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• Arundel Wrighte — (1804–1887) was a colonist, first Postmaster of Launceston in Van Diemen s Land and founder of Box Hill, Victoria. Arundel Wrighte first settled with his wife (née Upton) and family in Van Diemen s Land, where he was the first Postmaster of… …   Wikipedia

• William Nathan Wrighte Hewett — Vice Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett VC, KCB, KCSI (2 August 1834 13 May 1888) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British… …   Wikipedia

• Richard Benyon De Beauvoir — (1796 – 1854) MP was a 19th century British landowner, philanthropist and High Sheriff of Berkshire.BackgroundHe was born Richard Benyon in Westminster on 28 April 1769, the son of Richard Benyon of Gidea Hall in Essex and his wife, Hannah the… …   Wikipedia

• Box Hill, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Box Hill city = Melbourne state = vic caption = The White Horse, Whitehorse Road lga = City of Whitehorse postcode = 3128 pop = 8616 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21095 | name = Box Hill (State… …   Wikipedia

• Wraight — Recorded in several spellings including the popular Wright, as well as the much rarer forms of Wrighte, Wraight, Wraighte, Wreight, Wrate, and patronymics Wrightson and Wrixon, this is an early English surname. It is occupational and was used to… …   Surnames reference

• Wraighte — Recorded in several spellings including the popular Wright, as well as the much rarer forms of Wrighte, Wraight, Wraighte, Wreight, Wrate, and patronymics Wrightson and Wrixon, this is an early English surname. It is occupational and was used to… …   Surnames reference

• Wreight — Recorded in several spellings including the popular Wright, as well as the much rarer forms of Wrighte, Wraight, Wraighte, Wreight, Wrate, and patronymics Wrightson and Wrixon, this is an early English surname. It is occupational and was used to… …   Surnames reference

• Wright — Recorded in several spellings including the popular Wright, as well as the much rarer forms of Wrighte, Wraight, Wraighte, Wreight, Wrate, and patronymics Wrightson and Wrixon, this is an early English surname. It is occupational and was used to… …   Surnames reference

• Wright — Wright, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr. wyrcean to work. [root]145. See {Work}.] One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; now chiefly used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Box Hill North, Victoria — Box Hill North Melbourne, Victoria …   Wikipedia