Samuel Wright

Samuel Wright, one of 170 convicts transported on the Neva, 27 July 1833

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Samuel Wright
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1777
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	9th November, 1833
Age:	56 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Devon Quarter Session
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Neva
Departure date:	27th July, 1833
Arrival date:	21st November, 1833
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 169 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 180
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 7th August, 2020 wrote:

UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856

Name: Samuel Wright
Age: 56. Birth Year: abt 1777
Treatment Year: 1833
Treatment Place: United Kingdom
Ship: Neva
Died at Sea; 9 November 1833

” At 7 pm I was called to see this prisoner who had suddenly fell from his seat in the prison in all of insensibility ..... did not show the slightest appearance of life form the moment of his attack”

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 7th August, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1777 (prev. 0000), date of death: 9th November, 1833 (prev. 0000), gender: m