Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Sarah Drake was transported on the Pyramus, departing 8th Oct 1831 and arriving 5th Mar 1832 with 149 passengers.
Pyramus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 201 (103) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Sarah Fisher (nee Drake) was my wife's Great- great Grandmother."
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Convict Notes
Sarah was assigned directly off the "Pyramus" to the household of Magistrate Thomas Moore of Elizabeth St Liverpool NSW and his wife Rachel (formerly Rachel Turner, off the 2nd Fleet ("Lady Julianna"). Rev Robert Cartwright conducted her marriage to William Fisher ("Mangles")
Medical Journal of the Pyramus, convict ship, from 2 Sept 1831 to 156 Mar 1832, by James Rutherford, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the ship was employed in transporting female convicts to New South Wales. (Described at item level) ADM 101/62/4/1 1831-1832 Folios 1-4: copy of the sick list covering the period from 16 September 1831 to 16 March 1832. Folios 1, 10: Sarah Drake, aged 25, convict; sick or hurt, icterus; put on sick list 9 October 1831, discharged 21 October 1831 to her berth.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 12/11/1832 Sarah Drake 26 bond (14yrs) per ship Pyramus granted to marry William Fisher 29 Bond (life) per ship Mangles Rev J Reddall Campbelltown Phil Hands on 17th February, 2018 wrote: William worked for the Hume family, particularly Francis Rawdon Hume, on their estates at Appin, NSW, it was there that he met convict Sarah Drake (‘Pyramus’ 1831), she also worked for the family. William and Sarah married on 12th November 1832 at Liverpool NSW, they had 5 children between 1832-1842. Sarah died in 1869 in Yass, NSW age 64
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1830-1832 From Bradford Single protestant who could read. Tried 14/7/1831 5' 4 1/4" Brown complexion brown hair and hazel eyes.