Sarah Ann SWINDON [9475]
- Born: 1866, Carlton, Victoria, Australia 7637,7638
- Died: 7 Feb 1959, Auckland, , New Zealand at age 93 7639,7640
- Buried: 9 Feb 1959, Purewa, , New Zealand 7641
General Notes:
Sarah Ann's birth is registered under the name of Swindow rather than Swindon.
Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser (Vic. : 1842 - 1843; 1854 - 1876) Thu 25 May 1871 Page 3 Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918) Sat 20 May 1871 Page 10 THE TOWN. The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Thu 18 May 1871 Page 2 THE NEWS OF THE DAY.
A warrant has been issued against a woman named Maude North, on a charge of abducting a little girl, five years old, named Sarah Ann Swindon, from the house of her, father, Cypress Cottage, Jarman-street, Prahran. The woman is said to be, thirty, years of age, of pleasant manner, a good musician, and has been a governess.
Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924 for Sarah Ann Swindon 1871 The warrant against Maude North, charged with abducting Sarah Ann Swindon, has been cancelled - 7th June 1871
Sarah Ann was abducted by her Uncle's wife. The abductor must have been pregnant at the time of the abduction, though her former husband Edward North was not deceased, Maude North had remarried to Robert Slack.
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