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Transportation
Sarah Paulding was transported on the John Renwick, departing 25th Apr 1838 and arriving 27th Aug 1838 with 173 passengers.
1842-43 Journey. THE John Renwick, with the new Colonial Secretary, J. C. Bicheno, Esq., arrived at Hobart Town the 10th instant. The John Renwick left London the 7th December, with 161 male convicts, under the care of D. Ring, Surgeon Superintendent; E. M. O'Connell, Commanding Officer; and 31 rank and file of the 99th regiment, three women, and two children. J. C. Bicheno, Esq., and F. Seymour, Esq., Assistant Colonial Secretary, passengers, with three servants. The John Renwick put into the Cape, and sailed thence on the 10th February. On the 26th, in latitude 37 ° 43* S., longitude 25 ° 40' E., she experienced a sudden gale, which rent all her sails to pieces, and carried away the cutter, from the larboard quarter. The Teetotal Advocate (Launceston) Mon 17 Apr 1843. 74 of the men were transported at the Special Commission held at Staffordshire in 1842, having been engaged in the riots in the Potteries at that time. There were 79 convict boys on board. From the Surgeon’s Report, National Archives. ADM 101/39/41842-1843.
John Renwick (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 263 (133) |
| 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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"Sarah Snelling is my 4th Great Grandmother"
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Sarah Paulding was born Sarah Snelling. Sarah Snelling was born on December 22, 1792, in Bath, Somerset, England, her father, Joseph Paulding, was 16, and her mother, Ann Fisher, was 20. She married Alexander Paulding 9th July 1811, and they had 12 children together between 1812 and 1835. Her children (with Alexander Paulding) were: James Paulding (18 April 1812 – 28 December 1891) George Paulding (10 November 1813 – 10 July 1886) Charles Paulding (23 December 1814 – 17 June 1815) Ann Paulding (21 November 1816 – 3 October 1901) Charles Paulding (14 March 1819 – 26 August 1876) Caroline Paulding (12 May 1821 – 1862) Elizabeth Paulding (26 July 1822 – unknown) Charlotte Paulding (1823 – 22 December 1825) Charlotte Paulding (1 January 1826 – 4 October 1849) Samuel Paulding (about 1827 – 5 April 1898) William Paulding (17 October 1833 – 24 December 1904) Jemima Paulding (1835 – 23 July 1837) She served a six month Gaol sentence in Somerset for Larceny in midsummer 1833. Her son William was born 17 Oct 1833 presumeably whilst she was in Gaol. Sarah was convicted of stealing a coat on 26 Oct 1837 in Somerset England. She was sentenced to 10 years and transportation to Australia. Her voyage was on the ship John Renwick leaving England on 25 April 1838 and arriving 27 August 1838 in Sydney News South Wales. Sarah Snelling was refused marriage to Adam Coleman (another Convict) in New South Wales on 20 November 1844 when she was 51 years old. She later married Adrew Coleman in Collector, Lake George, near Yass NSW, Australia, on 15 April 1850 when she was 57 years old. Marriage was to Andrew Coleman, presumed to be the same person as Adam Coleman, the convict to whom she was refused marriage to in 1844 whilst still a convict and because both were then still married to partners back in England. Her first husband Alexander Paulding died in 1847 so she was free to marry by 1850. Sarah was incarcerated at North Parramata Gaol in Sydney, New South Wales on 20 February 1856. Her husband Adam passed away on 14 April 1860 in Currawang, New South Wales, at the age of 69. They had been married 9 years. Sarah Snelling died in Hyde Park Asylum, on 6 September 1876 in Sydney, New South Wales, when she was 83 years old.