William Arthur WRIGHT

1861 - 1945  (83 years)

• Name	William Arthur WRIGHT  [1]
  Birth	3 Apr 1861  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1881	, Lot 27, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  	included in the household with John (age 66) were his wife Sophia Craig (age 61), and sons Thomas (age 27) and Arthur (age 20). John and Arthur were farmers, Thomas a school teacher. The family religion was Wesleyan Methodist. They lived on the farm adjacent to their son Albert. Role: Witness
  Name	Arthur Wright  [3]
  Death	1945  [4]
  Burial	the United Church Cemetery, Searletown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 46.30273,-63.69009   [3, 5]
  	Inscription: In / Memory of / John R. Wright / Died / Feb. 23, 1890. / Æt. 76. / WrightLeft: His Wife / Sophia / Died / July 3, 1898, / Æt. 79Right: W. Arthur Wright / 1861 - 1945 / Also His Wife / Alice A. Black / 1858 - 1953
  Person ID	I104942	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Robins WRIGHT,   b. 1814   d. 23 Feb 1890, , Searletown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Sophia Ann CRAIG,   b. 30 Aug 1819, , Lower Bedeque, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 3 Jul 1898, , Searletown, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1842  [6]
  Family ID	F23136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Alma BLACK,   b. 1858   d. 1953 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1890  [1, 3, 7]
  	Arthur was a bachelor, living in Searletown; Alice was a spinster, living in Searletown. The officiating clergyman was William Harrison.
  Family ID	F26792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S866] The Wrights of Bedeque, PEI, a Loyalist Family, 866. (Reliability: 3). page 56 [S10206] 1881 Census - John Robins Wright, 10206. (Reliability: 3). [S9538] Cemetery Transcript, Searletown Cemetery, 9538. (Reliability: 3). [S9538] Cemetery Transcript, Searletown Cemetery, 9538. (Reliability: 2). [S10205] Marker - John Robins Wright, 10205. (Reliability: 3). [S866] The Wrights of Bedeque, PEI, a Loyalist Family, 866. (Reliability: 2). [S9543] Marriage Record - Arthur Wright & Alice Black, 9543. (Reliability: 3).