Sarah Mary Boon (1793–1887)
Sarah Wade married William Ray in 1808. The marriage had broken down by 1822 and Sarah was living with the neighbouring farmer, Nathaniel Boon, whom she married in 1831. The marriage was legal even though Ray was till alive as Governor Macquarie had been instructed by British Government to cancel all contracts entered into under the Interregum Government instituted after the overthrow of Governor Bligh by the Rum Corps. Strictly speaking, her first marriage was not legal.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Evening News (Sydney), 21 July 1887, p 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Ray, William (husband)
- Boon, Nathaniel (husband)
- Ray, Mary (daughter)
- Rudd, Sophia (daughter)
- Jenkins, Maria (daughter)
- Franklin, Margaret (daughter)
- Boon, Sarah Ann (daughter)
- Ray, William (son)
- Ray, John (son)
- Boon, Nathaniel (son)
- Boon, Thomas (son)
- Boon, Jonathan (son)
- Boon, James (son)
- Boon, Nicholas (son)
- Boon, Daniel Joseph (son)
- Boon, Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Ray, Hannah (daughter-in-law)
- Ray, Eliza (daughter-in-law)
- Boon, Mary Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Boon, Harriet Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Boon, Rebecca Wilson (daughter-in-law)
- Boon, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Rudd, Thomas (son-in-law)
- Jenkins, John (son-in-law)
- Franklin, William (son-in-law)
- Brooker, Mary Ann (mother)
- Harrigan, Teague (father)
- Brooker, Jonathan (stepfather)
- Wade, Edward (brother)
- Harrigan, Edward (brother)
- Harrigan, Edward (brother)
- Brooker, Elizabeth (half-sister)
- Lowe, Elizabeth (half-sister)
- Angel, Mary (half-sister)
- Brooker, William (half-brother)
- Brooker, James (half-brother)
- Brooker, John (half-brother)
- Brooker, James (half-brother)
- Brooker, Sophia Mary (sister-in-law)
- Harrigan, Jane Willison (sister-in-law)
- Byrnes, Mary Ann (niece)
- Rudd, Sarah Elizabeth (niece)
- Griffin, Sophia (niece)
- Hannam, Elizabeth (niece)
- Harrigan, Mary Ann (niece)
- Spinks, Elizabeth (niece)
- Larkin, Sophia Jane (niece)
- Hurst, Keturah (niece)
- Lenon, Eliza (niece)
- Harris, Mary (niece)
- Brooker, Mary (niece)
- Brooker, Louisa Willison (niece)
- Thorn, Sarah Jane (niece)
- King, Mary Louisa (niece)
- Mayne, Louisa Emily (niece)
- Caldwell, Alice Clara (niece)
- Spinks, Rosina (niece)
- Brooker, William (nephew)
- Brooker, Jonathan (nephew)
- Brooker, Jonathan (nephew)
- Ledwidge, John C. (nephew)
- Ledwidge, Christopher (nephew)
- Brooker, James (nephew)
- Angel, Henry (nephew)
- Angel, William (nephew)
- Harrigan, James Edward (nephew)
- Brooker, Joseph Henry (nephew)
- Angel, Robert (nephew)
- Angel, Richard (nephew)
- Brooker, Joseph Henry (nephew)
- Brooker, Edward Charles (nephew)
- Angel, James (nephew)
- Brooker, James Albert (nephew)
- Brooker, Jonathan (nephew)
- Brooker, William (nephew)
- Angel, Edward Jonathan (nephew)
- Brooker, Murdo (nephew)
- Angel, Samuel (nephew)
- Harrigan, William (nephew)
- Higgins, Ann Rebecca (granddaughter)
- Hogan, Jane Sophia (granddaughter)
- Scanlan, Sarah Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Woodbridge, Caroline Amelia (granddaughter)
- MacDonald, Maria (granddaughter)
- Ormerod, Charlotte (granddaughter)
- Roach, Mary Louisa (granddaughter)
- Hogan, Rosanna Matilda (granddaughter)
- Murray, Mary Ann (granddaughter)
- Ray, Maria (granddaughter)
- Jenkins, Amelia Emily (granddaughter)
- Hurley, Rosina (granddaughter)
- Lysaught, Hannah Mary (granddaughter)
- Fennell, Sarah Ann (granddaughter)
- Rudd, Christina (granddaughter)
- Warters, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Ray, Theresa Matilda (granddaughter)
- Clemson, Elizabeth Eva (granddaughter)
- Ray, Caroline (granddaughter)
- Mair, Eliza (granddaughter)
- Rudd, Selina Alice (granddaughter)
- Diver, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Boon, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Jenkins, Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Holcombe, Alice Maude (granddaughter)
- Beveridge, Mary Jane (granddaughter)
- Smith, Emily Jane (granddaughter)
- Ray, Blanche Adeline (granddaughter)
- Crane, Alice Henrietta (granddaughter)
- Boon, Sarah (granddaughter)
- Boon, Amy Mary (granddaughter)
- Jones, Annie Matilda (granddaughter)
- Ray, Edward (grandson)
- Ray, George Henry (grandson)
- Rudd, John Joseph (grandson)
- Jenkins, John Francis (grandson)
- Ray, Robert John (grandson)
- Ray, William Henry (grandson)
- Ray, John (grandson)
- Franklin, William (grandson)
- Ray, George (grandson)
- Ray, George Robert (grandson)
- Jenkins, Francis Thomas (grandson)
- Ray, Alfred John (grandson)
- Ray, Albert Charles (grandson)
- Boon, George Robert (grandson)
- Boon, Alfred Nathaniel (grandson)
- Ray, Percy Edgar (grandson)
- Jenkins, Ridley Walter (grandson)
- Ray, Oswald Ernest (grandson)
Citation details
'Boon, Sarah Mary (1793–1887)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/boon-sarah-mary-25820/text34000, accessed 18 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Wade, Sarah Mary
- Ray, Sarah Mary
- Rae, Sarah Mary
- Harrigan, Sarah Mary
Birth
22 September,
1793
Norfolk Island,
Australia
Death
5 July,
1887
(aged 93)
Picton,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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