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Sarah CRESDEE ‎(I8995)‎

Given Names: Sarah
Surname: CRESDEE
Married Name: Sarah MUNDON

Gender: Female Female

Birth: 13 September 1798 East Stoke, Dorset, England
Death: 18 October 1883 ‎(Age 85)‎

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Birth	13 September 1798 East Stoke, Dorset, England
Marriage	John MUNDON - 27 August 1829 ‎(Age 30)‎ Poole, Dorset, England
Biographical Notes	Note: In South Australia for over 26 years Sarah wrote to her old family lawyer, Aldridge of Poole, of her life in the new land. The firm bundled the letters up 140 years later and posted them to the Adelaide Archives where they are held at Mortlock Library. She was 36 and John 31 when they arrived. During the voyage she fell ill of cholera and was to suffer recurrences for many years. From the 20 pounds she brought with her together with John, they acquired a considerable amount of land, the first in 1844, 80 acres at two pounds per acre. Her last letter dated 29 Nov 1867 tells of the visit of Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria and how she rode horseback 12 miles from Klemzig to see him at Adelaide. She was then 69.
Death	18 October 1883 ‎(Age 85)‎
Last Change	22 October 2008 - 15:00:32

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Parents Family (F2522)
Father	Charles CRESDEE -
Mother	Elizabeth ELLIOTT -
	Sarah CRESDEE 1798 - 1883

Immediate Family (F2521)
Husband	John MUNDON 1803 - 1863
Son	Charles Hilmers MUNDON-CRESDEE 1842 - 1924

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Biographical Notes

In South Australia for over 26 years Sarah wrote to her old family lawyer, Aldridge of Poole, of her life in the new land. The firm bundled the letters up 140 years later and posted them to the Adelaide Archives where they are held at Mortlock Library. She was 36 and John 31 when they arrived. During the voyage she fell ill of cholera and was to suffer recurrences for many years. From the 20 pounds she brought with her together with John, they acquired a considerable amount of land, the first in 1844, 80 acres at two pounds per acre. Her last letter dated 29 Nov 1867 tells of the visit of Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria and how she rode horseback 12 miles from Klemzig to see him at Adelaide. She was then 69.

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Source	Eunice Margaret Stevenson
Source	Ancestry.com Citation Details: England & Wales Christenings. East Stoke, Dorset, England; Date Range: 1742 - 1803; Film Number: 1239246. Text: Sarah Cresdee Gender: Female Christening Date: 3 Apr 1799 Christening Place: East Stoke, Dorset, England Father's Name: Charles Cresdee Mother's Name: Elizabeth