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James Boys 1830–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1830

Birth Location: Bucklands Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 07 Nov 1906

Death Location: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Robert Boys

Mother: Fanny Cowell

Spouse(s): Eliza Shrimpton

Children(s): Mary Boys, Helena Boys, William Boys, Ella Boys, Clara Boys, Charles Boys, Robert Boys, Sydney Boys

In 1830, James Boys entered the world in Bucklands Hertfordshire, England, born to Robert John Boys And Fanny Ann Cowell. James Boys married Eliza Anne Shrimpton, and had children including Charles Ernest Henry Boys, Clara Bertha Boys, Ella Margaret Boys, Helena Boys, Mary Eliza Boys, Robert Ingram Boys, Sydney Arthur Boys, William Edward Boys. James Boys passed away in 1906 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1830, James Boys entered the world in Bucklands Hertfordshire, England, born to Robert John Boys And Fanny Ann Cowell.
  • James Boys married Eliza Anne Shrimpton, and had children including Charles Ernest Henry Boys, Clara Bertha Boys, Ella Margaret Boys, Helena Boys, Mary Eliza Boys, Robert Ingram Boys, Sydney Arthur Boys, William Edward Boys.
  • James Boys passed away in 1906 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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James Boys's Ancestors

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James Boys
1830–1906
Birth Place: Bucklands Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Robert John Boys
1791–1872
Betteshanger Kent England
Fanny (Ann) Cowell
1800–1873
Margate, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Boys
1749–1824
Bettershanger, Kent, England
Mary Harvey
1755–1850
Saint Peter and Saint Paul,Milton By Gravesend,Kent,England
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James Boys's Descendants

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James Boys (27 Dec 1830–07 Nov 1906) m. Eliza (Anne) Shrimpton (Jan 1840–16 Aug 1926)
  1. 1. Mary (Eliza) Boys 1861–1933 m. Henry Laing 1836–1919 m. James (William) Catterick 1860–1887
    1. 1. Mabel (Doris) Laing 1888–1974 m. Leonard (Seymour Phelps) Hopkins 1884–1960
      1. 1. Audrey (Phelps) Hopkins 1917–2010
      2. 2. Doris (Mary Phelps) Hopkins 1908–1981
      3. 3. Marjory (Phelps) Hopkins 1914–1989
      4. 4. Ronald (Vivian Phelps) Hopkins 1918–1943
      5. 5. Helen (Phelps) Hopkins 1912–1987
      6. 6. Hereward (Cookson Phelps) Hopkins 1915–2009
    2. 2. Rhoda (Edith) Laing 1891–1956
  2. 2. Helena Boys 1863–1954
  3. 3. William (Edward) Boys 1878–1953
  4. 4. Ella (Margaret) Boys 1881–1966
  5. 5. Clara (Bertha) Boys 1864–1953
  6. 6. Charles (Ernest Henry) Boys 1866–1951
  7. 7. Robert (Ingram) Boys 1867–1938
  8. 8. Sydney (Arthur) Boys 1871–1896

James Boys's Timeline

2 Records

1830
27 Dec 1830
Birth of James Boys in Bucklands Hertfordshire, England
Bucklands Hertfordshire, England
1906
07 Nov 1906
Age 76
Death of James Boys in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1830
    Event Place: Bucklands Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1906
    Event Place: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

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