BONSER, John

Origin Whitwick, Leicester, England
Accompanying Family Nil
First settled in Toodyay, WA
Original Occupation Brickmaker
Occupation in Australia Brickmaker, Farmer

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Departure Port Prison Hulk, River Thames, Woolwich, England
Arrival Year 1851

Fremantle

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Sent out at age 21, for 7 years transportation. Convicted of a felony (stealing 60lbs of lead from the shed of the local cricket ground). His accomplice William Ward, 19, got a lighter sentence and was not transported.

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