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Archibald (Archie) Pickin Wright

Taken about 1912 and sourced from Individual - Sue Robinson (nee Doxey).

This picture was taken about 1912 and sourced from Individual - Sue Robinson (nee Doxey).

Individual Picture Notes
- Archie and Edith were pictured in the same studio (as can be seen by the chair), persumably about the time of their marriage in 1912.

Archibald, known as Archie, was born on June 14th, 1886 in Birkenhead.¹

Birth Notes
- Archie was 14 in 1901
  
  Name: Archibald Picken Wright
  Year of Registration: 1886
  Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
  District: Birkenhead (1861-1998)
  County: Cheshire, Merseyside
  Volume: 8a
  Page: 544

He died about February 1982 in Manchester.¹

Death Notes
- He lived till he was 96yrs old, says SueD.
  
  Death index shows he was almost 96, and born in 1886
  
  Archibald Pickin WRIGHT died in Q1-1982
  Born 14 JE 1886 (JE = June)
  Died Manchester, Index 38, 1301

General Notes
- Archie was the son of Benjamin and Annie Wright, both from Scotland. The death index shows his middle name was Pickin, a most unusual name!
  
  Archie was their youngest son, born in Birkenhead, and living at 144 Argyle Street, Clifton, Birkenhead in 1901.
  
  Archie was in the 1st War. SueD has a photo of him in uniform. After the war he was a horseless carriage builder for the famous Ford company.

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Archie's family with Edith (Eda) Mercer

¹ England & Wales BMD Index (1984-Date)
Sources/Citations 1901 UK Census, Individual - Sue Robinson (nee Doxey)