Sarah arrived in New Zealand on the LLOYDS, 5 months after husband Richard Burnett, (also read his notes), leaving London 11 Sep1841 and arrived in Nelson 9 Feb 1842.
The LLOYDS was bringing the wives and children of the men who had gone ahead earlier on expeditionary ships.
Sarah married Richard in 1838, 3 years before they departed England. She was 18 at that time and he was 23. Sarah gave birth to a boy during the voyage, 1 month after departure and called him Richard Atlantic. He died the following month. She was also bringing the two children from Richard's first marriage, George and Harriett - aged 5 & 4. George died during the voyage, 5 days after baby Richard.
They settled in Nelson and had 11 (known) children, all born in the Nelson area, from 1845 to 1864 by which time Sarah was 44 and Richard was 59.
She died 21 years after him.
See her family here: https://tinyurl.com/t32dvcdn
The LLOYDS was bringing the wives and children of the men who had gone ahead earlier on expeditionary ships.
Sarah married Richard in 1838, 3 years before they departed England. She was 18 at that time and he was 23. Sarah gave birth to a boy during the voyage, 1 month after departure and called him Richard Atlantic. He died the following month. She was also bringing the two children from Richard's first marriage, George and Harriett - aged 5 & 4. George died during the voyage, 5 days after baby Richard.
They settled in Nelson and had 11 (known) children, all born in the Nelson area, from 1845 to 1864 by which time Sarah was 44 and Richard was 59.
She died 21 years after him.
See her family here: https://tinyurl.com/t32dvcdn
Sarah arrived in New Zealand on the LLOYDS, 5 months after husband Richard Burnett, (also read his notes), leaving London 11 Sep1841 and arrived in Nelson 9 Feb 1842.
The LLOYDS was bringing the wives and children of the men who had gone ahead earlier on expeditionary ships.
Sarah married Richard in 1838, 3 years before they departed England. She was 18 at that time and he was 23. Sarah gave birth to a boy during the voyage, 1 month after departure and called him Richard Atlantic. He died the following month. She was also bringing the two children from Richard's first marriage, George and Harriett - aged 5 & 4. George died during the voyage, 5 days after baby Richard.
They settled in Nelson and had 11 (known) children, all born in the Nelson area, from 1845 to 1864 by which time Sarah was 44 and Richard was 59.
She died 21 years after him.
See her family here: https://tinyurl.com/t32dvcdn
The LLOYDS was bringing the wives and children of the men who had gone ahead earlier on expeditionary ships.
Sarah married Richard in 1838, 3 years before they departed England. She was 18 at that time and he was 23. Sarah gave birth to a boy during the voyage, 1 month after departure and called him Richard Atlantic. He died the following month. She was also bringing the two children from Richard's first marriage, George and Harriett - aged 5 & 4. George died during the voyage, 5 days after baby Richard.
They settled in Nelson and had 11 (known) children, all born in the Nelson area, from 1845 to 1864 by which time Sarah was 44 and Richard was 59.
She died 21 years after him.
See her family here: https://tinyurl.com/t32dvcdn
Inscription
In memory of the Burnett pioneers from Kent
Richard 1805-1883
and his wife
Sarah Ann (Ironmonger) 1823-1904
and two children perished at sea
George and Richard buried in the Atlantic
This plaque placed by their descendants in 1991 commemorates the 150th anniversary of their arrival in Nelson
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