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Benjamin Boyce (c. 1760–c. 1790)

Benjamin Boyce was a boatswain's mate when he arrived in Sydney in January 1788 aboard the Sirius as part of the First Fleet. After the Sirius was wrecked in 1790 he was discharged to the Supply as an able seaman.

Boyce was discharged to sick quarters at Batavia on 12 August 1790 and later died. His wife received his pay in 1792.

* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 42

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'Boyce, Benjamin (c. 1760–c. 1790)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/boyce-benjamin-30383/text37685, accessed 18 April 2026.

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Birth

c. 1760
Kinsale, Cork, Ireland

Death

c. 1790 (aged ~ 30)

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