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On the 30th October 1811, Sarah Irwin was sentenced to death for larceny. She was 24 years of age.
The Old Bailey have a transcript of her trial:
"866. SARAH IRWIN was indicted for that she, about the hour of twelve on the night of the 10th of August , being in the dwelling-house of James Dwyer , burglariously did steal, two sheets, value 14 s. and two shirts, value 14 s. that she afterwards did break to get out of the same .
JUDITH DWYER . My husband is a working man, his name is James Dwyer , we live at No. 10, Lilly-street, Saffron Hill, in the parish of St. Andrews . On the 10th of August I took the prisoner in my place out of kindness.
Q. Are you a lodger - A. Yes, I have the two lower rooms. She came about ten o'clock in the morning. I intended to keep her that night if she would stop; my husband went to bed about ten o'clock, my son went to bed soon afterwards. A woman that washed for me delivered my clothes about nine o'clock, they lay upon two chairs in the kitchen; the prisoner and me sat talking till near eleven o'clock, I told her she might sleep with me, and she wanted to stop to smoke some tobacco; I went to bed and went to sleep, I left her smoking; she was to have laid with me. My son got up about four o'clock to go a milking; I said where is Sally; he said she is gone, and the clothes were gone. I found her about half after ten at night on Michaelmas day. I sent for a constable, and she made off.
Q. Did you ever find your things again - A. No.
TIMOTHY DWYER. I am the son of the last witness. I went to bed about ten o'clock at night, I got up about four in the morning to go for my milk, I found the door open, and the things gone. We made every enquiry, we could not find the prisoner until Michaelmas day, I found her at Mr. Morris's public-house, Great Saffron hill, I told the girl to go for an officer, and while I was speaking to the girl she ran out of the front door; I pursued her and stopped her by Hatton Wall.
JOHN BARNLEY. I am an officer. The prisoner was brought to me, I searched her, and found nothing relating to this property.
Prisoner's Defence. I was at Mrs. Dwyer's house, she was in liquor, we had seven shillings worth of drink, beer and gin; we continued drinking; a woman brought in some washing and laid it on the table. After Mr. Dwyer and his son had gone to bed a tall woman in a black gown was there. Mrs. Dwyer sent me for two pots of beer before the public-house shut up. I left her and this woman about half after eleven at night.
GUILTY - DEATH , aged 24,
Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder."
An original copy of this record can be seen at the Old Bailey Website:
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/images.jsp?doc=181110300040
In 1812 she was sent to Australia on the Minstrel. Her daughters Mary and Martha accompanied her on the voyage as "free settlers", as convicts' families often did.
By the 1821 Muster, Sarah was 'disposed of' by marriage to G Jones. Her daughter Martha was listed as the wife of J Fallon (Sydney) and Mary was listed as being 16 and the daughter of Sarah.
In the 1825 Muster, Sarah had married to G Stanton of Sydney. Martha was still listed as being married to J Fallon.
Ref
Oldbaileyonline.org, (2015). Browse - Central Criminal Court. [online] Available at: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18111030-64-defend562&div=t18111030-64#highlight [Accessed 22 Aug. 2015].
Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 5, 19-20, 32-51); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England.
Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 5, 19-20, 32-51); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England.
Submitted by Researcher (S. Tynan) on 22 August 2015
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/2, p.66
- State Records NSW (SRNSW) : NRS 12188, [4/4004], 1812, Minstrel, p.4
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