Samuel Norster – Convict – 5 January 1800 to 13 November 1863
I’d like to tell you that I have found someone I have been looking for for several years.
Samuel Norster, having been granted his Ticket of Leave on 17th Feb 1846, left Van Diemen’s Land and settled in South Australia. My information then told me that he married a Sarah Plowman but she disappeared.
Through help of a lady in Australia, I have now been able to piece together Samuel and Sarah’s life in South Australia.
I have listed a limited timeline below.
05 Jan 1800 Samuel Baptised
1801 Sarah Brewer Born
1825 Sarah married George Plowman
17 Feb 1826 Samuel married Joan Gibbs
21 Dec 1834 William Pearce’s house broken into.
19 Mar 1835 Samuel and Abraham tried for robbery
04 May 1835 Samuel and Abraham Sent to convict ship in Portsmouth
16 Sept 1835 Bardaster sailed for Australia
07 Dec 1835 Abraham died on board
13 Jan 1836 Samuel Arrived Hobart, Tasmania
13 Jan 1838 Samuel Misdemeanor
31 Jan 1838 Samuel Absconded
13 Jul 1839 Layton 3 sailed from Portsmouth to Hobart
07 Jan 1839 Samuel Arrived Hobart, Tasmania
23 Dec 1839 Samuel Chained for 2 years – moved to Port Arthur
04 Jan 1840 Samuel Absconded from chain gang
30 May 1841 Samuel Gross Misconduct
17 Feb 1846 Samuel Ticket of Leave
11 Jun 1850 Sarah arrives in South Australia
30 Sept 1850 Samuel Married Sarah Plowman
1856/8 Sarah moved to Victoria
13 Nov 1858 Samuel Admitted to Adelaide Lunatic Asylum
02 Apr 1860 Sarah Died – aged 61
Her death certificate, the information provided by her son, so may not be accurate, states :-
- 8 years in South Australia, 4 years in Victoria.
- Married in Blandford, Dorsetshire at age 24 to George Plowman
- Married in Adelaide, South Aus at age 50 to Samuel Nosta.
13 Nov 1863 Samuel Died – aged 63.