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David Sievright

1865

Subcollections

Maley Mill and Store Archives

Overview

Hand written note on a scrap of grey paper with pink horizontal stripes

Historical information

David Sievright (or Sievewright) (1829-1876) was convicted of theft and sent to Western Australia in 1856 (3829). He eventually married and became a farmer at Greenough.
George Davis (or Davies) (1842-?) was convicted of arson and sent to Western Australia in 1863 (no.7387). Other records show that he worked for Sievright at the time this note was written. Davis left the colony in 1870.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB1476

Item type

Material

Width

140 mm

Height or length

96 mm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

master maly
ples give gorg Davids par of boots
D Sevewright

Contextual Information

Sievright was described as being semi-literate, and this can be proved on reading this note. There are another two notes associated with him in the archives, but this is the only note we have regarding Davis.

Keywords

Ticket-of-Leave

Place made

Western Australia
Australia

Year

1865

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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