Susannah Sterne arrived in Sydney, in 1838, as an assisted immigrant, a niece of Edward and Margaret Riley. Edward Riley built a row of four houses in The Rocks area of Sydney, 58 – 64 Gloucester St. After the death of Edward, and then Margaret, Susannah was left numbers 62 and 64 which are now known as Susannah Place and owned by the Historic Houses Trust of N.S.W. Susannah married Charles Hensley, a Londoner who came to Australia in 1818. After an initial interest in whaling he opened a bakery in Clarence St, later at 43 York St South. Retiring from business he settled in the ‘country’ at Botany. He was one of the founders of St Matthews C of E Botany. The Sydney Morning Herald dated Friday 11 August 1876: HENSLEY. —August 10, at her residence, Bank's Meadows, Botany, Susannah, the beloved wife of Charles Hensley, sen., after a long and painful illness, deeply regretted.