Charles was born around February 1897 in Exeter, Devon, to Francis 'Frank' George Wright (28), a tinsmith and plumber, and Emma Wright (nee Bennett) (about 26), a former domestic servant and housewife.
Charles was baptised on 6th March 1897, in St Mary Major, Exeter. At the time of his baptism, the family lived on Prospect Place, in Exeter's West Quarter.
Charles was the third of ten children (eight boys and two girls):
- Francis 'Will' William 1891 - 1967 (76)
- George Charles 1893 - 1918 (25)
- Charles Arthur 1897 - 1897 (5 weeks old)
- Thomas 'Tom' Edwin 1898 - 1977 (78 or 79)
- Walter Henry 1900 - 1986 (85 or 86)
- Ernest 'Len' Leonard 1905 - 1981 (76)
- Samuel 'Sam' John 1908 - 1977 (68)
- Florence 'Florrie' Ellen 1910 - 1999 (88)
- Doris May 1912 - 1991 (79)
- Harold Reginald 1914 - 1985 (70)
Sadly, Charles passed away, aged only five weeks, in March 1897, in Exeter. He was buried on 14th March 1897 in St Mary Major, Exeter.
Charles was the only one of Frank and Emma's ten children to pass away in infancy.
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