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John BOYLE

He was tried at Old Bailey, London on 21 April 1784 for fraud (impersonation). He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years having been originally sentenced to death, and left England on the Scarborough aged about 30 at that time (May 1787). His occupation was listed as seaman. He died in 1833.

Notes: On 2 November 1789 he received 100 lashes for beating his wife, on 22 February 1790 he received 25 lashes for being absent from work, and on 18 May 1790 he received 50 more for fighting. Married Catherine Henry on 25 May 1788.



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