Sarah Lord was born 22 February 1822 in Cabramatta, New South Wales, Australia to James Lord (c1788-1833) and Maria Coverly (1792-1864) .
Sarah was baptised in 1825 at which time her date of birth in 1822 was recorded. She is then found in the 1825 muster and 1828 census with her parents.
The only other record of Sarah was being listed among her mother's living children at her mother's death in 1864.
Sarah did NOT marry in 1857 at the age of 35, and then have 7 children over the next 22 years between the ages of 36 and 57.
There was a different younger Sarah Lord (c1837-1922) who married the German-born Henry Seidel (c1825-1901), son of Henry and Gerturde Seidel, in 1857 and who had 7 children over the next 22 years. Her death registration in 1922 shows her to be the daughter of John and Ellen Lord. Not much is known about her family. Her parents immigrated to Australia with Sarah and her siblings and then had the following children: John 1844, Henry 1846, Thomas 1847, Ellen 1849, Martha 1850, Robert 1853. Her younger sister Ellen (1849-1936) married Albert Augustine Kimberley (1841-) in 1871.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ann Lord (1820-1888) | 29 August 1820 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia | 3 January 1888 Tighes Hill, New South Wales, Australia | Charles Lane (1809-1899) |
| Sarah Lord (1822-1922) | 22 February 1822 Cabramatta, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| James Lord (1823-bef1864) | 1823 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Esther Lord (1824-1864) | 1824 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia | 12 August 1864 Catherine Creek, Yass, New South Wales, Australia | Joseph Sibrey (1817-1892) |
| John Lord (1826-1894) | 1826 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia | 17 July 1894 Yarramundi, New South Wales, Australia | Annie E Mortimer (c1841-1907) |
| Decesaed son Lord (c1828-bef1864) | |||
| Henrietta Lord (1830-aft1864) | 1830 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Deceased daughter one Lord (c1831-bef1864) | |||
| Deceased daughter two Lord (c1833-1864) | |||