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Sarah Jane Leslie

Sarah Jane Leslie

Born
1854-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1929-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Female
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in New Zealand

Sarah Jane is the daughter of John Leslie (originally of Dree, Co Down) and Margaret Harper (originally of Ballyvicknacally, Co Down) my 2nd great grandparents. Her siblings (all born at Annaduff) were Robert (who did not survive), James Henry d1935, William m Elizabeth?, John b1852. They lived in a cottage at  Mullawn, Annaduff.  In 1874, Sarah (aged 19) and her brother John (aged 21) emigrated to New Zealand on the "Carnatic" from London. They arrived in Picton, at the top of the South Island of New Zealand on 10th January 1875. John married Sarah Blick of Springs Creek on 22 November 1878 in Blenheim, Sarah Jane married Charles Sutton (1856-1930) on 18 August 1879 at Glenwood, Springs Creek. They later moved to the North Island and farmed at Waihi in the Bay of Plenty. Sarah died there in 1929 and she and Thomas are both buried in the Waihi Cemetery. They had six sons and three daughters and have numerous descendants throughout New Zealand.
 

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Leitrim

County Leitrim, or Liatroim in Irish, is located in the north-western region of Ireland.  It is famous for its many beautiful lakes.  Carrick-on-Shannon is our county town and we have a population of approximately 31,972.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1938-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1960s

    John McGahern's Book 'The Dark' is banned

    1965-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland

    <p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>

    1832-09-13 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    County Leitrim in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

Sarah Jane Leslie