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Sarah Elizabeth Reynolds (1779–1826)

Sarah Elizabeth Stirling was found guilty at the Old Bailey, London, in 1797, of stealing a silver watch and steel watch-chain. She was sentenced to seven years' transportation to the colonies and arrived in Sydney aboard the Britannia in 1798. She married Richard Reynolds in 1812.

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'Reynolds, Sarah Elizabeth (1779–1826)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/reynolds-sarah-elizabeth-17299/text32165, accessed 5 November 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Stirling, Sarah Elizabeth
Birth

1779
England

Death

30 November, 1826 (aged ~ 47)
Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia

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Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: 7 years