Robert Wright

Robert Wright, one of 184 convicts transported on the Nithsdale, 26 December 1829

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Robert Wright
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1813
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Nithsdale
Departure date:	26th December, 1829
Arrival date:	12th May, 1830
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 183 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 276
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

Tony Beale on 24th September, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, Granted 20/6/1837. Mary Gibson 27 bond per ship Thomas Harrison (7yrs) to marry Robert Wright 24 Free (7yrs) per ship Nithsdale Rev J H Gowrie Sydney

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 24th September, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1813 (prev. 0000), gender: m