Sarah Maria Hillier

(RGD Marriages: 1837 - No 3859)

Arrived Free on the 20/11/1835 on "Charles Kerr" Aged 23; Cook & Housemaid

GEDCOM Note

Sarah Hance arrived as a free settler on 20 November 1835 on the "Charles Kerr". 23 years old; "cook / Housemaid" employed by Mrs Home, Launceston.</line><line /><line>Apparently Sarah left Arthur Hillier about 1850 as a result of domestic violence. She took the children to live with James ROSS at "Arndilly" near Bishopsbourne and she changed her name to ELLIOTT. She and James had six children but did not marry until after Arthur died.</line><line /><line>[Another Sarah Hance arrived 1820 New South Wales 1820 - Vessel: Morley Province: New South Wales 1 year old child of a convict - name actually Hence.</line><line /><line>The original data on the record is incorrect. His name was John Hence. Convicted at: Leicester Assizes for Sentence term: Life Ship: Neptune Departure date: December, 1817 Arrival date: 5th May, 1818 Place of arrival New South Wales]</line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line>Sarah was baptised in 1819 in Berkshire - this is the only Sarah Hance I can find and this date seems to be accepted by other researchers. </line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line>She arrived as a free settler on 20 November 1835 on the "Charles Kerr". 23 years old; "cook / Housemaid" employed by Mrs Home, Launceston. Was she really only 17</line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line>"from The Hobart Town Courier, Fri 4 Dec 1835... "We are glad to see by the Launceston papers that the females by the Charles Kerr are of good character and are rapidly obtaining comfortable situations."</line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line> from The True Colonist Van Diemen's Land Political Despatch, and Agricultural and Commercial... (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1834 - 1844) Fri 27 Nov 1835 Page 4 \'85 </line><line /><line /><line /><line>"The ship Charles Kerr, of 500 tons</line><line /><line /><line /><line>with 160 single females, and about 40</line><line /><line /><line /><line>other persons, chiefly agriculturists and</line><line /><line /><line /><line>their families, sailed on the 10th of July</line><line /><line /><line /><line>last, from England, for Launceston,</line><line /><line /><line /><line>where she arrived last week." </line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line>Apparently Sarah left Arthur Hillier about 1850 as a result of domestic violence. She took the children to live with James ROSS at "Arndilly" near Bishopsbourne and she changed her name to ELLIOTT. She and James had six children but did not marry until after Arthur died. She is noted as 50 on her marriage record.</line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line>[Another Sarah Hance arrived 1820 New South Wales 1820 - Vessel: Morley Province: New South Wales 1 year old child of a convict - name actually Hence.</line><line /><line /><line /><line>The original data on the record is incorrect. His name was John Hence. Convicted at: Leicester Assizes for Sentence term: Life Ship: Neptune Departure date: December, 1817 Arrival date: 5th May, 1818 Place of arrival New South Wales]</line><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line /><line>"