Genealogy Windsor-Cicognani » William Boys (1781-1851)

Personal data William Boys 

• He was born in the year 1781 in Bethnal Green, London, England.
• He died in the year 1851, he was 70 years old.
• The birth parents are William Boys and Mary Pitcher
• This information was last updated on July 19, 2019.

Household of William Boys

He had a relationship with Sarah Thornton.

Child(ren):

1. Rebecca Boys  1814-1885

Notes about William Boys

1817 WILLIAM BOYS was indicted for stealing, on the 3d of January , three pair of shoes, value 1l., the goods of John Johnston , privately in his shop .
JOHN JOHNSTON . I live at No. 10, Lower West-street ; I am a shoe-maker . About six o'clock in the evening, of the 3d of January, the prisoner was brought into my shop by the constable; who produced one pair of shoes, I had not seen him in the shop. I had missed three pair just before.
GEORGE CAINES. I live opposite the prosecutor; as I was coming out of my door, I saw the prisoner in the prosecutor's shop, taking the shoes out of his window, another person was on the outside; the prisoner came out, and went down the street; I followed him, and secured him; he threw a pair of shoes down; I gave him and the shoes to Barnett.
HYAM BARNETT. I am a constable. The prisoner and the shoes were delivered to me by Caines. Johnson denied taking them before I took him to prison, he said, he would make the prosecutor any recompence to forgive him.
(Property Produced and sworn to.)
Prisoners Defence. The man came up to me, and said, I had got the shoes, another man brought a pair of shoes; I am innocent. GUILTY-Aged. 20.
Of Stealing to the amount of 4s. 6d. only.
Transported for Seven Years .
Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.

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