Golden hair, and had a beard “like a Viking”. Worked as a smith (described as a Whitesmith) in Auckland at Deadwood Terrace in Ponsonby. His son Alfred John later continued the business. Alfred’s son, James Shiner, was the first of the family to come to New Zealand. Alfred and the rest of the family came out a few years later, partly because daughter Cherry had a weak chest. In their later years, Alfred and Sarah were cared for by their daughter, Rose.

Both Sarah and Alfred are buried at Purewa cemetery. Block F 44, Plots 101 and 102. The cemetery record gives her date of death as 19 Jan.

Her marriage record in the Beaminster parish records mentions her father as James Shiner, which is nice confirmation of the relationship.