John "Paddy" Boraman
- Born: 1868
- Location: Koroit, Victoria, Australia
- Died: 1936 (Aged 68yrs)
- Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Father: James Boraman
- Mother: Rachel Rebecca Brady
- Brother: George William Boraman
- Brother: Edward George Boraman
- Sister: Lilian Boraman
- Sister: Elizabeth Georgina Boraman
- Sister: Rachel Rebecca Boraman
- Sister: Maria Boraman
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- Spouse: Jane Ellen Norman
- Married: 28 Mar 1898 (Aged 30yrs)
- Information source: Church Marriage Record
Location: Knox Church, George Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
- Information source: Church Marriage Record
- Daughter: Ivy Boraman, born 1913
- Son: William John Boraman, born 1902
- Daughter: Hilda Jane Boraman, born 5 Aug 1899
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In 1896, the Mataura Ensign reported that John 'had his arm badly mauled by a tiger he was caressing' - he worked for Fitzgerald's Circus at the time. Later in 1896 the same paper also reported that he was 'having a staging 40 feet high erected at the East Gore Baths from the summit of which he intends launching out into the thin air and cool water' - obvioulsy he was quite a showman!
In 1901 John attempted to go to South Africa to fight in the Boer War but was turned down by the ship's captain as he didn't have enough money in his pocket! Later in the same year he again tried to join a ship bound for the Boer war but had a dispute with the enlistment officer over who was going to pay all of the expenses and he returned home.
In Jan 1902 the Otago Witness reported that John was enlisted as a farrier in the Otago contingent of the Eighth New Zealand Regiment - whether he actually ever got to South Africa is not clear as the war concluded in May 1902.
In 1901 John attempted to go to South Africa to fight in the Boer War but was turned down by the ship's captain as he didn't have enough money in his pocket! Later in the same year he again tried to join a ship bound for the Boer war but had a dispute with the enlistment officer over who was going to pay all of the expenses and he returned home.
In Jan 1902 the Otago Witness reported that John was enlisted as a farrier in the Otago contingent of the Eighth New Zealand Regiment - whether he actually ever got to South Africa is not clear as the war concluded in May 1902.