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Transportation
John Wright was transported on the Countess Of Harcourt, departing 16th Mar 1824 and arriving 12th Jul 1824 with 174 passengers.
Ship of 517 tons, built in India 1811. Voyages to NSW and VDL 1821, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1828. Researchers please note that sailings direct from Ireland to Australia are not recorded under British data, and therefore not all details of people are on this web site (they are being added in, by volunteers, so please check thoroughly or send a message on community fb if you have queries).
Countess Of Harcourt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 122 |
| 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
https://www.oldscottish.com/convict-records-17.html Old Scottish Genealogy and Family History, Database of Scottish Court records relating to Australian convicts. John Wright. Painter and glazier, Unstated. Son of John Wright, keeper of Meal Market, Wester Portsburgh . Tried Edinburgh, 13 Mar 1823, Death – hanging by public executioner; Per Countess of Harcourt, 16 March 1824, to New South Wales. -------------------------------------------------------------- National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/6/56 1823 Mar Prisoner name: John Wright. Prisoner details: Aged 19 years, former merchant's apprentice to A Henderson. Court and date of trial: High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, 13 March 1823. Crime: Housebreaking and theft - at an uninhabited castle. Initial sentence: Death, day of execution 16 April 1823. Annotated: '19 March 1823, refused'. Petitioner(s): All 15 jurymen at his trial; John Wright (the convict). Grounds for clemency: The items listed as stolen were in fact only removed from a bedroom into the hall before they were apprehended so the owner did not actually lose possession of them; his accomplice pleaded guilty to the same charge and was sentenced only to transportation, not death; he is of a weak and imbecilic mind but of good parents. Other papers: Letter from A Henderson (his former master and a magistrate) as to both the parents' character and the convict's mental health. Character of John Wright Senior and Betty Petrie [or Betty Wright], the convict's parents, signed by John Lamonde (Commissioner of Police) and 26 others. Character of the parents and cause of the convict's imbecility undersigned by 62 inhabitants of [Edinburgh]. Letter from H J Robertson (convict's counsel) transmitting a character reference and the jury's petition. Additional Information: Held in Edinburgh Gaol. The convict was tried and convicted with James Nicoll (or James Nicol) who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years transportation. His parents were Keepers of the Edinburgh Grain Markets. [Further papers in this case in HO 17/6/61 AC 8]. HO 17/6/61 1823 Mar Prisoner name: John Wright. Crime: Housebreaking and theft. Initial sentence: Death. Correspondence: Report by Mr Young, (Keeper), stating that the convict seems deranged. Report on the case by D Boyle, Lord Justice Clerk. Report on the convict by William Arbuthnot, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. Other papers: Two letters from the Reverend William Muir, Minister of the Greyfriars Church, on the convict's sanity. Letter from James Porteous, Prison Chaplain, referring to the convict's state of mind. Letter from William Arbuthnot to Robert Peel, referring to the convict's state of mind. Letter from William Cole [visiting chaplain] referring to the convict's state of mind. Letter from H J Robertson referring to the convict's state of mind. Letter from William Arbuthnot transmitting various certificates to the Lord Justice Clerk. Additional information: Held in Edinburgh Jail. [Further papers on this case in HO 17/6/56 AC 4].