The following information was researched and kindly shared by Les deBelin to whom I am most grateful :
Thomas was a former convict at the time of his marriage to Harriett SMITH in 1850.
Marriage Ref's V18501995 73C and V1850237 79. This due to wife having 2 variants of first name: Harriett and Harriet.
Death Ref: 1878/10384

There are several variants of Thomas's surname. The following are the spellings for records that I have found whilst making my inquiries. Some relate direct to his wife or daughter which adds to the problem:

SARJEANT - Convict Transportation Records and Marriage Certificate.
SARGEANT - Pardon Certificate and Death Certificate.
SERGEANT - Windsor Library Records relating to Thomas's work.
SARGENT - Wife, Harriet's Death Notice.
SEARJEANT - Daughter, Harriet's Marriage Registration.
SEARGEANT - Daughter, Harriet's Church Records.

Thomas SARJEANT was born in London, England, about 1804. On 18 December, 1826, at Surrey, he was sentenced to Transportation for Life for the offence of Burglary. He arrived in Sydney, on 31 July, 1827, aboard the "Marquis of Hastings" (see enclosed shipping list). This was the ship's second voyage to Sydney with convicts, and on this occasion is was mastered by John Jeffrey DRAKE, and the surgeon was Mr GILBERT. Although Thomas's occuaption in England was listed as a painter, the 1828 census showed his occupation as being a road ganger, which no doubt related to his convict position, particularly, as in January, 1828, he was further sentenced to 2 months on the Iron Chain Gang by Wallis Plains Court, Bathurst area, (copy of order enclosed). In 1836, he was given a Ticket of Leave by the Bathurst Bench, to remain in the District of Windsor, and in 1845 in was given a Conditional Pardon (copies of both forms enclosed).

It was probably during his stay in the Windsor area that he met a local girl, Harriet SMITH. Although they were both living in the Windsor area they actually married in Sydney, in 1850. It may have not been a sanctioned marriage as there was a 17 years difference in age and she was 6 months pregnant. Harriet's brother and sister, Henry and Maria, were witnesses.

Thomas's experience on the road chain gangs must have paid dividends as checks made at Windsor Library revealed that Thomas SARJEANT'S name is mentioned in the "Walker Papers - Windsor Road Trust Minute Book 1848 to 1883" This is a record of minutes taken at meetings during local repairs around Windsor. There are 375 pages of minutes. The following are transcripts from those records indicating references to Thomas SARJEANT. Once again the spelling of the surname differs throughtout the records.

8/6/1852 page 70 - "wages to T. SERGEANT, receiving gravel to bridge for 1 pound and 8 shillings".

1852 page 73 - "wages to T. SERGEANT, receiving gravel to bridge, to 15 May, 12 pounds".

1852 page 74 - " T. SERGEANT for gravel 7 shillings".

16/12/1852 page 82 - "that T. SERGEANT claim for Horce(?) Bridge for gravel supplied in repair of same be paid to the account of 5 shillings".

16/4/1853 page 90 - "and that the payment of 2 pounds and 15 shillings to Thomas SAJEANT for gravel for the new bridge, by the Secretary out of cash in his hands, be approved".

5/6/1853 page 95 - "Thomas SAGEANT - carriage of chain, 4 shillings".

30/5/1854 page 108 - "that T. SARGEANT be paid for a load of gravel which was laid at the bridge, 5 shillings".

21/8/1854 page 112 - "T. SARGEANT, contract for re-laying log in George Street, 4 pounds".

31/8/1854 page 113 - "that STUBBS and SARGEANT be paid 75 pounds for contract for repairs of George Street from Mr McInade's corner to Mr Ascoups's corner".

20/9/1854 page 114 - "also that STUBBS and SERJEANT to be paid 3 pounds and 12 shillings for stumping to 10th September, 1854".

17/11/1854 page 119 - "Thom SERGEANT claim in maps 18th Nov, 1 pound and 4 shillings".

15/1/1855 page 121 - "that STUBBS and SERGEANT commence again tomorrow morning on the Richmond Road near Fairfield(?) gate and that Mr .......(?) and BARKER over look the work".

21/3/1855 page 124 - "the tenders of Mr SUBBS, T. SERJEANT and MORAN for repairing Windsor Road now opened and read, audit was resolved that as the accounts are higher than had been expected, the parties be informed that they can not be accepted at present".

6/1/1862 page 186 - "the following accounts are passed having been paid at under mentioned dates 7 Dec, T. SEGEANT, 1 pound, 17 shillings and 6 pence. 14 Dec, T. SEGEANT, 1 pound".

There are no other apparent references in the minutes that relate to Thomas SARJEANT.

It is possible that Sargeants Road, Wilberforce, is named after the family?

Thomas died on 12 July, 1878, at The Penninsular, Windsor, suffering from asthma. The Penninsular is an area situated just north of the township near the old Observatory. He was buried at St.Mathews, Church of England, Windsor. There is no headstone.
(Leslie John de Belin, great great grandson, 1998)

• Married: 30 DEC 1850 in St. Andrew's, Sydney NSW Australia
• Note: Marriage Ref's: V1850/1995/73C and V1850/0237/ 79 (2 references due to spelling of Harriet and Harriett).

1. Harriett SARJEANT b: 7 FEB 1851 in Ebenezer NSW Australia c: 30 MAR 1851 in Church of England, Parish of Richmond, NSW.
2. Elizabeth Maria SARJEANT b: 1 JUN 1853 in Windsor NSW Australia
3. Sarah SARJEANT b: 16 SEP 1855 in Windsor NSW Australia
4. George Smith SARJEANT b: 19 OCT 1857 in Windsor NSW Australia
5. William SARJEANT b: 1860 in Windsor NSW Australia

1. Author: Les de Belin