Name: Murray - Wright - Smith - Kirwan - Mayhew Family

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Florence Olive Margaret Wright: Birth: 28 JUL 1908 in Melbourne, Australia. Death: 21 JAN 1993 in Melbourne, Australia

  2. Anna Marie "Nan" Wright: Birth: 25 DEC 1909. Death: 11 SEP 2001 in Queensland

  3. Edward (Bill ) Miles Wright: Birth: 9 JAN 1912 in Apollo Bay, Victoria. Death: 22 OCT 1997 in Birregurra, Australia

  4. Grace (Tib) Evans Wright: Birth: 31 MAR 1914. Death: 20 NOV 2003 in Maffra, Australia

  5. Joan Evans Wright: Birth: 8 SEP 1916 in Apollo Bay, Victoria. Death: 8 FEB 1991 in Auckland, New Zealand

  6. Victor John Wright: Birth: 14 AUG 1920 in Apollo Bay, Australia. Death: 15 JUL 1943 in New Guinee (WW2)

  7. Edith (Dee) Victoria Wright: Birth: 5 FEB 1922. Death: 17 NOV 2008 in Colac Nursing Home

  8. Arthur Frederick Wright: Birth: 4 JUN 1924 in Apollo Bay Victopria Australia. Death: 31 MAR 1996 in Camperdown

  9. Brian (Gary) Garret Wright: Birth: 4 MAR 1929 in Apollo Bay, Victoria. Death: 2 MAY 2019 in Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia

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Notes
a. Note:   The followingis extracted from notes written by Jean R Smith in 1996.
 
 Frederick John had been going to University to be a draughtsman or architect, he was very good at drawing. He and his older brothers went out selling wood. They had a woodyard in Fitzroy. They cut the wood from a property they were supposedly to own near Gembrook. I say, supposedly, because Grandpa said they did. In the 1970's I met a man, Charles, who said it belonged to his grandfather. I was not doing family history then and it was years later I found Charles was descended from Edward Wright. He was desceased by the time I found out. In the 1980's I met a fellow genealogist who said he had worked on this property for a man called Samuel Wright! they had a brother named Samuel. I wonder if he could be the same person (more work to do). Puffing Billy goes through a station called Wright.
 
 Later they went to Apollo Bay and grew onions on the river flats. Then Edward and Frederick selected land at Barham River and after lots of work to clear it, they became farmers. The property had been put in Edward's name only. Grandfather was a silent partner. This caused many years of unhappiness and harder work when Edward Miles Atkinson Wright committed suicide on the property.
 
 The girls Olive and Florence who had only known a life of servants and governesses had to go out as housemaids themselves.
 
 
 Frederick died while visiting his daughter "Olive" in Melbourne. He is buried in the Coburg Cemetery.
 
 
 The old farm has now been divided into three. The centre just where our grandparents house was, is a newer house and now called" Arcady Homestead" a holiday farm. The old house burnt down years ago.
 
 
 
b. Note:   Reg No: 1424098 Location MET*B***699

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