• Born: 5 October 1839, North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland ^{2 3}
• Died: 31 July 1883, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand at age 43 ⁴
• Buried: 3 August 1883, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

  Burial Notes

Robert was buried at Port Chalmers Cemetery (Diamond Block, Plot 157) in Dunedin; however there is also a monumental inscription in his honor at Warriston Cemetery in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He appeared on the 1841 Census of Scotland on 6 June 1841 in North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. ²
  

Robert Wright household:
Commercial Street, Leith North, Edinburghshire (Midlothian), Scotland

Name                Sex   Age   Occupation         Where Born
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WRIGHT Robert        M     25   Baker              Midlothian
WRIGHT Marion        F     25                      Midlothian
WRIGHT Robert        M      1                      Midlothian
MCKENZIE Isabella    F     15   Female Servant     Midlothian
FOTHERINGHAM James   M     15   Journeyman Baker   Scotland (outside Midlothian)
WALKER John          M     15   Apprentice Baker   Scotland (outside Midlothian)
CONNAL John          M     12   Apprentice Baker   Midlothian
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Piece:  SCT1841/692; Place:  Leith North - Midlothian; Enumeration District:  53;
Civil Parish:  Leith North; Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island:  Leith North;
Folio:  5; Pages:  10 and 11.

• He appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in North Leith, Edinburghshire, Scotland. ³
  

Robert Wright household:
14 Commercial Place Second Floor, Leith North, Edinburghshire (Midlothian), Scotland

                            Marital
Name             Relation   Status    Sex   Age   Occupation                       Where Born
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WRIGHT Robert       Head      M        M    38    Master Baker Emply 5 Men 1 Boy   Stirlingshire - Dunmore
WRIGHT Marion       Wife      M        F    39                                     Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Robert       Son       U        M    11    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Henry M      Son       U        M     9    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT William M    Son       U        M     7    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT George       Son       U        M     5    Scholar                          Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Alexander    Son       U        M     3                                     Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT Isabella     Daur      U        F     2                                     Midlothian - North Leith
WRIGHT -            Son       U        M     1m                                    Midlothian - North Leith
MCGILLIVRAY Janet   Visitr    W        F    57    Ladies Nurse                     Sutherland - -
DICKSON Marion      Servnt    U        F    27    House Servant                    Midlothian - Newbattle
MILLER Lillias      Servnt    U        F    15    House Servant                    Midlothian - North Leith
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Piece: SCT1851/692; Place: North Leith - Midlothian; Enumeration District: 53; Civil Parish: 
North Leith; Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: St. Thomas; Folio: 745; Page: 19; Schedule: 75.

• He had a residence in 1869-1883 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

• Cenotaph: Although he was not buried in Warriston Cemetery & Crematorium in 1883, there is a memorial in his honor in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

• He worked as a Landing Waiter HMC before 31 July 1883 in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

• He was buried at the Port Chalmers Cemetery (Diamond Block, Plot 157) in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand on 3 August 1883.