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Transportation
Griffith Boyer was transported on the Runnymede , departing 11th Jun 1856 and arriving 7th Sep 1856 with 247 passengers.
The original 'Runnymede' was built in London 1825, 389 tons. Sailing of this ship to Australia with convict transportees, including boy convicts 1839/1840 to Van Diemen's Land. (It appears this ship made other sailings to Australia, as a barque with immigrant passengers.) This Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in 1844. n.b. There is another 'Runnymede' ship. Built in Sunderland in 1854, the 720 ton ship Runnymede II - embarked 248 male convicts at Plymouth on 15 June 1856, landing all in Western Australia on 7 September, after a passage of 84 days - the sailing also had soldier families for settlement there. A 284 ton barque Runneymede of Hobart was wrecked at Frenchman's Bay, on 24 December 1878.
Runnymede (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 198 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Griffin Boyer is my G.G.G grandfather on my mother side of the family."
"His my Great Great Grandfather… on my Fathers side"
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Convict Notes
Griffith Boyer (19) was indicted for the manslaughter of George Turton, at Silkstone, in a street quarrel and a fight. —Guilty. Hull Daily News, 9 Dec 1854. Removal of Convicts.—The following convicts were removed from York Castle, to Milbank Prison, London on Wednesday last, in pursuance of their several sentences of transportation to penal servitude; viz for ? years, Griffith Boyer, George Beevers, William Stirk, and John Spencer; for 6 years, Henry Knowles. Jonathan Fielding James Farrar, …. Yorkshire Gazette, 10 Feb 1855.
Griffith Boyer was 19 years old when transported, he was 5’7” tall sandy hair, dark grey eyes, fresh complexion, middling stout, cut on upper lip. Griffith was the son of John Boyer and was born at Barton, Cheshire. 9/7/1858: TOL 18/5/1861: CP 7/1/1861: Married Isabella Lucas at York WA. They had 3 daughters. (Isabella died 3/8/1875) 15/1/1880: Griffith died at Perth and was buried at East Perth.
his occupation was not listed and I couldn't enter manually so I selected Railway. His brother and father were both Platelayers on the railway in the UK and he gave his occupation as platelayer in a letter he wrote home to his parents. I actually have the transcript of his trial from a book but too long to add here. What are your suggestions. I can also take photos of his letters home from a book. He is not in my family tree, I just came across the letter in the book and started researching him.