Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Wright was transported on the Archduke Charles, departing 15th May 1812 and arriving 16th Feb 1813 with 202 passengers.
Built in Shields 1809. Two decked, sheathed in copper. Owner - H. Moore. Shipwrecked in June 1816 on a voyage from Quebec to Halifax, near Green Island.
Archduke Charles (generic)References
| Primary Source | Colonial Secretary Papers, Sydney Gazette, Sydney Monitor and book "The Family of James and Eliza Wright" |
Claims
"James is my 4th Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
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James, who appears to have been a landholder in Dublin before transportation, became a landholder in the Parramatta district as well as overseeing the Government Domain there. He married Eliza Mackey, a London prostitute/thief who had been sentenced to death in 1818. She was about six months pregnant. They had four children - Susannah, John (Jack), James and Samuel. John would go on to become a bushranger in the Bathurst district known as "Jack the Native". James ended up running a pub called The Cottage in the Grove on the Parramatta Road on the eastern side of the Duck River. He died in 1830.