Individual Details
Sarah Jane CLARKE
(1809 - 2 Nov 1899)
Gwyn WISEMAN says in First Families that she landed in Sydney on the "Bussorah Merchant" in 1839. On the shipping list her occupation was listed as house servant.
Sarah Jane Anderson born 1810 died 20 Oct 1899 No buried date Sec 28 Allot 12 (Joan Davis, Winchelsea & District Historical Society)
FamilySearch.org has her name when she married Wesley Anderson as Sarah Ann Black.
Kate Flynn's timeline:
1809 About
Birth Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
1839 3 Sep
Age: 30
Arrival Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
At 27 years of age Sarah Jane came to Australia with her parents & their large family on the "Bussorah Merchant". Her father Joseph was a cloth manufacturer brought to NSW by the Macarthurs of Camden. They departed from Bristol 14 Apr 1839.
1840 25 Apr
Age: 31
Marriage to Wesley Anderson Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Married in Scots Church, Sydney. Wesley Anderson is described as a bachelor & a Free Man. He signed his name with a cross, so he was illiterate. Sarah Jane signed her name so she was not illiterate.
1840
Age: 31
Address Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sarah Jane lived in Sydney at the time of her marriage to Wesley Anderson. See Marriage Certificate saved in Media Gallery. Perhaps she met Wesley through the Macarthurs of Camden. They are thought to have had negro shepherds.
1840
Age: 31
Nationality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
For the daughter of respectable white people in 1840 to marry a black man would have been a scandal. That Wesley was 19yrs, Sarah 31yrs would have added to the disquiet. Perhaps that is why she defiantly put "Black" as her name on the marriage certificate
1844
Age: 35
Address Greenpoint, NSW
Sarah Jane's son John Wesley was born in Greenpoint, NSW.
Address 1843 & 1846 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sarah Jane's sons were born in Sydney - Charles Wesley in 1843 & George Henry in 1846.
1848
Age: 39
Address Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Sarah Jane's son Joseph was born in Heidelberg in 1848. They moved from NSW in 1848.
1850
Age: 41
Address Lorne, Victoria, Australia Sarah
Jane's daughter Mary Ann was born in Lorne in 1850. Because her mother was white, she was named the 1st white child born there until her father's colour was noted. See "Family Names & Dates' saved in Media Gallery.
1852
Age: 43
Address Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Wesley left Geelong to go to the goldfields - Eureka Diggings, Ballarat.
1857
Age: 48
Address Wormbete Forest (a land holding near Winchelsea), Vic, Australia
1859
Age: 50
Address Wormbete Forest (a land holding near Winchelsea), Vic, Australia
At the time of Wesley's death Sarah Jane was left with 6 children: Charles Wesley 17yrs, John Wesley 15yrs, George Henry 13yrs, Joseph 11yrs & Mary Ann 8yrs.
1899 2 Nov
Age: 90
Death Bambra (near Winchelsea), Vic, Aust
Buried Winchelsea in grave with 2 of her children - Charles Wesley dec.1914 & John Wesley dec.1915.
Sarah Jane Anderson born 1810 died 20 Oct 1899 No buried date Sec 28 Allot 12 (Joan Davis, Winchelsea & District Historical Society)
FamilySearch.org has her name when she married Wesley Anderson as Sarah Ann Black.
Kate Flynn's timeline:
1809 About
Birth Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
1839 3 Sep
Age: 30
Arrival Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
At 27 years of age Sarah Jane came to Australia with her parents & their large family on the "Bussorah Merchant". Her father Joseph was a cloth manufacturer brought to NSW by the Macarthurs of Camden. They departed from Bristol 14 Apr 1839.
1840 25 Apr
Age: 31
Marriage to Wesley Anderson Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Married in Scots Church, Sydney. Wesley Anderson is described as a bachelor & a Free Man. He signed his name with a cross, so he was illiterate. Sarah Jane signed her name so she was not illiterate.
1840
Age: 31
Address Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sarah Jane lived in Sydney at the time of her marriage to Wesley Anderson. See Marriage Certificate saved in Media Gallery. Perhaps she met Wesley through the Macarthurs of Camden. They are thought to have had negro shepherds.
1840
Age: 31
Nationality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
For the daughter of respectable white people in 1840 to marry a black man would have been a scandal. That Wesley was 19yrs, Sarah 31yrs would have added to the disquiet. Perhaps that is why she defiantly put "Black" as her name on the marriage certificate
1844
Age: 35
Address Greenpoint, NSW
Sarah Jane's son John Wesley was born in Greenpoint, NSW.
Address 1843 & 1846 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sarah Jane's sons were born in Sydney - Charles Wesley in 1843 & George Henry in 1846.
1848
Age: 39
Address Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Sarah Jane's son Joseph was born in Heidelberg in 1848. They moved from NSW in 1848.
1850
Age: 41
Address Lorne, Victoria, Australia Sarah
Jane's daughter Mary Ann was born in Lorne in 1850. Because her mother was white, she was named the 1st white child born there until her father's colour was noted. See "Family Names & Dates' saved in Media Gallery.
1852
Age: 43
Address Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Wesley left Geelong to go to the goldfields - Eureka Diggings, Ballarat.
1857
Age: 48
Address Wormbete Forest (a land holding near Winchelsea), Vic, Australia
1859
Age: 50
Address Wormbete Forest (a land holding near Winchelsea), Vic, Australia
At the time of Wesley's death Sarah Jane was left with 6 children: Charles Wesley 17yrs, John Wesley 15yrs, George Henry 13yrs, Joseph 11yrs & Mary Ann 8yrs.
1899 2 Nov
Age: 90
Death Bambra (near Winchelsea), Vic, Aust
Buried Winchelsea in grave with 2 of her children - Charles Wesley dec.1914 & John Wesley dec.1915.
Events
| Birth | 1809 | Horsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Baptism | 21 May 1809 | Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | |||
| Baptism | 21 Sep 1837 | Church of Stoweltown, Parish of Stoweltown, Gloucester, England |  | ||
| Immigration | 3 Sep 1839 | Ship: Bussorah Merchant, Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Apr 1840 | Scots Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Wesley ANDERSON | | ||
| Death | 2 Nov 1899 | Bambra, Victoria, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Burial | 4 Nov 1899 | Grave 12, Section 28, Winchelsea Cemetery, Winchelsea, Victoria, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Alt name | Sarah Ann BLACK |
Families
| Spouse | Wesley ANDERSON (1820 - 1859) |
| Child | Joseph ANDERSON (1841 - 1841) |
| Child | Charles Wesley ANDERSON (1843 - 1914) |
| Child | John Wesley ANDERSON (1844 - 1915) |
| Child | George Henry "Sandy" ANDERSON (1846 - 1930) |
| Child | Joseph ANDERSON (1848 - 1937) |
| Child | Mary Ann ANDERSON (1850 - 1904) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | Joseph CLARKE (1789 - 1846) |
| Mother | Mary Ann WHEELER (1789 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Lucy CLARKE (1810 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah CLARKE (1812 - ) |
| Sibling | James CLARKE (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel CLARKE (1818 - ) |
| Sibling | Ruth CLARKE (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Maryann CLARKE (1822 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph CLARKE (1823 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel CLARKE (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Maria CLARKE (1827 - ) |
Notes
Baptism
May be Stow-on-the-WoldImmigration
1839 3 SepAge: 30
Arrival Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
At 27 years of age Sarah Jane came to Australia with her parents & their large family on the "Bussorah Merchant". Her father Joseph was a cloth manufacturer brought to NSW by the Macarthurs of Camden. They departed from Bristol 14 Apr 1839.
Marriage
First name(s) Sarah ALast name Black
Denomination Presbyterian
Marriage year 1840
Registration year 1840
Registration district Sydney, Scots Church
State New South Wales
Country Australia
Spouse's first name(s) Wesley
Spouse's last name Anderson
Registration number -
Volume reference V1840565 73A
Cross reference -
Record set New South Wales Marriages 1788-1945
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Australasia, Australia
Mary Cavigan says: Married 25 April 1840, in the presbyterian church of Scotland. She is listed as Sarah Jane Black , and both signed with a "x"
Death
First name(s) Sarah JaneLast name Anderson
Name note Headstone Wife of ...? Mother of Charles Wesley & John Wesley
Gender Female
Marital status -
Occupation -
Birth year 1810
Birth place -
Death year 1900
Death date 20 Oct 1900
Age at death 90
Death place -
Burial date -
Burial place Geelong Branch G.S.V.
Cemetery Winchelsea Plot Section 28 1ot # 12
State Victoria
Country Australia
Record set Australia Deaths & Burials, 1816-1980
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Australasia
NB: This appears to have come from the headstone at Winchelsea Cemetery and the death date doesn't agree with Sarah Jane's death certificate.
First name(s) Sarah Jane
Last name Anderson
Age 90
Sex Female
Birth year 1809
Death year 1899
Father's name Clarke Joseph
Mother's name Mary Wechler
Death place Winchelsea
State Victoria
Registration number 16557
Record set Victoria Deaths 1836-1985
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Australasia, Australia
Burial
Geelong Cemetery Trust records say:Last Name: Anderson
First Name: Sarah
Middle Name: Jane
Date Of Birth: 01-Jan-1810
Date Of Death: 20-Oct-1900
Date Of Service: 20-Oct-1900
Location: Section, Section 28, Grave 12
Cemetery: Winchelsea Cemetery
Place Winchelsea Cemetery
First name(s) Sarah Jane
Last name Anderson
Year 1900
Event Death
Cemetery as originally transcribed Winchelsea cemetery register and headstones 1858-1981
State Victoria
Country Australia
Record set Victoria Burials & Memorials
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from Australasia, Australia