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Sir Knight Robert III Baron and Sheriff of Westmoreland Lord Appleby De Vipont

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Information taken from Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory of Burials, 1792-1820. His age was 60 and reference is: RST:Free.RM

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John Boxley, one of 1063 convicts transported on the Neptune, Scarborough and Surprize, December 1789

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name: John Boxley
Aliases: none
Gender: m
Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth: 1756
Occupation: Basketmaker
Date of Death: 20th November, 1816
Age: 60 years

http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/boxley/john/84571 [2014-04-13]

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Surname Firstname Alias Alphabetical Indent Tried_at County Tried when Sentence Age Occupation Ship Ship Indent Ship Page Ship Entry Remarks
BOXLEY John 12188_4_4003_0039-40 Middlesex Middlesex 09/09/1789 Life Scarborough (2) 1150_SZ115_0103 055 032 NSW. Sydney, 21/11/1816, 60

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Community Contributions

Wendy Andrews on 2nd January, 2012 wrote:

John Boxley arrived on board the Scarborough. He had been sentenced to death at the Old Bailey in October 1786 for highway robbery. On 12th September, a woman carrying a bundle of washing from Knightsbridge to Chelsea had been threatened by 3 men, one of them brandishing a stick. They had forced her to give up the clothing and, 2 weeks later when Boxley was arrested, the woman identified him as one of her assailants. She described him as short and thickset with a long nose and smallpox pitted skin. The death sentence was pronounced although the jury recommended him to mercy because the woman’s evidence was uncorroborated and the clothing had not been recovered. He was held in Newgate Gaol until 10th November when he embarked on the transport Scarborough.
On 24th April 1792 Boxley married Ann Baker (Barker) at St. Phillip’s Church of England, Sydney. Ann had been listed as a member of the Second Fleet arriving on the Neptune. She had been tried at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, on 10th October 1788 and sentenced to 7 years. There were 3 children from the marriage Francis b. 6th November 1795, Mary Ann b. 29th June 1799 and John b. and d. 1802.

Around 1800, Boxley received a conditional pardon and purchased a 30 acre farm near Sydney from William Roberts, the original grantee. According to the 1802 census, Boxley (settler Port Jackson) had purchased 30 acres in Sydney, 18 of which were cleared. He had 2 acres in wheat, 10 in maize, 2 male and 2 female hogs, 4 bushels of wheat and 13 of Maize in hand, and he had himself, 1 woman and 2 children and 1 government servant (David Braithwaite) off stores (self sufficient).

Ann’s death was registered at St. Phillip’s Church of England on 23rd October 1804, leaving Boxley to care for Francis (8) and Mary Ann (5).

By 1806, Boxley had sold the farm to a Mr. Laycock and was working as a basket maker. In 1814 he was still following the trade in Sydney, supporting his daughter. His son Francis was apprenticed at the dockyard and at age 21 was listed as being employed by Mr. Grono at Windsor.

John Boxley died on 20th November 1816. The burial register at St. Phillip’s described him as Free, aged sixty.

Ossie Daniel Osborne on 29th January, 2013 wrote:
I have pedigree charts that state birthday as 30/09/1759

Convict Changes History

Wendy Andrews on 2nd January, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1756-00-00, gender m

Ossie Daniel Osborne on 29th January, 2013 made the following changes:
date of death 20th November, 1816

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Information taken from: Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory of Burials, 1792-1820. Reference is: RST:RM

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Surname Firstname Alias Alphabetical Indent Tried_at County Tried when Sentence Age Occupation Ship Ship Indent Ship Page Ship Entry Remarks
BAKER Ann Bury St Edmonds Suffolk 10/10/1785 7 years Surprize (1), Neptune, Scarborough (2) HO_31_1_OIC11_p31 Beyond the Seas [TNA, HO 31/1]

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The Battle of Assandun (or Essendune)[1] was fought between Danish and English armies on 18 October 1016. There is disagreement whether Assandun may be Ashdon near Saffron Walden in north Essex or, as long supposed, Ashingdon near Rochford in southeast Essex, England. It was a victory for the Danes, led by Canute the Great (Cnut, Knut or Knud), who triumphed over the English army led by King Edmund II ('Ironside'). The battle was the conclusion to the Danish reconquest of England.