As a 19 year old Sarah was sent to Australia with her 15 year old sister Mary on the ship New Liverpool, arriving in Melbourne on 09 Aug 1849.[1]
The New Liverpool was one of the infamous six ships which transported over 4,000 Irish Famine orphan girls as part of the Earl Grey scheme, relieving crowded workhouses in Ireland to provide cheap labour to the growing British colonies.
Sarah had employment arranged for the first three months with Joseph Burns of Melbourne, for an agreed sum of £6.[2]
Disputed research:
One record says Sarah "married George Clarke and had at least 4 children born in the Bendigo area," and that she died in 1875.[2]
This is unlikely to be the same person - see research notes, below.
Transcriptions
New Liverpool manifest, arriving 09 Aug 1849[1] passenger no. 87:
name: Sarah Hanlon
age: 19
birth: Gorey, Wexford
occupation: farm servant
religion: Ch. of Rome (i.e. Catholic)
read or write: neither
Research Notes
Disambiguation: As there was a second girl of similar age with the exact same name, any records found need checking for which girl they refer to!
Other records suggest the girl who arrived in 1860 was also born in Wexford
Marriage record found in Victoria for a Sarah Hanlon who married George Clare in 1865 (ref 4236/1865). NOT the daughter of Hugh & Johanna Hanlon - see below!
Death record found for Sarah Clare, died 1875 age 40, born Wexford, parents John & Sarah Hanlon, husband George Clare, ref. no. 10244/1875. See above.
Either Sarah Clare's death registration has inaccurate names for both parents (John & Sarah instead of Hugh & Johanna), or The Irish Famine Memorial record is mistaken in its claim that Sarah, daughter of Hugh, "married George Clarke and had at least 4 children born in the Bendigo area."[2]To estimate the likelihood of their research accuracy, one should remember they mistranscribed Sarah's surname as Hanlow, and her husband's as Clarke.
details: farm servant, cannot read or write, possible sister of Mary "Hurlow" (Hanlon) also on New Liverpool; Employer on arrival: Joseph Burns, Melbourne, £6, 3 months. As Sarah "Hanlon" married George Clarke; at least 4 children born in the Bendigo area. Sarah died 1875.
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