Sarah Johnson1744–?
- Name
- Sarah Johnson
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Johnson
- Married Name
- Sarah Mitchell
| Birth | 1744 36 32 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England |
| Marriage | William Mitchell - View family 30 December 1764 (Age 20) Snaith, Yorkshire, England |
| Birth of a son #1 | 1767 (Age 23) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England
son -
Thomas Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1770 (Age 26) Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Death of a mother | October 1775 (Age 31) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England
mother -
Jane Law
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| Death of a father | November 1778 (Age 34) Yorkshire, England
father -
Jacob Johnson
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| Australian History | 1788 (Age 44) Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Marriage of a son | Thomas Mitchell - View family 16 June 1790 (Age 46)
son -
Thomas Mitchell
daughter-in-law -
Ann Nicholson
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| Australian History | 1790 (Age 46) Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 (Age 48) Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | 1794 (Age 50) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England
granddaughter -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1797 (Age 53) Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 (Age 54) Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Australian History | 1803 (Age 59) Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 (Age 60) Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 (Age 64) Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Marriage of a granddaughter | Hannah Mitchell - View family 11 October 1814 (Age 70)
granddaughter's husband -
Swain Richardson
granddaughter -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1817 (Age 73) Note: John Oxley charts the Lachlan River Note: Australia's first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opens in Macquarie Place, Sydney (it became Westpac in 1982). Note: Governor Lachlan Macquarie petitioned the British Admiralty to use the name 'Australia' instead of 'New Holland' |
| Australian History | 1818 (Age 74) Note: Oxley charts the Macquarie River. |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 80) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 81) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 84) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 85) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 86) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 87) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Death of a granddaughter | 2 December 1832 (Age 88)
granddaughter -
Hannah Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1832 (Age 88) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 89) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 91) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 92) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 94) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 95) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 96) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Death of a son | 19 January 1841 (Age 97) Snaith, Yorkshire, England
son -
Thomas Mitchell
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| Australian History | 1841 (Age 97) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 98) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1843 (Age 99) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 101) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Jacob Johnson
Birth 1708 Camblesforth, Selby, East Yorkshire, England Death November 1778 (Age 70) Yorkshire, England Loading...
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4 years mother |
Jane Law
Birth 1712 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death October 1775 (Age 63) Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Loading...
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Marriage: 19 June 1733 |
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11 years #1 herself |
Sarah Johnson
Birth 1744 36 32 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death yes Loading...
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| Family with William Mitchell - View family |
| husband |
William Mitchell
Birth 1739 Snaith, Yorkshire, England Death yes Loading...
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5 years herself |
Sarah Johnson
Birth 1744 36 32 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death yes Loading...
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Marriage: 30 December 1764 — Snaith, Yorkshire, England |
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2 years #1 son |
Thomas Mitchell
Birth 1767 28 23 Cowick Near Exeter, Devon, England Death 19 January 1841 (Age 74) Snaith, Yorkshire, England Loading...
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