James Robards and Sarah Chandler
last modified 18th August 2020
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Biography
James Robards was
born in December 1789. He was the second son and third child
of William Roberts and Sarah Longley [1].
He was baptised at St Nicholas, Sandhurst, Kent on 31 Jan
1790. James was a carpenter. Sarah Chandler was born on 14 May
1802 and was baptized at St Nicholas, Sandhurst, Kent on 2 August
1802. She was the eldest child of Edward Chantler and Sarah Knowlden
[1]. Sarah married James Robards in Sandhurst in ca
1821.
James and Sarah had eight children (James, Sarah,
Harriet, Emma, Mary, John, Martha and Edward). All were baptised
in the Wesleyan Church, Sandhurst by Cranbrook.
James, Sarah and their eight children immigrated to
Australia aboard the Cornwall in 1839.
Others of the Roibards family had or would also go to
Australia. These include James' brother, John (wife, Martha
nee Reeves, and family in 1838 on the Maitland), five of Sarah's sisters, Harriet (husband, Richard
Ransley, and family in 1839 on the Roxburgh Castle), Elizabeth
(husband, Thomas Avard, and family in 1838 on the Westminster), Emma (husband, David Sonter, and
family in 1838 on the Maitland),
Jane (husband, William Clout,
and family in 1839 on the Roxburgh
Castle) and Martha (in
1841 on the Fairlie).
A nephew of James, Henry
also travelled to Australia on the Cornwall. The Cornwall departed
Gravesend on 12 May 1839
and on 1 Sep 1839 the Robards family arrived in Australia. The
immigration records give James' occupation as carpenter.
Sarah's occupation, also given in the immigration records, was house
servant.
The Robards family settled initially in Parramatta,
NSW. The family is recorded in the 1841 census of the colony.
Little is known of James following his arrival in
NSW. No death record for James has been found. However,
it is presumed he died before 1846 when Sarah moved with her family
to settle at Garra, near Molong. Sarah died on 3 Jun 1885 at
Garra and was buried on 5 Jun 1885 in the Methodist section of
Molong Cemetery.
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Obituary
Life Events Index, The Molong Express [3]
ROBARDS Sarah Death June 06, 1885
Garra
Mrs Sarah Robards died at Mr J Rubie's residence, Garra, on 2nd
inst. aged 85 years, 30 of which had been spent in this district.
She was the mother of Mrs Rubie, James Robards, John Robards, Edward
Robards, Mrs Sloggett, Mrs J Wilson (Sydney), Mrs Ward and Mrs
Flanagan (Bathurst). The old lady leaves one of the largest number
of descendants of any parent that has yet come to the colony.
Descendants
Descendants of James Robards and Sarah Chandler
Pedigree
References and Notes
[1] The family names Robards and Chandler have fixed in
Australia. In the Sandhurst parish records we find Robart,
Robarts, Roberts and Robards and similarly Chantler and Chandler.
[2] The Cornwall shipping records indicate 6 children but the
two eldest children, James and Sarah, being older than 14, would
have had separate listing.
[3] Transcription provided by the Molong
Historical Society.
[4] Parramatta Pioneer Register - Volume 2, Settlement to 1920 Parramatta
and
District Historical Society, Parramatta, NSW p 196 (2003).
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Links
Chandler, Robards (and related) Genealogy
Thwaites
Family
Sandhurst
History/Family
History - Bodiam Mill
2006 Visit
to Sandhurst - graememoad.com
St Nicholas Church - Kent Archaeological Society
St
Nicholas
Church - British Churches Album
Parramatta
Parramatta and
District Historical Society
Molong
Molong
Historical Society
Cemetery
Transcriptions
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Acknowledgements
The assistance of the following who provided some information for
this page is gratefully acknowledged
Ron Dayman
Peter Hunt
Kevin Robards
