[Index]
Boyfield WORMERSLEY (1801 - )
convict, butcher, shoemaker
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Charlotte WORMERSLEY (1833 - 1878)
John S WORMERSLEY (1835 - )
Sarah WORMERSLEY (1840 - )
Robert WORMERSLEY (1847 - 1883)
Elizabeth WORMERSLEY (1848 - 1927)
Catherine WORMERSLEY (1849 - 1941)
George Byfield Boyfield WORMERSLEY (1851 - 1887)
Francis WORMERSLEY (1853 - )
Walter WORMERSLEY (1854 - 1940)
Boyfield WORMERSLEY (1801 - )

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Sarah Jane SWAN (1815 - )

Elizabeth CUMMINS ( - 1896)
John WORMERSLEY WORMSLEY (1761 - 1844)











Sarah PAGET (1762 - 1822)












b. bef 21 Jun 1801 at Skillington, Lincolnshire, England
m. (1) 16 Oct 1832 Sarah Jane SWAN (1815 - ) at Paterson, New South Wales, Australia
m. (2) 1846 Elizabeth CUMMINS ( - 1896) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Near Relatives of Boyfield WORMERSLEY (1801 - )
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John SWAN 03 Sep 1769 Marden, Kent, England 10 Apr 1833 Paterson, New South Wales, Australia 63
Mother in Law Mary LOWRY 1783 Co Cork, Ireland 17 Jan 1821 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 38

Father John WORMERSLEY WORMSLEY abt 1761 Halifax, Yorkshire, England 03 Nov 1844 Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England 83
Mother Sarah PAGET 29 Aug 1762 Muston, Leicestershire, England 08 Feb 1822 Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England 59

Self Boyfield WORMERSLEY bef 21 Jun 1801 Skillington, Lincolnshire, England

Wife Sarah Jane SWAN 08 Dec 1815 Paterson, New South Wales, Australia
Wife Elizabeth CUMMINS 1896

Daughter Charlotte WORMERSLEY 1833 1878 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 45
Son John S WORMERSLEY 1835 New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Sarah WORMERSLEY 1840 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Son Robert WORMERSLEY 01 Apr 1847 Paterson, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia 36
Daughter Elizabeth WORMERSLEY 1848 New South Wales, Australia 1927 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia 79
Daughter Catherine WORMERSLEY 1849 New South Wales, Australia 1941 Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia 92
Son George Byfield Boyfield WORMERSLEY 1851 New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1887 Queensland, Australia 36
Son Francis WORMERSLEY 1853 New South Wales, Australia
Son Walter WORMERSLEY 1854 New South Wales, Australia 1940 Granville, New South Wales, Australia 86

Sister Sarah WORMERSLEY 03 Apr 1787 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England
Brother Robert WORMERSLEY 23 Mar 1789 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England
Sister Elizabeth WORMERSLEY 17 Aug 1791 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England abt 1881 90
Sister Ann WORMERSLEY abt 16 Dec 1793 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England
Sister Alice WORMERSLEY abt 16 Nov 1795 Bottesford, Leicestershire, England
Sister Charlotte WORMERSLEY 08 May 1798 Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
Sister Jane WORMERSLEY abt 04 May 1800 Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England 14 Sep 1869 Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England 69
Sister Susanna WORMERSLEY abt 24 Apr 1804 Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England

Son in Law John PHILLIPS
Son in Law John LEWIS
Daughter in Law Ellen CROTTY 1843
Son in Law James MOORE
Daughter in Law Mary Elizabeth HARRISON 1897 Queensland, Australia

Granddaughter Hannah PHILLIPS 1857 Chippendale, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Sarah LEWIS 19 Jan 1863 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1941 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 78
Grandson Walter John WORMERSLEY 1871 Paterson, New South Wales, Australia 24 May 1943 72
Granddaughter Eliza Honorah WORMERSLEY 1872 Paterson, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Ann Theresa WORMERSLEY 29 Apr 1876 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Catherine Maude WORMERSLEY 1886 Manilla, New South Wales, Australia 1971 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 85

Niece Susan SWAN 1818

Brother in Law Richard SWAN 1792 UK 1870 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia 78
Events in Boyfield WORMERSLEY (1801 - )'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
bef 21 Jun 1801 Boyfield WORMERSLEY was born Skillington, Lincolnshire, England
08 Feb 1822 20 Death of mother Sarah PAGET (aged 59) Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England 18
15 Mar 1827 25 Convicted Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Note 1
08 Jun 1827 25 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per "Prince Regent" for life
16 Oct 1832 31 Married Sarah Jane SWAN (aged 16) Paterson, New South Wales, Australia
1833 32 Birth of daughter Charlotte WORMERSLEY
1835 34 Birth of son John S WORMERSLEY New South Wales, Australia V18351051 19/1835
1840 39 Birth of daughter Sarah WORMERSLEY Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
01 Oct 1842 41 Pardon New South Wales, Australia
03 Nov 1844 43 Death of father John WORMERSLEY WORMSLEY (aged 83) Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire, England Note 2 18
1846 45 Married Elizabeth CUMMINS Sydney, New South Wales, Australia V1846537 131/1846
01 Apr 1847 45 Birth of son Robert WORMERSLEY Paterson, New South Wales, Australia V1847.2940 64/1847
1848 47 Birth of daughter Elizabeth WORMERSLEY New South Wales, Australia V18481546 65/1848
1849 48 Birth of daughter Catherine WORMERSLEY New South Wales, Australia V18492329 66/1849, Walsmly
1851 50 Birth of son George Byfield Boyfield WORMERSLEY New South Wales, Australia V1851866 69/1851
1853 52 Birth of son Francis WORMERSLEY New South Wales, Australia V18531404 70/1853, Walmsley
1854 53 Birth of son Walter WORMERSLEY New South Wales, Australia V18542241 71/1854, Walmsley
1878 77 Death of daughter Charlotte WORMERSLEY (aged 45) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1883 82 Death of son Robert WORMERSLEY (aged 36) Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia 4567/1883, Walmsley
31 Aug 1887 86 Death of son George Byfield Boyfield WORMERSLEY (aged 36) Queensland, Australia 1887/C263
1896 95 Death of wife Elizabeth CUMMINS
1927 126 Death of daughter Elizabeth WORMERSLEY (aged 79) Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia 3930/1927
1940 139 Death of son Walter WORMERSLEY (aged 86) Granville, New South Wales, Australia 8754/1940
1941 140 Death of daughter Catherine WORMERSLEY (aged 92) Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
Note 1: to death communted to life with 3 others
Note 2: Free BMD Grantham 14 253 Dec 1844
Personal Notes:
“In Nottingham Town Gaol, Boyfield Wormersley and Wm. Piggins, for stealing six sheep the property of Mr John Lufton, of Syston, Lincolnshire, on the 7th Nov. last, and driving them to Nottingham, where the prisoners lived as butchers, had sentence of death recorded against them.”
Source: The Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial, Literary and General Advertiser (Hull, England), headline Assize Intelligence; Tuesday, March 27, 1827. Gale Document Number: BB3205910258.

The death sentence for both was commuted to transportation for life.

Maitland Mercuryt & Hunter River General Advetiser 24 Jul 1850
A MAN BURNT TO DEATH IN HIS HUT. On Monday an inquest was held at the Paterson Hotel, Paterson, before J. S. Parker, Esq., Coroner, on the body of John Byan. It appeared from the evidence of John Buckley, Charles Robins, and Boyfield Wormersly, that Byan and Buckley lived in adjoining rooms or huts, both being shoemakers in the employ of Mr. Wormersly. On Saturday about mid-day Mr. Wormersly took Buckley some work, and afterwards Mr. Wormersly accompanied Ryan to the Pater- son Hotel, where Ryan drank three glasses of rum, and then went to see the doctor; he again returned to the hotel, and took one more glass of rum, and then appears to have gone home again. In the course of the afternoon Buckley heard Ryan talking and "going on" in his room, and heard him call his (Buckley's) wife improper names ; as this was the first time such a thing had happened, Buckley concluded that Ryan was intoxicated; Ryan, it appears, bore the reputation of being " a cranky character," and Buckley did not go to him. After dark Ryan called to Buckley to lend him a blanket or some bags, but Buckley replied that he had neither to lend; again, later, Ryan called out to ask Buckley to come in and cover him with a rug, and Buckley called out that he would if Ryan would open his door ; Ryan at first said he would, but then said "I cannot get up"; Buckley told him he could not get in if he did not open the door. After this Buckley heard Ryan talking to himself for some time, but nothing more occurred to attract his attention. The next morning Buckley rose as usual, between seven and eight o'clock, and went outside to walk up and down ; he was surprised to see no smoke issuing from Ryan's chimney, as was usual, and having learnt from his wife that she had seen nothing of Ryan that morning, Buckley looked through a crack in the door, and saw Ryan lying still, and apparently dead and much burnt, in the fire-place ; Buckley called to another neighbour to look, who said that Ryan was evidently dead, and then went for Mr. Worm- ersly and the chief constable ; the chief constable opened the door, on his arrival, and Ryan was found lying dead in his fire-place. The jury returned a verdict that Ryan came to his death from injuries received from fire by falling into the fire-place in his hut some time on Saturday night ; they also found that he had been drinking during the day, but that there was no evidence to show how his clothes caught fire, or that he was in an unfit state to take care of himself.

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