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Sarah Jane Thompson, 1802–1836 (aged 34 years)

Name
Sarah Jane /Thompson/
Given names
Sarah Jane
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Sarah Jane /Shying/
Birth about 1802

Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980
Citation details: p. 338
Text:

age given as 26 in 1828

Immigration September 30, 1820 (aged 18 years)
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980
Citation details: p. 338
Text:

came free Morley 3, 1820

Source: Bateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969
Citation details: p. 342
Text:

The ship Morley (3) arrived in NSW 30 sep 1820

Source: First Families 2001. [database online]
Text:

Sarah Jane Thompson came free to the Colony in 1820 on board the convict ship Morley. She arrived with her step brother John O'Neill five years after their parents were transported for life - They joined their parents Sarah & Daniel O'Neill at Parramatta, NSW...
On 10-10-1842 John Shying married Bridget Gillorley, a widow who sadly died just two and a half years later. Bridget Shying is buried with Daniel O'Neill, stepfather to John's first wife Sarah in the St Patrick's Cemetery.

MarriageJohn Pong Shying — View this family
February 3, 1823 (aged 21 years)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Text:

3070/1823 V18233070 3B SHEYING JOHN THOMPSON SARAH J CB
1148/1823 V18231148 147B SHEYING JOHN THOMPSON SARAH J CB
CB
Church of England
Parramatta, St John's

Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details: Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825; p. 404, 1823, no. 907
Text:

John Sheying of the parish of Parramatta
and Sarah Jane Thompson of the parish of Parramatta
were married in this church by banns
this third day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty three
by me Thomas Hassall officiating minister
John and Sarah Jane both made their X marks
in the presence of Matthew Todd who signed the register
and Alice Williams who made her X mark

Census about 1825 (aged 23 years)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Citation details: 1825 muster (1823-1825)
Text:

Sheang, John, came free, Laurel, 1819, carpenter, Parramatta
Sheang, John, 2, born in the colony, son of above
Sheang, Sarah, came free, Morley, 1821, wife of John Sheang, Parramatta

Census November 1828 (aged 26 years)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Census of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980
Citation details: p. 338
Text:

Shying, John, 32, Lawler, 1817, Protestant, shopkeeper, Parramatta
Shying, Sarah Jane, 26, Morley 3, 1820, Protestant
Shying, John James 5, born in the colony
Shying, Henry James, 9m, born in the colony
Shying, George Hugh, 20m, born in the colony

Death March 27, 1836 (aged 34 years)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991
Citation details: p. 103, section 1, Row W, no. 14
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
SARAH SHYING
Who departed this life
March 27th 1836
Aged 33 years
Leaving a Husband and four
Children to deplore the loss of
A tender Wife and kind Mother
Also of
HENRY JOHN SHYING
Grandson to the above
Who died 10 July 1851
Aged 2 years and 3 months
Burial register: Sarah Shying Parramatta. 29-3-1836. 34 yrs. Free settler's wife

Burial March 29, 1836 (2 days after death)
Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials, 1790-1986 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details: p. 18, 1836, no. 245
Text:

Sarah Shying, of Parramatta buried 29 Mar 1836 age 34 years, a free dealer's wife, R. Forrest officiating minister

Source: Dunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991
Citation details: p. 103, section 1, Row W, no. 14
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
SARAH SHYING
Who departed this life
March 27th 1836
Aged 33 years
Leaving a Husband and four
Children to deplore the loss of
A tender Wife and kind Mother
Also of
HENRY JOHN SHYING
Grandson to the above
Who died 10 July 1851
Aged 2 years and 3 months
Burial register: Sarah Shying Parramatta. 29-3-1836. 34 yrs. Free settler's wife
Family with John Pong Shying
husband
Birth: about 1796
Immigration: between 1818 and 1819 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 3, 1823 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: October 10, 1842 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane Thompson John James Shying Thomas Shying George Hugh Shying James Henry Shying Thomas Jones Shying Family with spouse Bridget …
John Pong Shying
1796–
Birth: about 1796
Death:
herself
Birth: about 1802
Immigration: September 30, 1820 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 3, 1823 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 27, 1836 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: March 29, 1836 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Pong Shying John James Shying Thomas Shying George Hugh Shying James Henry Shying Thomas Jones Shying
Sarah Jane Thompson
1802–1836
Birth: about 1802
Death: March 27, 1836 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage Marriage — February 3, 1823 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
9 months
son
Birth: November 8, 1823 27 21 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1843 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Common: about 1862
Death: 1885 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ryan John Joseph Shying Sarah Louisa Shying Mary Ann Shying Family with spouse Ann Bull Frederick John Sargent
John James Shying
1823–1885
Birth: November 8, 1823 27 21 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1885 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: 1825 29 23 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: March 13, 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Thomas Shying
1825–1825
Birth: 1825 29 23 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
17 months
son
Birth: May 18, 1826 30 24
Christening: June 11, 1826 30 24 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1846 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1893 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Sheen Joseph Shying Sarah Shying Julia Martha Shying Mary Eliza Shying George Robert Shying James Edwin Shying Letitia E. Shying Emily E. Shying William Shying Alice Victoria Mary Shying Margaret Shying John Robert Shying
George Hugh Shying
1826–1893
Birth: May 18, 1826 30 24
Death: 1893 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
20 months
son
Birth: January 7, 1828 32 26 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Christening: January 27, 1828 32 26 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1853 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 9, 1891 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: December 10, 1891 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah McDonald George Edward Shying Henry James Shying Thomas McDonald Shying John Lindon Shying Sarah Louise Shying Blanche Ada Mary Shying Alice Australia Shying Arthur Sydney Shying Lilly Maud M. Shying
James Henry Shying
1828–1891
Birth: January 7, 1828 32 26 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 9, 1891 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: March 24, 1830 34 28 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Christening: April 18, 1830 34 28 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1851 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1894 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1894 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: August 3, 1894 — Rookwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Foster Henry John Shying George Shying Annie Eliza Shying Albert Thomas Shying Emily Selina Shying Sarah Shying Family with spouse Elizabeth White
Thomas Jones Shying
1830–1894
Birth: March 24, 1830 34 28 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1894 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
John Pong Shying + Bridget …
husband
Birth: about 1796
Immigration: between 1818 and 1819 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: February 3, 1823 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: about 1825 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage: October 10, 1842 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane Thompson John James Shying Thomas Shying George Hugh Shying James Henry Shying Thomas Jones Shying Family with spouse Bridget …
John Pong Shying
1796–
Birth: about 1796
Death:
partner’s partner
Birth:
Religious marriage: October 10, 1842 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 29, 1845
Burial: Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Pong Shying
Bridget …
–1845
Birth:
Death: January 29, 1845
Religious marriage Religious marriage — October 10, 1842 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BirthCensus of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980
Citation details: p. 338
Text:

age given as 26 in 1828

ImmigrationCensus of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980
Citation details: p. 338
Text:

came free Morley 3, 1820

ImmigrationBateson, Charles. The convict ships 1787-1868. 2nd ed. Glasgow : Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd., 1985 ie 1969
Citation details: p. 342
Text:

The ship Morley (3) arrived in NSW 30 sep 1820

ImmigrationFirst Families 2001. [database online]
Text:

Sarah Jane Thompson came free to the Colony in 1820 on board the convict ship Morley. She arrived with her step brother John O'Neill five years after their parents were transported for life - They joined their parents Sarah & Daniel O'Neill at Parramatta, NSW...
On 10-10-1842 John Shying married Bridget Gillorley, a widow who sadly died just two and a half years later. Bridget Shying is buried with Daniel O'Neill, stepfather to John's first wife Sarah in the St Patrick's Cemetery.

MarriageNew South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Text:

3070/1823 V18233070 3B SHEYING JOHN THOMPSON SARAH J CB
1148/1823 V18231148 147B SHEYING JOHN THOMPSON SARAH J CB
CB
Church of England
Parramatta, St John's

MarriageAncestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details: Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825; p. 404, 1823, no. 907
Text:

John Sheying of the parish of Parramatta
and Sarah Jane Thompson of the parish of Parramatta
were married in this church by banns
this third day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty three
by me Thomas Hassall officiating minister
John and Sarah Jane both made their X marks
in the presence of Matthew Todd who signed the register
and Alice Williams who made her X mark

CensusAncestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Citation details: 1825 muster (1823-1825)
Text:

Sheang, John, came free, Laurel, 1819, carpenter, Parramatta
Sheang, John, 2, born in the colony, son of above
Sheang, Sarah, came free, Morley, 1821, wife of John Sheang, Parramatta

CensusCensus of New South Wales November 1828, ed. by Malcolm R. Sainty and Keith A. Johnson. Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1985 ie. 1980
Citation details: p. 338
Text:

Shying, John, 32, Lawler, 1817, Protestant, shopkeeper, Parramatta
Shying, Sarah Jane, 26, Morley 3, 1820, Protestant
Shying, John James 5, born in the colony
Shying, Henry James, 9m, born in the colony
Shying, George Hugh, 20m, born in the colony

DeathDunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991
Citation details: p. 103, section 1, Row W, no. 14
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
SARAH SHYING
Who departed this life
March 27th 1836
Aged 33 years
Leaving a Husband and four
Children to deplore the loss of
A tender Wife and kind Mother
Also of
HENRY JOHN SHYING
Grandson to the above
Who died 10 July 1851
Aged 2 years and 3 months
Burial register: Sarah Shying Parramatta. 29-3-1836. 34 yrs. Free settler's wife

BurialAncestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Burials, 1790-1986 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Citation details: p. 18, 1836, no. 245
Text:

Sarah Shying, of Parramatta buried 29 Mar 1836 age 34 years, a free dealer's wife, R. Forrest officiating minister

BurialDunn, Judith, The Parramatta cemeteries: St John's. Parramatta: Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991
Citation details: p. 103, section 1, Row W, no. 14
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
SARAH SHYING
Who departed this life
March 27th 1836
Aged 33 years
Leaving a Husband and four
Children to deplore the loss of
A tender Wife and kind Mother
Also of
HENRY JOHN SHYING
Grandson to the above
Who died 10 July 1851
Aged 2 years and 3 months
Burial register: Sarah Shying Parramatta. 29-3-1836. 34 yrs. Free settler's wife