Here's a timeline to her crimes and time spent in prison with newspaper articles that were found.
Conviction
1851 • Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
she had been convicted in Dublin for larceny and sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).
1852 • Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia
Clifford arrived in Hobart as a convict transported from Ireland in 1852 aboard the ship, Martin Luther.
Attempted Suicide
1858 • Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia
she attempted suicide using a ‘dinner knife’ to cut her throat.
Implicated with her husband for murder
1860 • Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia
she was even implicated with her partner, William Fox, in the murder of a female prostitute.
Conviction
5 Feb 1867 • New South Wales, Australia
Stealing: 1 month Labor
Conviction
24 Dec 1867 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Picking Pockets: 18 Months Labor
Conviction
1 Apr 1869 • New South Wales, Australia
Stealing: 3 Months Labor
Conviction
1 Mar 1870 • New South Wales, Australia
Attempted to steal: 3 Months labor
Conviction
22 Aug 1870 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stealing from a person: 2 yrs Hard Labor
Conviction
2 Jan 1873 • New South Wales, Australia
Picking pockets: 6 months labor
Conviction
24 Dec 1876 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stealing from a person: 3 yrs hard labor
Conviction
6 Apr 1880 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stealing from a person: 2 yrs hard labor for each charge 2 charges
Conviction
27 Feb 1882 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stealing from a person: 3 Yrs hard labor
Conviction
3 Dec 1884 • New South Wales, Australia
Suspected Person: 2 months Labor
Convicted
23 Nov 1885 • New South Wales, Australia
Stealing from a person: 6 months labor
Conviction
30 Oct 1886 • New South Wales, Australia
Suspected person: 3 months labor
Conviction
21 Mar 1887 • New South Wales, Australia
Suspected person: 6 months labor
Conviction
29 Nov 1887 • New South Wales, Australia
Vagrancy: 6 months labor
Conviction
11 Jul 1895 • New South Wales, Australia
Suspected Person: 6 Months Hard labor in Glebe
Conviction
11 Jun 1897 • New South Wales, Australia
Suspected person: 6 months
1898
She stole silk which was very expensive
Conviction
5 Oct 1899 • Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Admission/Photo 5 Oct 1889 Gaol Darlinghurst Gaol Location Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Conviction
1900 • biloela, New South Wales, Australia
Biloela, New South Wales, Australia Goal
1903
1907
1908
State Reformatory for Women
1910 • Long Bay, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
convicted of larceny and sentenced to six months light labour in the State Reformatory for Women.
Sarah was married to William Fox and they three known children Mary, Sarah & John.
John would follow in his parent's footsteps of crime, he was first convicted at age 15.
Sarah died in 1916 • Long Bay, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand at the
Newington State Hospital and Asylum.
Here is a video of her sad criminal life.
She moved me and I just had to write her story. I did not find any genealogy records for her. The saddest thing is she claimed in court that she hadn't spent a Christmas with her children in many years.
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