Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Wright was transported on the Pestonjee Bomanjee, departing 16th Apr 1852 and arriving 31st Jul 1852 with 292 passengers.
Built 1835 at Dumbarton, Scotland. Wood barque of 595 Tons.
Pestonjee Bomanjee (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 404 |
| 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
VOYAGE: From ADM 101/59/4 - Medical journal of the Pestonjee Bomanjee, HM convict ship, for 1 April to 6 August 1852 by Daniel Ritchie, Surgeon (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10536031): William Wright, aged 31, labourer; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 5 May 1852. Discharged 7 May 1852. --0--
NEWSPAPER report of the trial: 20 October, 1849: From the Cambridge Independent Press, p4: "Stealing a Hat... William Wright, alias Smith (33), labourer, was charged with stealing a hat and waistcoat, the property of Joseph Dunmore, at Kimbolton." A witness, Mary Chapman, said she saw Wright "take the hat and waistcoat from the Crown Inn, on the night of the 19th of December". (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/) --0--
TRIAL: 15 October, 1849: Convicted at Huntingdon and sentenced to 7 years' transportation for stealing clothes; he had several previous convictions, including one for stealing leather (6 months' jail) (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/om6993). --0--