Robert Wright

Robert Wright, one of 300 convicts transported on the Lady Castlereagh, December 1817

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Robert Wright
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
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:	Leicester Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Lady Castlereagh
Departure date:	December, 1817
Arrival date:	11th June, 1818
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 302 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 400
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.

Did you find the person you were looking for?

If Robert Wright was the person you were looking for, you may be able to discover more about them by looking at our resources page.

If you have more hunting to do, try a new search or browse the convict records.

Know more about Robert Wright?

Contribute to this record

Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 25th May, 2021 wrote:

Possible death record

Burials in the Paris of St David’s Hobart -
No; 378
Name; Richard Wright ** as per register **
When Buried; 12 Mar 1820. Died; 10 March 1820
Age; 45 years
Ship’s Name; Lady Castlereagh
Remarks; Convict

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 25th May, 2021 made the following changes:

gender: m