19 Mar 1853 Aged 36, arrived in Sydney Harbour onboard the Bussorah Merchant as a single female. She was listed as a needlewoman.[1]
She was employed by Henry Moreing in Braidwood, however was accused of absconding by July and a caution was published in The Goulburn Herald.
She was described as a
native of Exeter, 38 years of age, about 5
feet 2 inches high, dark complexioned, and pitted
with the small pox, a free emigrant by the ship
Bussorah Merchant[2]
↑ NSW State records, http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au
INDEX
HYLAND Sarah
Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896
Age: 36 | Ship: Bussorah Merchant | Year: 1853 | Copy: Reel 2136, [4/4790]; Reel 2464, [4/4930]
↑ Advertising (1853, August 6). The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser (NSW : 1848 - 1859), p. 1. Retrieved October 25, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101733955
↑ NSW BDM Marriage, 1631/1863 WARING EDWARD HYLAND SARAH BRAIDWOOD
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