charles Wright, accessed 18 Jan 2022 (Reliability: 4). [S254] USA, 1910 Census Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll T624_71, Oakland, Alameda, California, enumeration district (ED) 0145, sheet 6B, dwelling 111, family 123, Jean W. Wright household, accessed 16 Jan 2022 (Reliability: 4). [S38] Washington., USA, Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Database on-line, some with images., Ancestry . Ancestry.ca.), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013: Marriage Returns 1910 May-Aug, Wright-Linden, 1910; accessed 16 Jan 2022. (Reliability: 4).