Sarah Mitchell1

F, #1390, b. 19 May 1792, d. 8 August 1876
FatherJames Wilson2
MotherElizabeth Mitchell2 b. 20 Mar 1769, d. 24 Jun 1837
Relationship4th great-grandmother of Timothy George Sheens
ChartsAncestors of Timothy George Sheens (DNA trail)
Last Edited27 Mar 2022
Birth*19 May 1792 NSW2 
Baptism10 June 1792 St John's, Parramatta, NSW;
Sarah Mitchel Daughter of James Willson & Sarah Mitchel
Born May the 19th2 
Married Name24 June 1807 Morris1 
Marriage*24 June 1807 St John's, Parramatta, NSW;
James Morris of the Parish of St John Parramatta and
Sarah Mitchell of Ditto were
Married in this Church by Banns
this twenty fourth Day of June in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred
and seven
By me Henry Fulton
This Marriage was solemnized between us:
James Morris (his mark)
Sarah Mitchell (her mark)
in the Presence of:
Wm Morris
Margaret Ranshaw (her mark);Groom=James Morris1 
Birth of Daughter11 April 1808 Nepean, NSW;Principal=Elizabeth Morris3 
Birth of Daughter9 May 1810 Nepean, NSW;Principal=Phoebe Morris4 
Birth of Daughter24 May 1812 NSW;Principal=Sophia Morris5 
Birth of Son1814 NSW;Principal=James Morris6 
Birth of Son14 June 1817 Castlereagh, NSW;Principal=Thomas Morris7 
Birth of Son19 October 1820 Penrith, NSW;Principal=William Morris8 
Birth of Daughter29 December 1821 NSW;Principal=Ann Morris9 
Birth of Daughter1824 NSW;Principal=Jane Morris6 
Birth of Son1826 NSW;Principal=John Morris6 
Census 1828*1828 Evan, NSW;
James Morris, 55, Free by servitude, Protestant, "Minorca", 1801,, Farmer
Sarah Morris, 36, Born Colony, Protestant
Sophia Morris, 16, Born Colony, Protestant
James Morris, 14, Born Colony, Protestant
Thomas Morris, 12, Born Colony, Protestant
William Morris, 8, Born Colony, Protestant
Anne Morris, 6, Born Colony, Protestant
Jane Morris, 4, Born Colony, Protestant
John Morris, 2, Born Colony, Protestant
Grant Morris, 6m, Born Colony, Protestant
Benjamin Jamieson, 59,, Protestant, "Royal Admiral", 1800,, Labourer
John McDermott, 27,, Protestant, "Martha", 1818,, Labourer
Walter Elllis, 27, Goverment Servant, "Agamemnon", 1820,, Labourer
Michael Hogan, 40, Government Servant,,,,, Labourer

60 acres, 30 cultivated, 30 cleared
3 cattle, 9 horses;Head of Household=James Morris10 
Birth of Son13 April 1828 Evan, NSW;Principal=Grant Morris11 
Birth of Soncirca 1831 NSW;Principal=George Morris 
Birth of Daughter12 November 1834 NSW;Principal=Clara Morris12 
Birth of Son29 November 1835 Penrith, NSW;Principal=Edward Morris13 
Death of Mother24 June 1837 Castlereagh, NSW;Principal=Elizabeth Mitchell14 
Death of Son29 July 1848 Lunatic Asylum, Gladesville, NSW;Principal=James Morris15 
Death of Daughter20 November 1850 Nepean, NSW;Principal=Phoebe Morris16 
Death of Daughter15 May 1853 NSW;Principal=Ann Morris17 
Death of SpouseMay 1854 Mount Clarence, NSW;Principal=James Morris18 
Death*8 August 1876 Lithgow Valley, NSW;
Name: Sarah Morris
Date of Death: 8 Aug 1876
Place of Death: Lithgow Valley, District of Hartley
Occupation: Widow
Sex: Female
Age: 88
Conjugal Status:
Place of Birth: On the sea
Time in Aust Colonies: 87 years in N S Wales

Father: James Wilson
Occupation: Officer on ship-board (sic)
Mother: Unknown

Place of Marriage: Parramatta
Age at Marriage: Unknown
Name of Spouse: James Morris
Children of Marriage: 6 males, 4 females living; 1 male, 2 females deceased
Informant: Edward Morris (his mark), son of deceased, Lithgow Valley

Cause of Death: Old age
Length of Illness: 1 week
Medical Attendant: Dr Swift
Date last seen: 5 Aug 1876

Date of Burial: 10 Aug 1876
Place of Burial: Mount York
Minister & Religion: Rev Robert H Mayne, Church of England
Undertaker: Andrew B Pitt
Witnesses: Thomas Mills, Edward Field19 
Burial*10 August 1876 Mount York Cemetery, Hartley Vale, NSW19 

Family

James Morris d. May 1854
Children

Citations

  1. [S44] Microfilm Marriage, St Johns Parramatta, 1790-1978.
  2. [S42] Microfilm Baptism, St Johns Parramatta, 1790-1969.
  3. [S13] NSW Birth Index, 2471/1808 V18082471 1A Elizabeth Morris.
  4. [S63] Microfilm Baptism, St Matthews Windsor, 1810-1950.
  5. [S430] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Sophia Morris 1812.
  6. [S158] 1828 Census for New South Wales, Australia (online image).
  7. [S430] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, V18174203 1B/1817 Thomas Morrise.
  8. [S430] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, William Morris 1820.
  9. [S178] Microfilm Baptism, Christ Church Castlereagh, 1826-1875 "Ann Morris 1822."
  10. [S158] 1828 Census for New South Wales, Australia (online image) "Household of James Morris."
  11. [S178] Microfilm Baptism, Christ Church Castlereagh, 1826-1875 "Grant Maurice 1828."
  12. [S420] Ancestry - Sydney Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011, online www.ancestry.com, baptism Clara Morris 1865.
  13. [S430] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 687/1835 V1835687 20 Edward Morris.
  14. [S184] Tim Sheens photographs.
  15. [S430] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, 560/1848 V1848560 33B James Morris.
  16. [S45] Microfilm Death, Early Church of England, 1788-1855 "Phoebe Purcell 146/1850 V1850146 36A."
  17. [S15] Microfilm unknown record type, unknown parish, unknown period "Ann Peacock 1853."
  18. [S407] NSW Presbyterian Burial Registers, 1826-1856 ",James Morris 1089/1854 V18541089 106."
  19. [S107] NSW Death Transcript (Marilyn Rowan), Sarah Morris 6694/1876.