WRIGHT Family of Orange

[~MERLIN~]

Previous thread so we don't waste our time on research already at hand by the OP.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=467269.0
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=467269.0

Jill, it saves us time & some questions if you link previous threads to the current one 

In particular this link on that thread by Debra:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AUS-ABORIGINE/2008-04/1207454525

[majm]

Would a Baptism be recorded for young Jack under those circumstances.

Yes,  the clergy's concern is for the person being baptised, the status of the parents  (married or otherwise, their ethnicity etc) was (and is) of no concern to the clergy.   The NSW BDM has many instances of baptisms for persons who were Aboriginal, or Scotish, or Chinese, or Californian, or of convict parents (or any other 'discriminating label')  in the Early Church Records (1787 - 1856 ish).

Cheers,  JM

[~MERLIN~]

Grevilles Post Office Directory 1872 - CANONBAR

WRIGHT --- Overseer, No. 17 West Bogan, Canonbar
WRIGHT John Labourer, Eenaweena, Canonbar

In 1922 it was reported that he spent most of his life on Canonbar Station:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/137157274

[majm]

NSW ER 1878 THE BOGAN, in the Cannonbar Police District
Christian and Surname : John WRIGHT, 
Residence: Marianbone, 
Qualification : residence,   (JM notes the qualifications were property based, and the  headings were: freehold, leasehold, residence, and you needed to be Male, aged 21 years and over, and a British Subject)
Where Situate, or how Arising:  Gunningbar

NSW ER 1903 DARLING,
 polling at Canonbar.
NONE with the surname WRIGHT.

I also checked the 1903 DARLING roll for Ennaweena, none with surname WRIGHT there either.

Canonbar electors numbered: 51
Ennaweena electors numbered:  68

NSW ER 1903 ROBERTSON,
polling at Trangie
NONE with the surname WRIGHT

NSW ER 1903 ROBERTSON
Polling at Wellington
NONE with the surname WRIGHT, but quite a few with their address as Aborigines’ camp.

I notice there's no mention of wife or family in the 1922 cutting that Merlin kindly posted.

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/161112700

Still no mention of a wife and/or children ....

"born on the Lachlan River, at Mickabil, near Forbes. "

"his parents dying when he was a little crawling nipper"

I am happy to be corrected, but I would have thought "Mickabil" was nearer Condoblin than Forbes.

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

There was living family in Jan 1934

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/49496282  Mudgee Guardian 18 Jan 1934

two lasses,  three lads

lass 56 years
lass just celebrated her 89th birthday, lives Catherine Hill Bay....
lad aged 76 years
lad aged 65 living at Bourke
lad aged 68 living at Brewarrina

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

1903 DARLING, polling at Nevertire
John WRIGHT, of Gunningbar, labourer. 


From NSW State Library web page
http://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/content.php?pid=367120&sid=3112777
"DID YOU KNOW?
Aboriginal people of New South Wales have been eligible to vote since 1858. Few Aboriginal people were aware of their right to vote so it's surprising how many actually appear on the earlier rolls. It's only since 1984 that all Aboriginal people have been required to enrol to vote."

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Following up on the Mickabil clue   1871 – 31 years = 1840 ish (Mr Lee of Mickabil is findable)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/113589621   Riverine Herald 15 July 1871   (Mickabil and Gorman’s Hill)

NSW State Records,  Depasturing Licenses INDEX …. Sometimes recorded  there as Mickabil, or Nikabill, Lachlan River, or Condooblin, but I am fairly confident these are all the same LEE family, and quite often if you get to the original records (no copy service offered at present on these Licences) you will find mention of the numbers of people employed on these sheep stations, and sometimes they are named. 

The LEE licences date from 17 April 1838 to 30 September 1845. 

 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-to-land-records/index-to-depasturing-licences-1837-46-1851   I acknowledge this fine index was compiled by Mrs Janice Brooks and the late Mrs Valerie Moses. The index is published on State Records' website with the permission of Mrs Brooks, who also retains the copyright. State Records wishes to acknowledge the contribution of Mrs Brooks and Mrs Moses in compiling this index.

So, you will need to attend the Kingswood Archives office and perhaps spend a number of days to determine if Jack Wright may have been born/raised/married in that district in the 1830s and/or 1840s.

I am not surprised by the comment about prefering possum to beef, afterall, Mickabil was sheep  so, beef was ummm.... often excluded simply because it was not lamb.......  (a bit like some western NSW families and Holden v Ford; so perhaps a dry sense of humour gives us .... possum v beef)

GREVILLES Post Office Directory 1875
CONDOBLIN,
Wagga Police District, Murrumbidgee Electoral District, Cunningham County.
McGREGOR and Co, squatters, Mickabil
Brian McNAMARA, squatter, Mickabil
Edward WRIGHT, farmer.


Cheers,  JM

[majm]

   I seem to be posting for my own benefit only.... Umm.... well at least I have confirmed where Mickabil's located, and I have re-visited some of my old research from the 1960s, re Gorman Hill, and of course, it is still in the same location as back then.... 

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lee-william-2346  Some information about a clash in 1842....

Also the following NSW SR index, noticing there's a William Henry WRIGHT in the Wellington district on a journey in 1843, and again 1844-46;

also in the same index but for 1839 there's a Half yearly return of population and livestock in the Lachlan district from 1 Jan 1840.   
 
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-to-land-records/squatters-and-graziers


JM