In an episode of Who Do You Think You Are Jack Thompson exclaimed on finding a convict in his past "Royalty, Australian royalty" 

Taking that as my guide we must have double royalty in our family.

Father and son John and Walter Wittick (Wrightwick) were tried at Stafford, John for larceny, Walter for burglary . Both were found guilty, John was sentenced to transportation for seven years. Walter was sentenced to hang; this was later commuted to transportation.

Both father and son arrived in Hobart Town Van Dieman's Land on separate ships, John landing on 6 November 1822 aboard The Arab and Walter arriving on 6 November 1822 aboard Caladonia.

Walter married Ann Christian in 1833 and they produce nine offspring. 

Ann(e) was what was known as a "Bounty Girl" at the age of 16 along with 200 other women she was shipped of to Van Dieman's Land to become a servant or to marry.
In fact they were sent to make up for the shortage of women, most were considered  the dregs of London. The Captain of "The Princess Royal" on landing reported Ann along with thirty or so other passengers were "trouble makers"

Some time around 1845 Walter and Ann along with five children moved to Victoria, we don't know what John went on to do, but apparently on his death he was buried at Holly Trinity Church in Hobart. 

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