James Wright (1804....1835.)
- Back To . . . 3rd
Foot The Buff's The East Kent Regiment.
- Surnames of the 39th
Regiment's Soldiers who stayed
- Surnames of the 3rd
Regiment's Soldiers who stayed
Born :
Circa 1804
Where Born :
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Rank on Discharge : Private
Date of Army Enlistment :
Regimental # :
Where Enlisted Army :
Regiment Enlisted in
Mounted Police: 3rd Regiment
Last Regiment
Served : 39th Regiment
Date Enlisted
Mounted Police
: 1
November 1827
Rank Mounted
Police
: Sergeant
Date Discharge Mounted Police: October
1831
Transferred 39th : October
1831
Regiment Re-Joined
: 39th Regiment
Comments Regarding
Army Discharge : For Discharge service completed
Date of Discharge : June 1832
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 27 November 1835
Where Died /
Buried : Holy Trinity Church
Kelso
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Elizabeth Langley
Date Married : 10/9/1832
Where Married : Holy
Trinity Church Kelso
Spouse 's Parents
:
Born :
Circa 1804
Where Born :
Occupation : Soldier's wife
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Date Discharged Army : 29
September 1830
Where Discharged : Sydney
- This information was kindly supplied by Jenny
& Rex E-mail
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- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Kelso
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- Children :
- 1 . .Martha Wright (b.11/6/1828......d.)
- 2 . Helen Jane Wright (b.16/7/1831........d.)
- 3 . William Henry Wright (b.7/8/1833......d.)
- 4 . James George Wright (b.10/11/1835......d.)
History
& Achievements :
- James Wright served with the 3rd
and 39th Regiments, and is recorded in the musters of the
3rd Foot
- during period 25th of December
1822 to the 24th of March 1823, there he is listed at
Port Dalrymple where he remained until 25th of March
1825, when he returned to Sydney. In December 1825 he was
stationed at Bathurst : the 3rd Foot Regiment provided
the Colonial Government with several soldiers who were
mounted upon cart horses in a bid to stem the prevalance
of bushrangers in the Bathurst district. This was so
successful that Govenor Brisbane set in motion the chain
of events that led to the establishment of the mounted
police force.
- In October 1827 James Wright
transferred to the 39th Regiment and is shown as being
attached to the
- mounted police. The mounted police
were the same as the light Dragoons and as such were paid
similarly. In April 1828 he was notified that he had
completed seven years and as such was entitled to an
extra penny per day. He remained in the mounted police
until he purchased his discharge in June of 1832, at a
cost of fifteen pounds. In June 1832 James purchased the
Red Lion Inn at Bathurst for the sum of 25 pounds.
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(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: March 01, 2004.