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William Boardley

b. 1810, d. 28 July 1851

Birth

William Boardley was born in 1810.1,2,3

Family life

William Boardley and Mary ("Granny Scott") Lahy were married on 15 January 1838 at St Patrick's church in Parramatta.2,4

Partner with Mary ("Granny Scott") Lahy (b. March 1793, d. 27 January 1884)

Residence information

William Boardley immigrated on 6 May 1829 to Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, at aboard "Lord Melville."2

Involvement in crime

William Boardley was sentenced to transportation for seven years for larceny on 14 April 1828 in Suffolk. He went aboad the "Leviathan" hulk on 11 May 1828 - https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/93764:1989?ssrc=pt&tid=191509866&pid=1424924530423 He was received his Certificate of Freedom on 10 June 1835 in Nsw, Australian Colonies.3

Working life

  • On 14 April 1828 William Boardley was a blacksmith in Suffolk.3
  • In 1832 William Boardley was an employee of the Department of Public Works in Nsw. https://www.ancestry.com.au/discoveryui-content/view/228770:1183?ssrc=pt&tid=191509866&pid=142492453042

Death

William Boardley died from lunacy on 28 July 1851 at age ~41 at Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum in Hunters Hill.1 He was buried on 29 July 1851 in Hunters Hill.1

Citations

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  2. [S1112] William Boardley to Mary Lahy, Convict Permission to Marry: 1837 1223 William Boardley to Mary Lahy, (Kingswood: NSW Archives), 23 Dec 1837
  3. [S1790] William Boardley, Convict CoF Butt, (Kingswood: NSW State Archives), 10 Jun 1835, No. 35/649
  4. [S1789] Marriage Certificate, William Bodely and Mary Lahy, 15 Jan 1838, Society of Australian Genealogists, 298/1838, Reel 3095, Sydney. St Patrick's Church, Parramatta.
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Last Edited5 July 2023