Sarah Stanhope

Sarah Stanhope was 31 years old on arrival in VDL and was transported for stealing a pocket book from William Schorfield and had a previous conviction for a four shilling worth of copper for which she received a 12 month sencence. She was married with 2 children, Rosana 10, and Sarah Ann 8, who must have accompanied her on the voyage. Her husband, James Stanforth/stanhope/stanfield was previously transported to Sydney and was a Tallow Chandler. Sarah was pockpitted, brown eyes, dark brown hair, 5'4 1/2" tall, and could read and write and was protestant. She had kept a small shop in Hull. 1/7/1829: Boyd/Neglect of duty and disobeying orders and insolence to her Master - admonished. 1832: House of Correction. 25/9/1832: Stanhope/Drunk - admonished. Rosana Stanffield married Joseph Fisher on 28/7/1841 in Hobart, the daughter of James Stanfield/Stanhope/Stanforth and Sarah Taylor/Tailor. Sarah Ann Taylor married William Dove allias Dow, who was illiterate and arrived Hobart per 'Proteus' on 4th August 1831 and had become a Publican by the time he married Sarah Ann. They had 3 children. 1833: Assigned to her husband.(James must have gone to Tasmania after his sentence) 17/1/1835: Free by servitude. Sarah Stanhope was the stepdaughter of the infamous Yorkshire highwayman Snowden Dunhill. Snowden himself was transported twice - also transported were his wife, two sons, five sons-in-law and a stepson.