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Wright, Edward Mounsteven, son of Edward Mounsteven Wright, of Beckenham, Kent, by Charlotte Susan, daughter of Frederick Albert Pullen, of Herne Hill, Surrey; b. Nov. 13, 1899; adm. April 30, 1914 (H); left Dec. 1915; Lieut. R.A.F. April 1, 1918; served in Belgium, France, and Italy; m. Aug. 12, 1924, Cynthia Anne, daughter of Harry Boulcott Bolus, of Chelsea; d. Jan. 29, 1931.

WRIGHT, CHARLES, of Surrey; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1651, adm. pens. 9 May 1651, scholar 1651, matr. Easter 1652; 2nd in “ordo” 1654/5; BA 1654/5; MA 1658; DD 1671; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1656 – c. 1671, Tutor 1660, Junior Bursar 1665-7; Junior Taxor 1661; Proctor 1669; Professor of Arabic, Cambridge Univ., from 1702; ordained; Rector of North Runcton, Norfolk, from 1669; m. 23 Feb 1670/1 Ann Eades, Holy Trinity, Cambridge; d. 13 Nov 1711.

WRIGHT, CHARLES BEAUFOY, third son of Edward John Wright MD MRCS LSA, Clapham, Surrey, and Rose Mary, dau. of Thomas Trew, St. Peter’s, Thanet, Kent; b. 12 Jul 1863; adm. 28 May 1875 (G); Pembroke Coll. Oxford, matr. 23 Oct 1882.

WRIGHT, BERNARD; b. ; adm. ; Min. Can. 1635.

WRIGHT, ALFRED, eldest son of Sir William Wright, Kt, Sigglesthorne Hall, Yorks., Chairman, Hull Dock Company, and his first wife Jane, dau. of William Shaw, Woodfield House, Huddersfield, Yorks.; b. 3 Apr 1842; adm. Jan 1854 (James'); m. 26 Sep 1877 Annie, second dau. of W. Anthony Young, Abbey Park, Louth, Lincs. [Perhaps of Bessingby Hall, Yorks., d. 1898 ?]

WRIGHT, ---; b. ; adm. ; KS in 1626 (Chapter Muniments 33256).

Wren's was founded in 1948. It is named after Sir Christopher Wren’s (1632-1723), who attended Westminster School under the Head Master Richard Busby.

WRENCH, ---; b.; adm.; left 1805.

WREN, CHRISTOPHER, son of Christopher Wren, St. Martin’s in the Fields, Westminster, Chief Clerk, King’s Works, and his first wife Mary, dau. of Philip Musard, London, Jeweller to George I; grandson of Sir Christopher Wren (qv); b. 5 Jan 1711; adm. (aged 8) Apr 1719; left 1728; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 11 Apr 1728; adm. Inner Temple 9 Feb 1729/30; of Wroxall Abbey, Warwickshire; m. 7 Mar 1737 Mary, dau. of Philip Bartlett, Wooton Wawen, Warwicks.; d. 25 Jul 1771.