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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Wright was transported on the Coromandel And Experiment, departing 31st Oct 1803 and arriving 7th May 1804 with 338 passengers.
Coromandel And Experiment (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 349 (174) |
| 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
The digit 8 on the hulk record is unclear- it could be a 3, or 5 or 8. There were 2 men named William Wright on the Coromandel. See the Colonial Secretary Index, which does not distinguish between them. Colonial Secretary Index. WRIGHT, William. Per "Coromandel", 1804; two convicts of this name by this ship. 1818 Jun 8 Of Windsor. Memorial (Fiche 3012; 4/1822A No.60 pp.223-6) 1823 Stockman. Runaway from Wellington Valley (Reel 6069; 4/1818 p.213a) 1823 Feb 9 Working for Eber Bunker at Moorowalling (Fiche 3061; 4/1834A No.47 pp.281-2) 1823 Dec 5 Re desertion of from Wellington Valley on 16 Oct (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.660)
Hulk Records. HO-0-8-2. Captivity Hulk at Portsmouth. William Wright, age 81 (???), Pt. Larceny, Portsmouth, 15 Jan 1801, B.S. 7. Coromandel 20 Oct 1803. At the General Quarter Sessions, held at the Guildhall of this Borough, on Tuesday last before the Worshipful Sir John CARR, Mayor; … The following felons were tried agreeable to their respective charges, viz: William Wright, for stealing a metal watch &c. ; ... Hampshire Telegraph, 19 Jan 1801.