Sarah Archer (1760–1834)
Sarah Burdo, a dress maker, and Rebecca Davison were found guilty, on 25 October 1786 at the Old Bailey, of the theft of £3.13s.16d. from a man they had accosted. Sentenced to seven years transportation they were sent to Newgate Gaol before they were delivered to the Lady Penrhyn on 6 January 1787. They arrived in Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet.
Burdo married former marine Isaac Archer on 1 June 1794. The couple were recorded as having a male child in 1806 (possibly adopted?). She worked in the community as a midwife, and was still with Archer at Clarence Street, Sydney, in 1828. She died on 14 July 1834. Her burial was recorded in St James's register on the 16th; her age was given as 74.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), pp 58-59
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Archer, Isaac (husband)
- Prior, Rebecca (criminal associate)
Citation details
'Archer, Sarah (1760–1834)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/archer-sarah-29866/text36967, accessed 12 October 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Burdo, Sarah
- Bordeaux, Sarah
- Berdo, Sarah
Birth
Death
14 July,
1834
(aged ~ 74)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Religious Influence
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