Violet Mabel# Griffiths

  Notes:

Wendy found chr info;29 April 1889 Christ Church, Gypsy Hill address 39 Colby Road Gypsy Hill.

1891 Census (Age 2) living at 340 London Road, Croydon with parents and siblings. PoB here given as Lambeth. Birth register has as Camberwell district.

1901 Census; living (age 12) in Hamble(?) Villa, Bridge Road, Worthing, East Sussex with mother and 2 brothers. NB: on here her birthplace is given as Linwood (?), Surrey.

1911 Census; Living at Bancroft, Mitten Road, Bexhill On Sea with her mother.

From Wendy;
From The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser 27 March 1914
WRIGHT-GRIFFITHS. The wedding took place at St Peter's Church, Fort, Colombo at 12.30 pm on March 16, the Rev. A L Keith officiating, of Mr Christopher St John Wright of Kuala Lumpar, the youngest son of the late Christopher St John Wright, MRCS of Felsted, Essex and of Mrs St John Wright of Bexhill, England. and Miss Violet Mabel only daughter of the late Stephen Lewis Griffiths of the War Office, and Mrs Griffiths of Bexhill. The bride who wore a pretty dress of white crepe de chine with a hat trimmed with pink roses was given away by Mr P Hay Baker, while Mr H W Urquhart of Messrs Whithall & Co acted as best man. After the marriage ceremony which was a very simple one and the signing of the register which was attested by Messrs Hay Baker and Urquhart, the party proceeded to the residence of Mr & Mrs Hay Baker, "The Castle", Glennie Street ,Slave Island where a reception was held. Those present were Mr & Mrs P Hay Baker, Mrs Church, Mr H W Urquhart and Mr Subie. Later in the afternoon the bride and groom left for up-country for their honeymoon
Engagement announced in The Straits Friday Feb 27 1914 (and again April 24 after wedding!)!
Have found a Piers Hay Baker who was high up in P &O so probably him.

1917; Was on the SS Maru with Christopher, embarked at Penang and disembarked London 26 March 1917 which means Violet was eight months pregnant. UK address was given as 12 Bedford Avenue, Bexhill.

1919; Wright, Violet St John (29) and Wright, Ann St John (1) travelled first class on the Yokohama Maru. They embarked at London and the ship was bound for Japan, they disembarked at Singapore and their final destination was the Federal Malay States. Christopher not on list.

Probate Index; Violet Mabel St John Wright of Jungpana Tea Estates, Mahandi Post Office, Darjeeling, India (wife of Christopher St. John-Wright) died 29 January 1924, administration London 19 November 1924 to the said Christopher St John-Wright, Rubber Planter. Effects: £1318 12 9.


Strong indications that her father may actually have been Hooker Edward Wix, who her mother had a relationship with around the correct time. Announcement of his will ; "Mr Hooker Edward Wix of BANCROFT, Mitten Road, Bexhill, Sussex who's death occured on the 17th August 1916 has left property amounting to £10,163 1s 6d. Probate of his will have been granted to the Rev William John Blight Wonnacott of Southampton, and Mr Cyril Stephen Griffiths, of BANCROFT and Mr Thomas Edwards of 32 Newbridge St, London. By his will dated 14th June 1905(?) testator leaves his leasehold premises in Wall Street, Nichol Square, London to pay the sum of £25 to his executor the Rev William John Blight Wonnacott, if he acts, and his funeral expenses, and the remainder upon trust for life to Katherine Isabel Griffiths, widow of the late Stephen Griffiths, and on her death to her children, Oswald Powis Griffiths and Violet Mabel Griffiths, and the residue of his estate upon trust for life to the said Katherine Isabel Griffiths, and the ultimate residue is to be divided between Cyril Stephen Griffiths, Oswald Powis Griffiths, and Violet Mabel Griffiths" ..... although if having children with a married women odd that Wix would nominate a Rev as an executor !

Hooker Edward Wix was, I believe, the son of;
Rev Richard Hooker Edward Wix (died Augst 1893) formerly of Rosehill, Hampton, Middx, and of Brighton and his wife Catherine Wix. Took over his father's parish in Swanmore (near IoW).
Richard's father was Archdeacon Edward Wix (1802-1866), Archdeacon of Newfoundland ; Trinity Coll, Oxon, who was buried at Swanmore.
Edward's father was Samuel Wix (1771-1861) , educated Charterhouse and Christ's College, Cambs. Fellow of the Royal Society.
Samuels's father was Edward Wix of St. Peter's, Cornhill.

Violet married Christopher St John# Wright, son of Dr. Christopher St John # Wright MB, FRCS, LSA and Agnes Louisa# Bateman, on 16 Mar 1914 in St Peter's Church, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Christopher St John# Wright was born Q2 1887 in Islington, London, died on 29 Jan 1940 in St. Columbus Hospital, Hampstead, London and was buried on 5 Jul 1940 in Hendon Park Cemetery, Mill Hill, London.)