Born in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of William Blacka
and Sarah Louise (Pickles) Blacka
Sister of
Eliza Ann Blacka, Charlotte Blacka, Thomas Blacka, James Blacka, Rose Blacka, William Blacka, Mary Emma (Blacka) Maples, Margaret Alice (Blacka) Suitor and Eden Elizabeth (Blacka) Armstrong
Wife of
Samuel Mead
— married
6 Dec 1841 in Broulee, New South Wales, Australia
Wife of
William Leemon
— married
1862 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Anne (Mead) Holt, Samuel Alphurson Mead, William Mead, James William Mead, Henry Thomas Mead, Frederick John Mead, Charles Mead, Arthur Mead, Walter Allen Mead and William John Leemon
Died
at age 72
in Cobargo, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Apr 2018
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Biography
Birth
- Sarah was born on 19 Jan 1841 in Gargrave, Skipton in Yorkshire, England.
- Depending on the document looked at her surname was spelt Blacka (Baptism and Marriage Certificate) and also Blacker (Immigration Record).
- Her parents were William Blacka and Sarah.
- She had at least three siblings Anne, Charlotte and Rose
Baptism
- Sarah wa baptised on 20 February 1825 in Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England
- She was baptised Church of England
Migration
- Sarah migrated with her family at the age of 17 on the ship, "Margaret".
- They arrived in Sydney on 28 March 1841.
- The surname was spelt Blacker.
- Travelling with her were her parents William and Sarah and her older sisters Anne and Charlotte and younger sister Rose.
- Her calling at this time was Kitchen maid.
Death
- She passed away in 1896.
Sources
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 / Film No. 919128
- NSW death registration #9232/1896 in district Bega
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224694993/sarah-anne-leemon : accessed 10 September 2021), memorial page for Sarah Anne Blacka Leemon (19 Jan 1824–11 Aug 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 224694993, citing Cobargo Cemetery, Cobargo, Bega Valley Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Dr. J The Seeker (contributor 47214870) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
Donna (Mullen) Cooke
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Susan Philp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susanp958
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