Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Sarah Edwards was transported on the Tory, departing 26th Apr 1848 and arriving 6th Aug 1848 with 170 passengers.
Built 1842 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 512 Tons. Three (3) sailings transporting convicts to Australia: 1845; 1846/47 & 1848. Passengers on the 1846 voyage are still being listed, on this site. Please note this if searching records.
Tory (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 303 (153) |
| 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
"3rd Great Grandmother"
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Convict Notes
Sarah Edwards, 22 yrs, single, can read, a labourer, convicted of stealing a *****, sentenced to 7 yrs at Shrewsbury on the 15 Feb 1848, twice previously convicted of felony. Prison Registers and Statistical Returns - page 184 1843-1850 HO 24/12
Sarah Edwards was 22 years old on arrival in VDL. Sarah was 5'0½" tall, fresh complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes, scar above right thumb, single, can read. 22/1/1850: Married Charles (William) Manser (Duncan 1840) they had 8/9 children. 2/3/1894: MANSER.-On Friday morning, March 2, at her late residence, 38, Hill-street, Sarah, the wife of Charles Manser, sen., Bothwell.