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Ernest Beresford FitzHerbert Wright     1875-1942
Ernest was born on 28 February 1875, the son of FitzHerbert Wright and Louise Charlotte Rudolphine von Beckmann, at Swanwick, Derbyshire.
Lucy Adeline Fox                                     1877-1963
Lucy was born on 5 February 1877, the daughter of Sir Charles Douglas Fox and Mary Wright, at Blackheath, London.
I have identified the following children.
  Ernest Douglas FitzHerbert Born abt 1900   Staunton, Nottinghamshire Died 1907
Veronica Mary Born 20 Jun 1903   Swanwick, Derbyshire Married Philip Squarey
Rosemary Louise Born 2 Jun 1905   Ashbourne, Derbyshire Married Alfred Reginald Claude Kirby
Iris Lucy Born 5 Mar 1911   Ashbourne, Derbyshire Remained single
Ernest Francis Fitzherbert Born 7 Oct 1919   Dorsetshire Married Elizabeth Collier-Green

Birth of Parents
Ernest Beresford Fitzherbert Wright b: 28 Feb 1875         Swanwick, Derbyshire       1875 2Q Belper 7b 539
son of FitzHerbert Wright and Louise Charlotte Rudolphine von Beckmann

Lucy Adeline Fox b: 5 Feb 1877         Blackheath, London       1877 1Q Greenwich 1d 1019
daughter of Sir Charles Douglas Fox and Mary Wright

Marriage
23 Dec 1899
Ernest FitzHerbert Wright
Lucy Fox

Children
Ernest Douglas FitzHerbert Wright b: abt 1900       Derbyshire         1900 4Q Newark 7b 427
son of Ernest FitzHerbert Wright and Lucy Fox   Died Age 7, 1907 4Q Ashborne 7b 399

1901 Census RG13-3200 1 April 1901 Staunton, Nottinghamshire
Staunton Grange
Ernest B. F. Wright
Lucy A. (Wife)
Ernest D. F. Wright
Claude V. B. Barton (Visitor)
 Plus 5 Servants 		Age 26
Age 24
Age 6 Mon
Age 23 		Estate Agent & Farmer


Estate Agent Pupil 		Alfreton
Blackheath
Staunton
Harrow 		Derbyshire
Kent
Nottinghamshire
Middlesex 		28 Feb 1875
5 Feb 1877
abt 1900
abt 1877

Veronica Mary Wright b: 20 Jun 1903       Derbyshire         1905 3Q Ashbourne 7b xxx
daughter of Ernest FitzHerbert Wright and Lucy Fox
Rosemary Louise Wright b: 2 Jun 1905       Derbyshire         1905 3Q Ashbourne 7b 722
daughter of Ernest FitzHerbert Wright and Lucy Fox
Iris Lucy Wright b: 5 Mar 1911       Derbyshire         1911 1Q Stroud 6a 314
daughter of Ernest FitzHerbert Wright and Lucy Fox   Died Age 80, 1991 Dec Ashford 16 62

1911 Census RG14-(65) 3 April 1911 Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Yeldersley Hall   (30 Rooms)
Ernest Beresford FitzHerbert Wright
Lucy Adeline (Wife)
Veronica Mary
Rosemary Louise
Iris Lucy
Plus 9 Servants 		Age 36
Age 34
Age 7
Age 5
Age 1 Mon 		Estate Agent Swanwick
Blackheath
Swanwick
Ashbourne
Ashbourne 		Derbyshire
London
Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire 		28 Feb 1875
5 Feb 1877
20 Jun 1903
2 Jun 1905
5 Mar 1911

Ernest Francis FitzHerbert Wright b: 7 Oct 1919       Dorsetshire         1919 4Q Poole 5a 469
son of Ernest FitzHerbert Wright and Lucy Fox

Death
Ernest Beresford FitzHerbert Wright Died 19 Oct 1942, Age 67,       1942 4Q Salsibury 5a 203

The Times, Tuesday, Oct 30, 1942                         Death
  WRIGHT - On October 19th 1942, Peacefully, at Whiteparish, Salisbury, after a long illness Ernest Beresford FitzHerbert Wright, aged 67.   Greatly beloved.   Funeral, Rockbourne, Thursday, 2:30.

Death
Lucy (Fox) Wright Died abt 1963, Age 86,       Derbyshire       1963 1Q Belper 3a 48

SPECIAL THANKS  to Justin Kirby of London, England; a great grandson of Lucy Adeline Fox, for many of the details provided above.