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Name	Henry Wright
Born	c. 1758
Died	1 August, 1837 (aged ~ 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Related Entries	[View as tree] Wright, Ann (wife) Wright, Mary Ann (daughter) Fisher, Elizabeth (crime victim) Chapman, Elizabeth (crime victim)
Passenger Ship *	Prince of Wales (1788) (marine)
Occupation or Descriptor *	defence forces personnel (British) (1788-1789) New South Wales, Australia child sexual abuser (1789-1789) New South Wales, Australia prisoner (1789-1795) Norfolk Island, Australia child sexual abuser (1791-1791) Norfolk Island, Australia labourer (1795-1808) Norfolk Island, Australia carpenter (1808-1830) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	51st (Plymouth) Company (UK) (marine, 1788) Captain James Campbell's company (marine, 1788-1789)
Key Events *	First Fleet (1788) (marine)
Social Issues *	child sexual abuse (abuser, 1789) criminal punishment (run the gauntlet, 1789) child sexual abuse (abuser, 1791)

* Dates are approximate

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