Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Alexander Wright was transported on the Bangalore, departing 1st Jan 1850 and arriving 30th Apr 1850 with 302 passengers.
Built 1843 at Jersey. Wood barque of 877 Tons.
Bangalore (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 165 (84) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
30-Sep-1849: Detained on Prison Hulk, York, at Gosport. [Great Britain Home Office & Australian Joint Copying Project & National Library of Australia & Library of New South Wales & Great Britain Public Record Office., "Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206)", York Convict Hulk at Gosport, Page 58.]
c1831: Stated aged 18, in 1849 Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks. 20-Apr-1847: John Anderson, Alexander Wright for the crime of theft by housebreaking. Tried at High Court, Glasgow. Alexander Wright, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Alexander Wright, nailer, Address: Saltmarket Street, Glasgow [Ref: NAS AD14/47/305] Note: John Anderson, son of William Anderson, poiser loom dresser, Verdict: Guilty, Verdict Comments: Guilty in terms of own confession, Sentence: Imprisonment - 12 months. Note: Pannel cannot write. Pannel to serve sentence in the general prison of Perth. References - Quarterly list in prisons and on hulks, 1849, (File 99-101. AJCP Reel No: 5206), York Convict Hulk at Gosport, Page 58. - 30 September 1849 National Archive of Scotland, High Court of Justiciary processes, JC26/1847/298. - 20 April 1847