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Josiah Boswell

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Summary

Born
Jan 1816
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Aug 1835
Arrival
Dec 1835
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Josiah Boswell
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1816
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Bosworth

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Unknown
Sentence term: 15 years

Voyage

Departed: 26th Aug 1835
Ship: Layton
Arrival: 10th Dec 1835
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Josiah Boswell was transported on the Layton, departing 26th Aug 1835 and arriving 10th Dec 1835 with 272 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.

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References

Primary SourceTasmanian Archives - convicts

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on 28th July 2016

Josiah Boswell/Bosworth was a soldier, 28th Regiment (for 6yrs) on the 'Layton' 1835. Tried at Sydney, Australia 13 Feb 1841 for stealing money and knocking a man down. 15yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Abercombie' 1841. Single man; soldier/farm labourer; aged 25yrs; Native place - Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. 30 July 1850: Conditional Pardon approved, Tasmania.