Carol William Wright's marriage to Mary Sewells took place in Lincoln St Swithin, not Holbeach. William Wright of Ingham, married Mary Sewells, at Lincoln St Swithin, 16 May 1809: http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=71359 4&iid=399991 John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carol Brill Sent: 04 June 2014 02:07 To: [email protected] Subject: [LIN] William Wright aka Tulip Wright transported to VDL 1828 Dear All, I joined your list yesterday in the hope that someone might be able to discover the fate of the above man's wife, after he was transported to Van Diemen's Land. William petitioned the governor to have his wife sent out after he'd been in the colony for several years, and the relevant sections of that petition follow: ".William Wright, per Lady Harewood in July 1829 [aged 35] , sentenced seven years, prays to have his wife sent out from England.......That your Petitioner has been Gamekeeper to the Marquis of Exeter and Lady Lindsay and was seventeen years Corporal and Staff Sergeant in the Royal South Lincoln Militia... That your Petitioner is a Married Man, having been so for eighteen years, and being extremely desirous of having his wife.. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays of your Excellency to grant him the great boon of causing his wife to have a free passage to the colony at an early opportunity." By the time of his marriage to Mary Ann Underwood, [in Hobart Town May 1837] William Wright stated that he was a bachelor, rather than a widower, an unusual statement if he was married with a wife living in Lincoln. This implies that his wife refused to travel to V.D.L. rather than died in the interim - convicts were allowed to marry after a period of 7 years in the colony if their spouses left behind chose not to join them. Unfortunately, William's wife is not named in the document I refer to, and there seem to be two possibilities, according to Family Search. They are "Name: William Wright Spouse's Name: Mary Sewells, Event Date: 16 May 1809, Event Place: Lincoln, Lincoln, England"and "Name: William Wright Spouse's Name: Amey Hannibal Event Date: 11 Oct 1809 Event Place: Holbeach, Lincoln, England "IF Holbeach is anywhere near Lincoln. William's story is told in much more detail on my website here: http://www.heavenandhelltogether.com/?q=node/253 and in the following page. He became a prominent citizen and was a really flamboyant and colourful character - it's been a joy researching him! I know this is a difficult propsition but, amazingly, I've been able to discover the fate of the wives of other convicts I've researched, thanks to the kindness of researchers like you, and wonders of the Internet, and, just maybe, this might ring a bell for someone on the list. Best wishes, Carol Brill, Tasmania. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks John - I realise now that I've made a mistake in the year William would have married - he wrote the application to have his wife sent out in 1830 rather than 1828, making the marriage of 18 years occuring c. 1812 rather than around 1810. This makes everything much more difficult as the IGI has a number of marriages for that year. I did see that he was described on the Lincs site as William Wright of Witham on the Hill, if that's any help. He stated that his wife was living in Lincoln after he was transported too - it's all so vague! I doubt whether it will ever be possible to pin down the fate of his wife, whoever she was. My partner on the website actually transcribed the document re. his application to bring his wife out, and thought his wife's name might have been Jane, but there are no Janes marrying any William Wrights on the Family Search site for that timeframe. Thanks very much for your help thus far, Carol Brill, Tas. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of john redders Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2014 6:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIN] William Wright aka Tulip Wright transported to VDL 1828 Carol William Wright's marriage to Mary Sewells took place in Lincoln St Swithin, not Holbeach. William Wright of Ingham, married Mary Sewells, at Lincoln St Swithin, 16 May 1809: http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=71359 4&iid=399991 John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carol Brill Sent: 04 June 2014 02:07 To: [email protected] Subject: [LIN] William Wright aka Tulip Wright transported to VDL 1828 Dear All, I joined your list yesterday in the hope that someone might be able to discover the fate of the above man's wife, after he was transported to Van Diemen's Land. William petitioned the governor to have his wife sent out after he'd been in the colony for several years, and the relevant sections of that petition follow: ".William Wright, per Lady Harewood in July 1829 [aged 35] , sentenced seven years, prays to have his wife sent out from England.......That your Petitioner has been Gamekeeper to the Marquis of Exeter and Lady Lindsay and was seventeen years Corporal and Staff Sergeant in the Royal South Lincoln Militia... That your Petitioner is a Married Man, having been so for eighteen years, and being extremely desirous of having his wife.. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays of your Excellency to grant him the great boon of causing his wife to have a free passage to the colony at an early opportunity." By the time of his marriage to Mary Ann Underwood, [in Hobart Town May 1837] William Wright stated that he was a bachelor, rather than a widower, an unusual statement if he was married with a wife living in Lincoln. This implies that his wife refused to travel to V.D.L. rather than died in the interim - convicts were allowed to marry after a period of 7 years in the colony if their spouses left behind chose not to join them. Unfortunately, William's wife is not named in the document I refer to, and there seem to be two possibilities, according to Family Search. They are "Name: William Wright Spouse's Name: Mary Sewells, Event Date: 16 May 1809, Event Place: Lincoln, Lincoln, England"and "Name: William Wright Spouse's Name: Amey Hannibal Event Date: 11 Oct 1809 Event Place: Holbeach, Lincoln, England "IF Holbeach is anywhere near Lincoln. William's story is told in much more detail on my website here: http://www.heavenandhelltogether.com/?q=node/253 and in the following page. He became a prominent citizen and was a really flamboyant and colourful character - it's been a joy researching him! I know this is a difficult propsition but, amazingly, I've been able to discover the fate of the wives of other convicts I've researched, thanks to the kindness of researchers like you, and wonders of the Internet, and, just maybe, this might ring a bell for someone on the list. Best wishes, Carol Brill, Tasmania. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7618 - Release Date: 06/03/14 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7618 - Release Date: 06/03/14