Thomas Wright

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iain Frazier on 9th November 2025

Family connections for Thomas (Wright) are: WRIGHT Thomas (Wright) was born about 1784. He was tried for housebreaking at Buckinghamshire Assizes on 4 3 1809, sentenced to Life, held on hulk LAUREL in Portsmouth from 8 6 1809 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 16 12 1810 after a voyage of 5.5months on INDIAN. On 21 11 1816 he was sent to Newcastle on HMS LADY NELSON, indicating poor behaviour. He was Free by Servitude by 1817. He was an emancipist when he was given permission to marry perhaps firstly Ann (Hubburd/Hibbert her second (2of4)) marriage on 17 8 1818 & did so on 22 8 1818 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. On 5 4 1823 he was sent to Port Macquarie on SALLY, indicating worse behaviour. On 5 5 1824 he complained of his wife living adulterously at Windsor, requesting she be brought to Port Macquarie.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Noted a John (Wright) is recorded as born on 6 8 1817 & baptised on 31 8 1817 at St Phillips CofE Sydney-parents given as Thomas (Wright) & Mary (???) Ann (???/Hubbard) was born about 1790. She married firstly (1of4) George (Hubbard). She came to NSW to join her husband, in company with Mary Ann (Lycett/Stokes), arriving at Botany Bay on 9 1 1814 after a voyage of 5months on WANSTEAD. She cohabited thirdly (3of4) with John (Glass). She apparantly had a third (3of4) relationship with Thos (Dillon). She was complained of, on 5 5 1824, as adulterous by her husband, who sought to have her accompany him at Port Macquarie. She was recorded in Port Macquarie on 7 9 1824 with Cerificate of Freedom, charged with a felony & with a child fathered by Thos (Dillon). She married fourthly John (Glass) on 30 6 1829 at Christ Church Newcastle. She produced perhaps 4children in her lifetime.] Details of Ann(???/Hubbard)s family are given in entry for George (Hubbard GENERAL HEWETT 1814) on this Website. Thomas (Wright) & Ann (Hubbard/ert) produced 1child: 1.Ann (Wright) was born in 1817. She died in 1899 age abou82. .. Noted a Thomas (Wright is recorded as a farmer living with Margaret (???) & producing 1child: He was a labourer when he died on 8 11 1827 age56 at Newcastle father perhaps of 2children & was buried at Christ Church Newcastle. 1.George (Wright) was born on 3 10 1825 at Illawarra & baptised on 17 7 1831 age5 at St Peters CofE Campbelltown. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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Maureen Withey on 4th May 2022

Colonial Secretary Index. WRIGHT, Thomas. Per "Indian", 1810; husband of Ann Hubbard, per "Wanstead", 1814 1816 Nov 21 On list of prisoners sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.293) 1818 Aug 17,20 Re permission to marry Ann Hubbard at Windsor (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.22) 1823 Apr 4 Re permission for wife to accompany him to Port Macquarie (Reel 6010; 4/3508 p.70) 1823 Apr 5 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.40, 400-1) 1824 May 5 Prisoner of Port Macquarie. Reporting that his wife Ann was living in adultery with John Glass near Windsor (Reel 6061; 4/1779 p.73). Reply, 26 May (Reel 6019; 4/3864 p.145) 1824 Aug 4, Sep 7, Oct 8 Re his petition to have his wife Ann sent to him at Port Macquarie; including copies of his petition (Reel 6060; 4/1777 pp.191-191c; Reel 6017, 4/5782 p.111; Reel 6013, 4/3512 p.535) 1825 Jun 17 Petition to have wife dealt with as she was reported living with John Glass (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.89) ---------------------------------------------------- Windsor, 17 Aug 1813, Asking for permission to get married. Thomas Wright, prisoner per Indian and Ann Hubbard, prisoner per Wanstead. Permission granted. -------------------------------------------------- Col Sec Office, 4 June 1823. I have to request that Ann Wright, wife of Thomas Wright, a prisoner under sentence to Port Macquarie may be permitted to accompany him thither. Signed F.G. Goulburn, Col. Sec. -------------------------------------------------- Windsor Court House, 7 Sept 1824. To the Col Sec. F.G. Goulburn. Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of rthe 2ns inst. addressed to the Board of Magistrates enclosing a statement from one Thomas Wright a prisoner relative to his wife Ann Wright, alias Ann Hubbard; and I have now the honor to inform you that the said woman is resident in these Districts, having a Certificate of Freedom, but is now under Bail to appear at the Quarter Sessions to answer a charge of Felony; of which her husband had been apprized. I beg leave further to add, that the child the woman has with her has been adopted by her and does not belong to her husband, but to one Thos. Dillon, a man with a large family. Signed, Wm Cox, J.P.

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Iris Dunne on 1st June 2020

Prison Hulk ship Laurel moored at Portsmouth, No.479, aged 25, Received 8 June 1809, Offence Felony & House Breaking, How Disposed of: 27 June 1810 NSW Indents: conviction 4 March 1809 17 August 1818, Permission to Marry Ann Hubbard 4 August 1824, Petition of Ann's husband for her to be sent to him at Port Macquarie, Comments: Per “Wanstead”, 1814; wife of Thomas Wright, per “Indian”, 1810 (the letter advises that Ann Hubbard on ship Wanstead is Ann Wright, the wife of Thomas Wright).