Captain John WRIGHT Snr
- Born: 1802, London, England
- Christened: Unknown
- Marriage: Catherine Ann CRADDOCK 13 Feb 1842 (Sunday) in St John's Church, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died: 29 May 1862, Sussex St, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA at age 60
- Buried: 31 May 1862, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
 Cause of his death was Dysentery.
General Notes:
Ada McLoughlin said that her great grandfather John, was buried in Sydney, where Central Station is now. Those graves were moved to Botany Cemetery about 1909. (Source: Noel Ticehurst)
MARINERS AND SHIPS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS
Ship "OWARI" of Aberdeen, John Wright, Master, Burthen 323 Tons from the Port of London to Sydney, New South Wales, 8th Feb, 1866.
Surname: WRIGHT Given name: JOHN Station: CAPTAIN Age: ? Of What Nation: ? Status: CREW
Surname: WRIGHT Given name: WILLIAM Station: 1st MATE Age: 32 Of What Nation: MORDY Status: CREW (Whether any relation is unknown @ 19/12/2009)
Surname: WRIGHT Given name: DUNCAN Station: STEWARD Age: 21 Of What Nation: ABERDEEN Status: CREW (Whether any relation is unknown @ 19/12/2009)
Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855-1922; NRS13278, [X113-114] reel 416.
Medical Notes:
Duration: 4 Weeks
Death Notes:
NSW Death registration no. 1862/000559
Informant: Certified by Thomas Woolley, friend, Bathurst Street
Death certificate states that at the time of death there were 3 boys and 1 girl deceased.
Place of marriage, age, and to whom as stated on Death Certificate:
Sydney, 39 years, Catherine Craddock
Where born and how long in the Australasian Colonies or States as stated on Death Certificate:
London, about 22 years in New South Wales.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Master Mariner.
• Occupation: Musician & Labourer, 1862, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA. Occupation listed as Labourer on his death certificate 29 May 1862.
John married Catherine Ann CRADDOCK, daughter of Thomas CRADDOCK and Jane MORGAN, 13 Feb 1842 (Sunday) in St John's Church, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (Catherine Ann CRADDOCK was born about 1821 in Galway, Ireland, christened on an unknown date, died on an unknown date and was buried on an unknown date in Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA.)
Marriage Notes:
Marriage is recorded in the NSW Marriage old records Pre-1856 Entry No. 340 Volume No. 26 in 1842. (184234026C)
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