May, Cecil, Jack, and Harold arrived in New York City on March 5th, 1896, and stayed at the Grand Union Hotel. The Grand Union Hotel was located directly across from Grand Central Station at 4th Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City.
Introducing May Wright May was born in 1873 in Reigate, Surrey, England to Edith Jane Purton and John Preston Wright. She was the oldest child and had four brothers and one younger sister. Childhood May was born in Reigate, Surrey which was a market town in the south…
It’s February 26th, 1896, and the Wright siblings sailed from Liverpool, England, to Canada aboard the RMS Majestic, one of the most luxurious steamships of its time. As they settle into their cabins, they take a moment to write to Mother and Father. Harold describes the journey in…
1896 Letters from British Settlers: The Wright Siblings Begin Their Journey to Canada May 6, 2025 The Hazeley Letters 🎥 Watch the narrated version of this 1896 letter from Agassiz, BC About the Wright Family In February 1896, a young British settler wrote to her father back in…