I am researching Sarah Sutton (1788-1856) who married (amongst others) James Murphy in 1818. I am interested in finding out details of her parents who were William and Ann Sutton.
Looking through family trees they seem to agree on most facts, but I have my doubts.They point to William Sutton being a convict who arrived in 1789. He was born William Talbot Sutton in 1762
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According to some family trees he was married to Ann Carrington in 1795 after having children Edward (1780), Sarah (1788), Harriet (1790) and Mary (1791). Another daughter Charlotte was born in 1798 in Kent. William had returned after serving his sentence.
In 1801 Ann, Sarah and Harriet arrived on the Porpoise. Most family trees have William returning to Australia although he is not mentioned as being on the Porpoise. I suppose he could have returned on another boat but it seems unlikely. I can find no record of his emigration.
In 1818 William, Ann and Harriet returned to England.
My Problem. None of this seems to hang together. I suspect the father of Sarah was a convict William Sutton who arrived on the
Barwick in 1795. I can find no details of his trial or his prior life in England. I believe Ann, Sarah and Harriet followed in 1801. In 1818 William, Ann and Harriet returned to London on a ship the
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So William and Ann had daughters Sarah and Harriet but cannot confirm any other children. I am unsure if William Talbot Sutton who is regularly quoted as this person is in fact the right person. I cannot find a link. As for children Edward, Charlotte and Mary, I am not sure they actually exist.
According to a number of family trees, Ann's maiden name was Carrington. I found another William Sutton born 1760 marring an Ann Giles in 1787 at St Giles Cripplegate (where else with that name)
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So to summarise I suspect William is not William Talbot. He is the convict arriving in 1795. He married Ann Giles in 1787 and had daughters Sarah in 1788 and Harriet in 1790. Ann followed him in 1801 with the children and all but Sarah returned in 1818. Perhaps William Talbot married Ann Carrington and the other children were their children.
I have just about exhausted all my sources and would be grateful if anyone could point me in a new direction.