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Alexander Boon 1851 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 OCT 1851

Birth Location: Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland

Death Date: 17 JAN 1898

Death Location: Ayr County Hospital. Ref. 1898 578/1 20 Ayr.

Father: William Boon

Mother: Anne Taylor

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boon, Janet Gemmell

Children(s): Annie Boon, William Boon, Elizabeth Boon, Alex Boon, Jane Boon, Neil Boon, James Boon, Margaret Boon, Robert Gemmell, Mary Gemmell, Janet Boon, Andrew Boon, Agnes Boon

In 1851, Alexander Boon entered the world in Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland, born to William Boon and Anne Agnes Taylor. In 1861, Alexander Boon resided in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1881, Alexander Boon resided in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alexander Boon married Elizabeth Boon, Janet Gemmell, and had children including Annie Boon, William Boon, Elizabeth Boon, Alex Boon, Jane Boon, Neil Boon, James Boon, Margaret Boon, Robert Gemmell, Mary Gemmell, Janet S. Boon, Andrew Boon, Agnes Boon. Alexander Boon passed away in 1898 in Ayr County Hospital. Ref. 1898 578/1 20 Ayr..

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Biography

  • In 1851, Alexander Boon entered the world in Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland, born to William Boon and Anne Agnes Taylor.
  • In 1861, Alexander Boon resided in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • In 1881, Alexander Boon resided in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Boon married Elizabeth Boon, Janet Gemmell, and had children including Annie Boon, William Boon, Elizabeth Boon, Alex Boon, Jane Boon, Neil Boon, James Boon, Margaret Boon, Robert Gemmell, Mary Gemmell, Janet S. Boon, Andrew Boon, Agnes Boon.
  • Alexander Boon passed away in 1898 in Ayr County Hospital. Ref. 1898 578/1 20 Ayr..

Immediate Family

Parents

William Boon
1814 – 1885
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
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Anne Taylor
1816 –
Birth Location: Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Boon
1851 – 1892
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire
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Janet Gemmell
1858 –
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Annie Boon
1871 –
Birth Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire
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William Boon
1873 –
Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire
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Elizabeth Boon
1875 –
Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire
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Alex Boon
1877 –
Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire
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Jane Boon
1879 –
Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire
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Neil Boon
1880 –
Birth Location: Ayr, Scotland
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James Boon
1883 –
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire
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Margaret Boon
1887 – 1964
Birth Location: Newton on Ayr, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Robert Gemmell
1881 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mary Gemmell
1884 –
Birth Location: St. Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Janet Boon
1888 –
Birth Location: St. Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Andrew Boon
1893 –
Birth Location: Newton on Ayr, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Agnes Boon
1896 –
Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Alexander Boon's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Boon
1851 – 1898
Birth Place: Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
Parents
William Boon
1814 – 1885
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Anne (Agnes) Taylor
1816 –
Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
Grandparents
John Boon
1780 – 1871
Ireland
Catherine Thomson
1790 –
GLASGOW Lanarkshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Boon
1748 –
Margaret Dunn
1752 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Boon's Descendants

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Alexander Boon (19 OCT 1851 – 17 JAN 1898) m. Elizabeth Boon (abt 1851 – 1892) m. Janet Gemmell (22 July 1858 – )
  1. 1. Annie Boon (abt 1871 – )
  2. 2. William Boon (abt 1873 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Boon (abt 1875 – )
  4. 4. Alex Boon (abt 1877 – )
  5. 5. Jane Boon (abt 1879 – )
  6. 6. Neil Boon (17 JAN 1880 – ) m. Mary Ivory (1881 – )
    1. 1. Neil (Clark) Boon (27 APR 1906 – ) m. Helen (Thomson) Sexton (ABT 1906 – )
      1. 1. Neil Boon (23.04.1929 – 16.03.2004) m. Margaret (Reets) Boyle (12.10.1929 – 17.05.1994)
        1. 1. Clarke (Neil) Boon (19 06 1951 – 13 10 2013)
        2. 2. Elaine Boon (1952 – )
  7. 7. James Boon (abt 1883 – )
  8. 8. Margaret Boon (05 AUG 1887 – 20 NOV 1964) m. Gavin Lambie (20 DEC 1884 – 17 October 1946) m. Gery Lambie (abt 1885 – )
    1. 1. John (Jack) Lambie (24 NOV 1906 – 03 OCT 1987)
    2. 2. Mary (Blair Mason Boon) LAMBIE (17 May 1908 – 22 Apr 2004)
    3. 3. David Lambie (ABT 1910 – 1965)
    4. 4. Margaret Lambie (15 feb 1912 – 04 july 2006)
    5. 5. Gavin (Guy) Lambie (2 Aug 1913 – 26 Jun 1965)
    6. 6. Sydney (R) Lambie (1916 – 28 Feb 2004)
  9. 9. Robert Gemmell (17 Mar 1881 – )
  10. 10. Mary Gemmell (Abt 1884 – )
  11. 11. Janet (S.) Boon (Abt 1888 – )
  12. 12. Andrew Boon (20 April 1893 – )
  13. 13. Agnes Boon (Abt 1896 – )

Alexander Boon's Timeline

6 Records

1851
19 OCT 1851
Birth of Alexander Boon in Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 10
Alexander Boon resided here in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 30
Alexander Boon resided here in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 40
Alexander Boon resided here in Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 40
Alexander Boon resided here in Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1898
17 JAN 1898
Age 47
Death of Alexander Boon in Ayr County Hospital. Ref. 1898 578/1 20 Ayr.
Ayr County Hospital. Ref. 1898 578/1 20 Ayr.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1851
    Event Place: Prestwick, Monkton, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census
    [2] 1891 Scotland Census
    [3] 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1898
    Event Place: Ayr County Hospital. Ref. 1898 578/1 20 Ayr.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Police Constable, Coal Trimmer
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