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| Name | WRIGHT – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 42nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1193 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th October 1838 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 4 years 88 days The Ionian Islands – 2 years 92 days Bermuda – 272 days |
| Length of Service | 11 years 201 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd April 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stirling Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Stirling Scotland 1850 – 1853 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem for three years to 16th May 1853 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Stirling Stirlingshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Night Warder Convict Establishment 12th July 1851. His conduct was rated as ‘Indifferent.’ Assistant Overseer Mt Eliza Depot 13th July 1851. Reported drunk on duty 29th August 1851 and allowed to resign |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette & Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1857 Speldhurst Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index John Wright 1193 Private 42nd foot location Corfu Discharge due to chronic hepatitis John Wright was treated for catarrh while on board the Hashemy September 13th 1850 Speldhurst was a farmhouse near Beverley Western Australia When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |