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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Sarah Bentley was transported on the Indispensible, departing 30th Sep 1795 and arriving 30th Apr 1796 with 134 passengers.
Indispensible (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 206 |
| 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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Convict Notes
Family connections for Sarah (Bentley) are: BENTLEY Sarah (Bentley) was born about 1770/80. She became cared for by a John (Taylor) & his wife. She was tried for stealing cotton gowns etc, on 16 9 1795, from her guardians at Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Marlborough St Station & probably London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 4 1796 after a voyage of 6months on INDISPENSABLE. She married John (Walbey/Warby) on 12 9 1796 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 23children. She was Free by Servitude by 1803. She was recorded in 1828 with her family. She died on 19 10 1969 age89. [Some details taken from this Website] John (Walbey/Warby) was born on 18 2 1770 & became a farmer. He was tried for stealing at Hertford Assizes, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 14 2 1792 after a voyage of 8months on PTTT. He was Free by Servitude by 1801. He became guide & assistant to exploration parties in south west of Sydney: including, in 1802, an attempt to cross Blue Mountains Ensign (Barrallier). He became a constable at Camden with HQ at Cawdor. After 1810 he was appointed government herdsman of Cowpasture. He was granted 260acres on 20 6 1816 at Airds/Prospect/Campbelltown named 'Warby's Farm' & also 'Leumeah'. He was recorded in 1828 with his family on 900acres. He died on 12 6 1851 age81. [Some details taken from this Website] 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.
1828 Census of New South Wales; [Ref - W0526]. Warby, Sarah, 48, FS, Indispensible, 1796, Wife to Settler at Airds. Also shown with husband, John (54) FS, and children Jane (22), Mary (16), Robert (15), Eliza (13), James (11), Joseph (9), all born in colony. Family landholding 900 acres, 400 cleared, 200 cultivated, 10 horses, 200 horned cattle and 2 sheep.
sarah arrived in the colony on 30 April 1796 and on 12 September 1796 she married John Warby (Convict: Pitt, 1791). They had a long and productive life together. Sarah and John had 23 children of whom 11 survived to Adulthood. John became a very successful landholder, constable and explorer.
Sarah was tried at the Old Bailey, 16 September 1795, by the second Middlesex jury, before Mr Justice Recorder. [Old Bailey Transcripts 17950916-80]. Her crime was stealing 2 cotton gowns, a cloth cloak, a linen apron, a muslin handkerchief, and a shawl handkerchief, all the property of one John Taylor. It would appear that she had been taken in and reared by the family of John and Jane Taylor. Sarah returned this kindness by breaking into a locked box and absconding with all the goods therein. Later that day Sarah attempted to pawn the goods but was taken by the pawnbroker to the Marlborough street station. She stated that she had nothing at all to say. Was found guilty and transported for 7 years, aged 16 at the time.