Hi Chris, "According to one book (M. Flynn) Sarah from Denbighshire was pardoned and never left Wales .? " I think it is fairly conclusive that, for whatever reason, Sarah EVANS from Denbighshire did get transported to New South Wales and married James STEWART - On the Convicts to Australia website, Sarah EVANS is reported on board the "Neptune", tried Denbighshire on 11 July 1786, and departed England. Sailed 19 January 1790 from Portsmouth with 424 males and 78 females, trip took 160 days, and arrived 28 June 1790 - http://www.convictcentral.com/ Lesley Uebel's website shows the same information, with the addition of a 7-year conviction - http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/page29.html The Queensland Convict database shows Sarah EVANS as one of 1,063 convicts transported on "Neptune", "Scarborough" and "Surprize", December 1789 - convicted at Denbighshire quarter sessions for a term of 7 years - http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/page29.html Governor Hunter's Women Convict Assignment Report 1798 - EVANS, Sarah. Wife to James Stewart. 1790 Neptune 1/11/1786 Denbighshire 7 years. Married 18/12/1791 St John's Parramatta. John Robinson witness. James Stewart arr 1788 Scarborough. Tried 1784 Stealing. James died November 1806. 30 acres 11/11/1794 Eastern Farms. The Sarah Evans 1791 Mary Ann 29/9/1879(?) Worcester married J Casher and they had settled in Windsor before 1822. http://trees.ancestry.com.au/objects/download/73e6059c-527d-448e-8be4-aa8a6b4a3d56/Convict%20Women%20in%20Australia%20179.pdf Australia's Second Fleet shows Sarah EVANS from Denbigh, term of 7 years - http://members.pcug.org.au/~pdownes/dps/2ndflt.htm Notes from Jenny French on the Convict Death Fleet (2nd fleet) and the Neptune. http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/ships/2ndfleet.htm There must be a number of books on the Neptune and the Second Fleet that you could scour through and maybe get lucky with Sarah EVANS. Good luck Trish Nowra NSW > Would any lister be kind enough to check something on the Parramatta > musters for me around 1791? > I am hoping for a record of a SARAH EVANS tried in Denbighshire in 1786 > who appears in the lists for the Neptune"and the Second Fleet. > Two women by that name are on the early lists.? > > One Sarah Evans came over on the Neptune, married James Stewart in 1791 at > St George?s , Parramatta and settled in NSW. > I have?a copy of the register page showing this marriage . > The only other Sarah Evans who was recorded as having been transported in > time for the Parramatta marriage (Sarah Evans from Worcester ) is linked > with another man in the records as his concubine. > My problem is that the record of the marriage between Sarah and James > gives no information about origins.? Neither does Gov. Hunter?s > Assignment?Report; It just records that the Sarah Evans referred to in it > married James Stewart.? > According to one book (M. Flynn) Sarah from Denbighshire was pardoned and > never left Wales .? I have a copy of the pardon from the National > Archives, UK .? There seems to be no record of her in Denbighshire after > 1790, however and I believe it is possible that Sarah did sail and that > she and Grace Jones, tried the same day, both listed as being on the ? > Neptune ?, were transported from Ruthin Gaol in error. > The only thing I can think of now is that there would be an indication of > the origin and vessel recorded in the musters. > I'd be grateful to hear if anyone else had other ideas. > In return I have transcribed some of the records about their time in the > Denbighshire Legal System and in Ruthin Gaol and would be willing to share > the info. > I hope?someone is able to help and appreciate your time.? Thank you > Chris Moore Williams