John Boxall was born in Blakeney in 1786. In 1800, at the age of 14, he enlisted with the Royal Marines and at 16, he joined the 90th Foot Soldiers, 2nd Battalion. After spending 6 years with this regiment overseas he was discharged in 1816 due to a “Malformation”. He then returned to Blakeney where he worked as a labourer.
On 15 April 1817, at the age of 31, he was convicted of breaking into a waggon belonging to George Playne while it travelled from Minchinhampton to Bristol and stealing a quantity of woollen cloth while it was in Thornbury. He was sentenced to be transported for 7 years. After a spell on the hulk, the Justitia, he was transferred to the Batavia which set sail for New South Wales on 1 November 1817 and arrived on 5 April 1818.
Boxall obtained his certificate of freedom on 15 April 1824 and died in Sydney on 15 June 1839.
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The John BOXALL who died aged 53 in New South Wales in 1839 at Sydney General Hospital and is buried in St James’s Churchyard, Sydney, appears to be another convict of the same name who was transported to NSW in 1808 on the “Ann”. His birth also appears to be in the same year [1786] as the convict I am researching.
Thanks Bernard. I will update my post. Ian