Sarah Griffiths

1798 - 1870  (72 years)

• Name	Sarah Griffiths
  Birth	1798	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Dec 1870	"Terricks", Launceston, Tasmainia, Australia
  Person ID	I6356	Tucker Family Tree | The Descendants of Jonathon Griffiths
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Griffiths,   b. 04 Mar 1773, Stone, Gloucestershire, England d. Nov 1839, Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Eleanor McDonald,   b. 1770, Dublin, Ireland d. 01 Mar 1831, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  	Jonathan and Eleanor met at Norfolk Island Penal Colony, but never married.
  Notes	Jonathan Griffiths and Eleanor McDonald met each other at Norfolk Island. Both had been transported to Australian and sentence to 7 years. Jonathan Griffiths arrived on the second fleet in 1790. Eleanor McDonald arrived in Australia one year later. Eleanor is recorded in the earliest documents as "Elinor" and later as "Eleanor". She will be referred to as Eleanor. Eleanor McDonald was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1770. Of her early life or family nothing is known. On 27 October, 1790 Eleanor is recorded as being sentenced at the Quarter Sessions (Court) at the Tholsel, Dublin. The record states:- "found guilty of stealing a metal watch, chain and locket - value six guineas - the property of Thomas Dalton. Sentenced to be transported". A copy of the record is attached. The record is written in "olde English" - where the letter "f" stands for the letter "s". Some of the sentences of other persons that can be made out on the record, make for interesting comparisons. Eleanor left Ireland from the Cove of Cork as a convict aboard the "Queen" ("Queen Anne" in some records) and arrived at Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) on 26 September, 1791, as part of what has been historically designated as the Third Flee A complete list of prisoners aboard "Queen" from Dublin and other counties is attached. The list shows McDonald, Eleanor Age:- 20 years Date of Trial:- October, 1790 Sentence:- 7 years The Transport "Queen" was the first convict transport that sailed direct from Ireland to New South Wales and comprised 133 men, 22 Women and 1 boy aged 11 years. A Copy of the "Queen" indent (list) of prisoners showing Elinor McDonald, is attached. Eleanor was also sent to Norfolk Island where she arrived on 223 April, 1792. The first recorded association with Jonathon Griffiths as a "family" was there and a record noted in "Norfolk Island - The People and their Families - 1788-1813"ttached. Eleanor served the balance of here sentence at Norfolk Island.
  Family ID	F0037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Plummer,   b. 1785, Scotland d. 01 Apr 1863, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1816	Christ Church, Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  	Type: License
  		Marriage George Plummer and Sarah Griffiths George Plummer married Sarah Griffiths 9 January 1816
  Children	+ 1. Ann Plummer,   b. 24 Jun 1817, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 24 Aug 1846, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (Age 29 years) + 2. Sarah Plummer,   b. 1819, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 1850, Portland, Victoria, Australia (Age 31 years) + 3. Emma Plummer,   b. 21 Aug 1821, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 21 Jul 1877, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 55 years) + 4. Jonathan Purdy Plummer,   b. 13 Sep 1823, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 25 Feb 1896, "Terricks", West Tamar, Tasmania, Australia (Age 72 years) + 5. George Plummer,   b. 13 Sep 1825, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 10 Jun 1887, "Terricks", Battery Point, West Tamar, Tasmania, Australia (Age 61 years)   6. Eliza Plummer,   b. 16 Jun 1827, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 1850, Portland, Victoria, Australia (Age 22 years)   7. William Plummer,   b. 29 May 1829, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia d. 24 Jun 1884, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (Age 55 years) + 8. Ellen Plummer,   b. 1830, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia d. 01 Nov 1894, Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia (Age 64 years) + 9. Thomas Plummer,   b. 1833, Tasmania, Australia   10. Henry Plummer,   b. 1835, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia + 11. Mary Plummer,   b. 1837, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
  Family ID	F1974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] New South Wales Government, NSW BDM, 9 Jan 1816, 127 Vol 155 (Reliability: 3). See attached Marriage certificate of George Plummer and Sarah Griffiths.