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Transportation
Edward Sparrow was transported on the Coromandel, departing 27th Oct 1819 and arriving 5th Apr 1820 with 299 passengers.
Coromandel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 255 (129) |
| 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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Family connections for Edward (Sparrow) are: SPARROW Ann (Sparrow) & ??? (Sparrow?) produced 1known child:>>> [Some details taken from this Website] 1.Rosamond (Sparrow) was born about 1763. She is thought to have produced 1child:>>> [Some details taken from this Website] ..1.Edward (Sparrow) was born about 1792. He was tried at Northampton Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW or VDL as a convict about 5 4 1820 after a voyage of about 5months on COROMANDEL. An Edward (Sparrow) is recorded in 1828 as lodging with Ann (Sparrow) & James (Oliver) at Wilberforce. He applied for permission to marry Mary (Sixsmith her second marriage) on 15 11 1830 & apparantly did so. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ....Mary Sixsmith) was born probaly in Queens Co. Ireland about 1802 & became a servant of all work. She had a first marriage/relationship which produced a child. She was a widow when tried for stealing money at Athy Co.Kildare Ireland, sentenced to 7years & arrived at Sydney Cove NSW as a convict, perhaps with her child, on 13 1 1830 after a voyage of 4months on ASIA; she was Protestant. She was issued her Certificate of Freedom no.35/1129 on 10 10 1835. ....[Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Rosamond (Sparrow) was convicted of stealing cotton garment etc of Nathan (Blakey) of Bedale at Northallerton North Yorkshire Quarter Sessions of Peace on 13 4 1790 (the same sessions as her mother), sentenced to 7years, maybe held at York Castle & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a journey of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN/E; she was Protestant. She had a first relationship with Joseph (Hatton his first relationship) whom she married on 4/18 3 1792 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. In 1795 she stabbed her husband with knife in jealous rage. She was soon convicted of receiving stolen property and sentenced to have her head shaved, wear an iron collar for six months & spend twelve months in Parramatta goal. She was sent to Norfolk Island in October 1799 after theft of clothing. She is recorded in 1828 as liviing with James (Oliver) in Wilberforce & his lodger Edward (Sparrow) who may be her son. She produced 1known child in her lifetime. [Joseph (Hatton/m) son of Joseph (Hatton) and Hannah (Ramsden) was born about 1740 at Worsop Cheshire & christened on 2 Oct 1748 age about7 in Mirfield, Yorkshire; he became a hawker/peddlar. He was tried for breaking entering & stealing cotton etc of Benjamin (Clay) & Abraham (Hutchinson) of Dewsbury at York Castle Assizes on 24 7 1784, sentenced to 7years in America, held at York Castle for 3years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH; he was 5'8" grey & stiff bearing flaxen hair left thumb missing scars on right side of head, just below the hair, on right cheek & on right temple. He worked in Port Jackson brick kilns. He was convicted in Sydney of possession of stolen goods & sentenced apparantly to 800lashes, receiving 500 of them. Late in 1792 he was granted 50acres at Easter Farms, east of Parramatta (Kissing Point-Ryde). He was stabbed in the stomach with a knife by his wife in a jealous rage in 1795. In 1799 he is recorded as subscribing to building of first bark schoolhouse & chapel (CofE) at Kissing Point. He was Free by Servitude by 1800 & sold his property & purchased 30acres at Top Ryde where he is recorded in 1802 & 1806 as having 30acres at Kissing Point. He was robbed of all his possessions in 1804. He died on 1 6 1828 age about80 father of 4children in his sleep at Ryde & was buried at St Anne’s CofE Kissing Point; many landmarks exist with his name.] [Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Ann (Sparrow) was tried for stealing oats etc of John (Johnson) of Fingall at Northallerton North Yorkshire Quarter Sessions of Peace on 13 4 1790 (the same sessions as her daughter), sentenced to 7years, maybe held at York Castle & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a journey of 6months on Fleet ship MARY ANN/E. She died on 9 1 1792 & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. 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.
NSW Convicts Application to Marry. Edward Sparrow, per Coromandel, age 38, 7 years; Free; and Mary Sixsmith, per Asia 7, age 28, 7 years, Bond. Date of Application: 11 Nov 1830. Parramatta. NSW Convict Index. Mary Sixsmith, per Asia 1830, Certificate of Freedom, No 35/1129. 10 Oct 1835. Wife of Edward Sparrow, Richmond,(as stated on her CF)