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Sarah (The Younger) Shurwell was transported on the Northampton, departing 30th Nov 1814 and arriving 18th Jun 1815 with 112 passengers.
Northampton (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 189 (96) |
| 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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Colonial Secretary index. SHURWELL, Sarah (Junior). Per "Northampton", 1815 1815 Jun 19 On list of female convicts on board the "Northampton"; listed as Sherwel (Reel 6045; 4/1732 p.157) ---------------------------------------------------------- NSW BMD Marriage Reg: 3400/1824. John Payne and Sarah Sherwell, CB district. (Church of England. Parramatta, St John’s) ------------------------------------------------------ 1828 Census Index. John Payne, age 35, C.F. Shipley 1, protestant. Merchant & Brewer, George Street, Sydney. Has 1250 acres of land, 25 of which are cleared and 15 cultivated. Has 10 horse, 415 cattle and 500 sheep. Sarah Payne, age 34, F.S., per Northampton. ------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. Sarah Shurwell, alias Sarah Payne, per Northampton, 1815. Colonial Pardon, 11 March 1833.
Family connections for Sarah (Shurwell) are: SHURWELL ??? (Shurwell) married Sarah (???). He was a farmer at Reading Berkshire. He was apparantly tried w/other members of his family at borough of Reading Berkshire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict, apparantly with his family. on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6months on NORTHAMPTON. ??? (Shurwell) does not have an entry on this Website as yet. Sarah (???) was born about 1765. She was tried w/other members of her family at borough of Reading Berkshire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years, transported to NSW as a convict with her family, arriving on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6months on NORTHAMPTON &, as Sarah (Thurwel/l), is recorded as suffering bad state of health & dropsicle (dropsy) complaint & died on 4 6 1815 age about50 from chronic dysentery on board ship. [These details taken from this Website] .. ??? (Shurwell) & Sarah (???) produced perhaps 3children: 1.Sarah (Shurwell) was born about 1795. She was tried w/other members of her family at borough of Reading Berkshire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with her parents on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6months on NORTHAMPTON; she may have sufferred illness on board the ship. ..[These details taken from this Website] .. 2.Elizabeth (Shurwell/Shovell/Sherwell) was born about 1797. She was tried w/other members of her family at borough of Reading Berkshire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict with her parents on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6months on NORTHAMPTON; she may have sufferred illness on board the ship. She was Free by Servitude when she married James (Underwood his fifth marriage) on 26 11 1825 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 1child. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..James (Underwood) was born at Paddington House Tulse Hill Brixton Bermondsey Surrey/London on 4 9 1771. He was tried at Surrey Assizes/Maidstone Kent, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ADMIRAL BARRINGTON. He would have been Free by Servitude by 1798. He trained as a boatbuilder & helped build 34ton sloop DIANA in 1798/9. He later became involved in the sealing trade & with partners Henry (Kable FRIENDSHIP 1788) & Simeon (Lord ATLANTIC 1791) bought the DIANA. He traded in George St Sydney. He married firstly (1of5) Mary (Kendall her first relationship) on 20 1 1793 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He had a second relationship (2of5) from about 1801 with Philadelphia (Pounds). He is recorded in 1806 as John (Underwood) with his family. He seems to have travelled to UK on SYDNEY COVE with Simeon (Lord), departing in October 1807 & described by the Governor as a trader with a bad character=after which he left the patnership, with much litigation. On 26 2 1811 he had to explain consignment of wine landed from UNION (owned by his brother) without his knowledge at Hobart. He left the partnership about 1808 after a trading visit to London on his convict ship SYDNEY COVE. He had a third relationship (3of5) with Laetitia (Reynolds) about 1810. He-CONDITIONALLY PARDONED-WAS LIVING IN SYDNEY WHEN HE married fourthly Mary Ann (Powell age16) on 2 6 1812 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. In June 1812 he opened the St George Coffee (perhaps dispensing liquor) Lounge. He held a spirit licence & may have run a hotel in 1813. He had land at Petersham in 1822. In 1823&5 he established the Sydney distillery between Old South Head Road and Rushcutters Bay with Robert (Cooper) and F E (Forbe). In 1828 he possessed 100acres & his property in Sydney. He returned to England in March 1840 & died on 10 2 1844 age72 at his home, Paddington House, Tulse Hill, Brixton, Surrey father of 11known children.] ..[Some details taken from this Website; in which there is much more information of his business activity] .. 3.male (Shurwell) was apparantly tried w/other members of his family at borough of Reading Berkshire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict, apparantly with his parents. on 18 6 1815 after a voyage of 6months on NORTHAMPTON; he may have sufferred illness on board the ship. ..male (Shurwell) does not have an entry on this Website as yet. Reference: 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.
Journal of Dr Joseph Arnold, Ship’s Surgeon aboard the Northampton. Entry regarding the death of her mother, Sarah Thurwell, the elder, on board the Northampton: Dr. Joseph Arnold’s Log: Sunday June 4th. Departed this life Sarah Thurwel, aged about 50. This old woman came on board in a bad state of health, being of a broken constitution; on our way to Rio Janeiro she suffered with a dropsical complaint which disappeared entirely. Soon after leaving Rio Janeiro she was attacked with chronic Dysentery wh resisted all means of cure. This woman has two fine daughters on board, one of whom is in keeping [?] of Mr Theim [?] surgeon of the ship, her husband and son are also transported, all for the same offence. They were farmers residing near Reading [?] and have some relations there in good circumstances. 39o50S 139o42E (The numbers indicate the position of the ship at the time - probably added afterwards, from information from the Captain). Her sister Elizabeth was also on board.