Sarah (McCarthy) Fry (1820 - 1892)

Born 1820 in England

Wife of William Charles Supple — married 31 Mar 1840 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Wife of James Fry — married 1 Sep 1863 in St Johns Church near Kapunda, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1892 at about age 72 in Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1820. She passed away in 1892. Sarah was a convict. She was convicted of larceny from a person and sentenced to 7 years. She came to Tasmania, Australia on board the convict ship "Majestic". The Majestic departed on the 1st October 1838 and arrived in Van Diemen's land on 22nd January 1839. Sarah changed her name to Ellen McCarthy. She applied for permission to get married on 15th February 1840. She died under the name Ellen Fry.

Burial.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224883784/ellen-fry: accessed 10 August 2023), memorial page for Ellen McCarthy Fry (1820–1 Jun 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #224883784, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Chris Abbott (contributor 49895910).

• Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
  Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 582
  Ancestry Record 1780 #411651 (accessed 11 August 2023)
  Ellen McCarthy marriage to William Supple on 31 Mar 1840 in Hobart, Tasmania.

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Sandra Lambert.

• Convict Transportation: "New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930"
  State Archives NSW; Kingswood, New South Wales; Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Series: 2523; Item: 4/6311; Roll: 862
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1783 #118384 (accessed 11 August 2023)
  Name: Sarah Wilson; Birth Year: abt 1808; Birth Place: Ireland; Age: 60; Arrival Year: 1832; Arrival Country: Australia; Vessel Arrived In: Surrey; Date of Admission/Photo: 1868; Gaol: Darlinghurst; Gaol Location: Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; Record Type: Description Book.

• Convict Transportation: "Web: Australia, Convict Records Index, 1787-1867"
  State Library of Queensland; South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; http://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/lists/CascadesFFconvicts.pdf; URL: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mccarthy/ellen/86139
  Ancestry Record 70852 #33059 (accessed 11 August 2023)
  Name: Ellen Mccarthy [Sarah Wilson]; Gender: Female; Age: 84; Birth Date: 1808; Occupation: Publican; Conviction Place: Central Criminal Court; Crime: Larceny from a person; Departure Date: 1 Oct 1838; Arrival Date: 22 Jan 1839; Arrival Place: Van Diemen's Land; Arrival Ship: Majestic; Death Date: 1892.

• South Australia Deaths 1892, Book 203, Page 8, District: Adelaide.

• Probate: "Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009"
  Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
  Ancestry Record 61315 #1229323 (accessed 11 August 2023)
  Sarah Wilson probate on 17 Jun 1892. Died 6 May 1892 in Hamilton. Occupation: Widow.

• The Express and Telegraph (Thursday 2nd June 1892)

THE FRIENDS of the late Mrs. ELLEN FRY (relict of the late William Supple) are informed that her Remains will be removed from her late residence, Wakefield-street, THIS DAY (Thursday), at 8.SO p.m., for interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery.