Sarah Racey

Sarah Racey, one of 99 convicts transported on the Competitor, 09 June 1828

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Sarah Racey
Aliases:	none
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1809
Occupation:	Nursery housemaid
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Gloucester Assizes
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Competitor
Departure date:	9th June, 1828
Arrival date:	10th October, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 98 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 411 (207)
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Tony Beale on 1st November, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures From W Bath 5’ 1 1/2” pitted brown hair and eyes assigned to Charles Throsby

Sarah Racey in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Applications for the Publication of Banns, 1/8/1829
Name: Sarah Racey. Employer Chas Throsby Esq JP describes her character as good.
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1809
Age: 20
Arrival year: 1828
Arriving Vessel: Eliza 1
Spouse Name: George Nutter ToL no 28/587
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Birth Year: 1792
Spouse Age: 37
Spouse Arrival Year:1820
Spouse Vessel: Competitor
Marriage Year: Abt 1829
Application Date: 1 Aug 1829
Application Place: St. Lukes Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Robert Cartwright Asst Chaplin Liverpool

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 1st November, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1809 (prev. 0000), gender: f, occupation, crime