Q & A
KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset
EMMA JOLLY is a writer, historical researcher and member of AGRA
DEBBIE KENNETT is the author of DNA and Social Networking
ANTONY MARR is a former deputy registrar and the chair of AGRA
CHRIS PATON is a genealogist and author, and blogs at scottishgenes.blogspot.com
JAYNE SHRIMPTON is a professional dress historian and portrait specialist
ALAN STEWART is a family history writer, and author of Grow Your Own Family Tree
RUTH SYMES is the author of Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters & Personal Writings
PHIL TOMASELLI is a military family history expert, and wrote Tracing Your Air Force Ancestors
Can you tell me where my Scottish ancestor comes from?
Q My 3x great grandfather, Lawrence Wright (born July/August 1876, Glasgow), came to Durham, England, from Scotland to marry Annie Foster on 8 April 1898. He died during the First World War (in France on 18 July 1916) serving with the 19th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (Service Number: 19/1267). However, prior to him appearing in England, I cannot find any reference to him in Scotland at all. He just seems to appear out of nowhere when he moved. Where did he come from, and who are his parents?
Morgan Davies
Although Lawrence Wright’s service record with the Durham Light Infantry on Ancestry () notes “Nothing know [sic] of deceased soldiers’ parents”, it states that he was born in Glasgow in), nor is he in the 1881 Glasgow census.
