Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Sarah Kirk was transported on the Pitt, departing 31st May 1791 and arriving 14th Feb 1792 with 406 passengers.
Built Thames, England 1780. 775 tons. Rig type: S.
PittReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 159 (81) |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
After conviction at Preston on the 7th October 1790, Sarah was taken to Lancaster Castle by the keeper John Higgin to await transportation. Sarah was free by servitude in 1798. She attended all the musters in the colony though at times some of these appear confused; in 1806 she was living with Thomas Lewer (ship- Neptune) as a housekeeper. In 1817 she was noted as a housekeeper and 1818 as a shopkeeper. In 1819 she was recorded married but by 1820 recorded as a widow. In 1825, she is recorded as the wife of Thomas Lewer, landholder and farmer at Windsor. Sarah passed away, as Sarah Kirk, suggesting no formal marriages to Thomas (she was probably already married at conviction) at Pitt Town and was buried on the 10th January 1826 aged 70 in St Matthews Cemetery Windsor.