Partial Transcript
Registration District: Wigan
1883. BIRTH in the Sub-district of Pemberton in the County of Lancaster
| When and where born | Third December 1882 Elm Farm, Little Lane, Pemberton |
| Name, if any | Robert Wright |
| Sex | Boy |
| Name and suraname of father | James Harrison |
| Name, surname and maiden name of mother | Annie Harrison formerly Strathearn |
| Occupation of father | Farmer |
| Signature, description and residence of informant | Annie Harrison, Mother Elm Farm, Little Lane, Pemberton |
| When registered | Twelfth January 1883 |
| Signature of registrar | Jeffery Baynes Registrar |
| Name entered after registration | [none] |
[Certified copy obtained at the Family Records Centre in London on 13 March 2007]
Research Notes
As James and Annie had a predisposition to give their children middle names corresponding to the surnames of parents/grandparents it is possible that Robert’s maternal grandmother had the maiden name Wright. This is speculation as we have not traced Annie Strathearn’s family.