James Wright

James Wright, one of 214 convicts transported on the Waterloo, 11 March 1833

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Wright
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1812
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	26th September, 1850
Age:	38 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Notts. Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Waterloo
Departure date:	11th March, 1833
Arrival date:	3rd August, 1833
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 215 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 29 (16)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 28th June, 2020 wrote:

Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868
Assigned to Thomas Whitefield. Maitland.
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New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849

Name: James Wright. Arrival Date: 1833
Vessel: Waterloo 1833
Province: New South Wales.
Year(s): 1837. Estimated birth year: abt 1812
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Date of Death: 26/05/1850. WARIALDA NSW

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 28th June, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1812 (prev. 0000), date of death: 26th September, 1850 (prev. 0000), gender: m