Sarah Jobber

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iain Frazier on 20th January 2026

Family connections for Sarah (Jobber) are: JOBBER Sarah (Jobber/Jones) was born about 1773. She was tried for theft w/2others, on 7 4 1801, of watch etc of Thomas (Robjent) at Old Bailey on 15 4 1801 (quick justice), sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6.5months on HMS GLATTON. She, as Jones/Jibber), married John (Roberts) on 17 7 1803 at St Phillips CofE Sydney-or recorded there-& produced a child. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom on 9 1 1810. [Some details taken from this Website] Details of a John (Roberts) is given in entry for Richard (Lewis COROMANDEL 1802) on this Website. John (Roberts) & Sarah (Jones/Jibber) produced perhaps 1child: 1.George (Roberts) was born to John (Roberts) & Sarah (???) on 4 9 1804 & baptised on 22 12 1805 age15m at St Johns CofE Parramatta-or recorded there. He died on 22 12 1805 age15m on Norfolk island. References: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony. Pamela Statham 'A Colonial Regiment-New Sources Relating to the New South Wales Corps-1789-1810'

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C H on 25th February 2024

Old Bailey Online SARAH JOBBER. SARAH JOHNSON. WILLIAM RANDALL. Theft; grand larceny (to 1827), Theft; receiving. 15th April 1801 Text type Trial account Defendants SARAH JOBBER, SARAH JOHNSON, WILLIAM RANDALL Offences Theft > Grand larceny, Theft > Receiving Session Date 15th April 1801 Reference Number t18010415-46 Verdicts Guilty, Not guilty, Not guilty Punishments Transportation 339. SARAH JOBBER, otherwise JONES , SARAH JOHNSON , and WILLIAM RANDALL , were indicted, the two first for feloniously stealing, on the 7th of April , a silver watch, value 30s. a steel chain, value 6d. a metal seal, value 6d. a metal key, value 1d. a blue cloth coat, value 7s. a nankeen waistcoat, value 1s. a pair of nankeen breeches, value 2s. a pair of cotton stockings, value 1s. a pair of shoes, value 2s. a paper snuff-box, value 1d. two neck handkerchief, value 2s. and a pen-knife, value 6d. the property of Thomas Robjent , and the other for receiving part of the same goods knowing them to have been stolen . THOMAS ROBJENT sworn. - I live at No. 17, Cooke's-row, Pancras: On Tuesday, the 7th of April, I was in liquor, and met the two women at the bar in Tottenham-court-road; I was going towards Somers Town, and they told me they were going that way too; then we went into a public-house, and drank for a couple of hours, and then they asked me to go home to their house and they would make some tea for me; I went with them to No. 20, Chapel-path, Somers-town ; the prisoner Jobber stripped herself and went to bed; that was about five o'clock in the afternoon; then I went to bed with her, and being in liquor, I was soon asleep; when I awoke, I found myself stripped, all my cloaths were gone; Sarah Johnson was lighting the fire to make the tea when I went to bed; Jobber appeared to be the mistress; I went up stairs, and made known to the people in the house that I was stripped, but they said they did not know who they were, they had been there so short a time; I was obliged to walk home naked, they lest me nothing but my hat and a flannel waistcoat. Q. How far had you to walk home? - A. Half a mile; it was almost dark, not quite; I went home and put on some cloaths; I then went over to the Elephant and Castle, at Pancras; I could not find the girls, and then I went home to bed; the next morning, about eleven o'clock, I saw them at Bow-street, with the property. - Wadmare, a pawnbroker in Tottenham-court-road, produced a coat, waistcoat, a pair of breeches. and shoes, which he had taken in of the prisoner Jobber. HENRY CROCKER sworn. - I am one of the conductors of a party of patrol of Bow-street; I went in search of Jobber; I found her and the prisoner Randall together, he is a watchman on the Hampstead road; that was between eight and nine o'clock; I challenged her with the watch, she said she had none, nor knew of no such thing; I immediately took them to a public-house; Randall gave me the watch; I afterwards found Johnson locked up in Randall's watch-box; I found upon Jobber a pair of stockings, a snuff-box, and two neck-handkerchiefs; upon Johnson I found nothing but a pen-knife. (Produces them.)( - Williams, one of the patrol, confirmed the evidence of Crocker.)(The property was identified by the prosecutor.) Jobber's defene. This man went home with me, and was to give me half a guinea to sleep with him, and after he was in bed, be said he had no money, but that he lodged only next door to me, and that he would stay in bed till after dark, and then he would step home and get some money. Jobnson's defence. I know nothing at all about it. Randall's defence. This woman, Jobber, was very much in liquor; she came to me and gave me the watch to take care of till she was in a situation to take care of it herself; I did not know it was stolen. Crocker. Jobber was very much in liquor; Randall gave me the watch the moment I challenged him with it; he told me Jobber had given it to him as a free gift. Jobber, GUILTY , aged 29. Transported for seven years . Johnson, NOT GUILTY . Randall, NOT GUILTY . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.

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Maureen Withey on 25th September 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, 9th June, 1810. THE Persons whose Names are inserted underneath, and who arrived in this Colony in the several recorded Ships under which their names respectively appear, have obtained Certificates from His Excellency the Governor, of their being restored to all the Rights of Free Subjects in consequence of their Terms of Transportation being expired; they are therefore henceforth to be respected accordingly. By Command of His Excellency, JOHN THOMAS CAMPBELL, Secretary. Glatton, 1803. - Sarah Jobber alias Jones. Sydney Gazette, 16 June 1810. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. JOBBER, Sarah alias JONES. Per "Glatton", 1803 1810 Jan 9 - Granted certificate of freedom (Reel 6038; SZ758 p.55)