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John Harvey Boys 1816–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 May 1870

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: John Solicitor

Mother: Martha Stephens

Spouse(s): Mary Osborn

Children(s): Mary Boys, Toke Boys, Alfred Boys, Athelstan Boys, Elizabeth Boys

The story of John Harvey Boys began in 1816 in Margate, Kent, England. In 1841, John Harvey Boys resided in St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England. In 1851, John Harvey Boys resided in Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England. John Harvey Boys married Mary Osborn, and had children including Alfred Osborn Boys, Athelstan Harvey Boys, Elizabeth Boys, Mary Maude Boys, Toke Harvey Boys. John Harvey Boys passed away in 1870 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Harvey Boys began in 1816 in Margate, Kent, England.
  • In 1841, John Harvey Boys resided in St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England.
  • In 1851, John Harvey Boys resided in Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England.
  • John Harvey Boys married Mary Osborn, and had children including Alfred Osborn Boys, Athelstan Harvey Boys, Elizabeth Boys, Mary Maude Boys, Toke Harvey Boys.
  • John Harvey Boys passed away in 1870 in Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Solicitor
1782–1861
Birth Location: Betteshanger Kent England
JS
Martha Stephens
1778–1861
Birth Location: Faversham, Kent, England
MS

Spouses(s)

Mary Osborn
1810–1868
Birth Location: Margate Kent England
MO

Children(s)

Mary Boys
1846–1925
Birth Location: Thanet Kent, England
MB
Toke Boys
1843–1916
Birth Location: Thanet Kent, England
TB
Alfred Boys
1845–1878
Birth Location: Thanet Kent, England
AB
Athelstan Boys
1840–1873
Birth Location: Thanet Kent, England
AB
Elizabeth Boys
1841–1924
Birth Location: Thanet Kent, England
EB

John Boys's Ancestors

Self
John Boys
1816–1870
Birth Place: Margate, Kent, England
Parents
John Boys Solicitor
1782–1861
Betteshanger Kent England
Martha Stephens
1778–1861
Faversham, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Boys
1749–1824
Kent England
Mary (Harvey 5 cousin 5 x) removed
1756–1850
Milton Kent England
Great-Grandparents
William twin
1713–1781
Ann Cooper
1723–1792
Richard Rev
1729–1772
Catherine Springett
1724–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William **
1671–1750
Margaret **
1688–1764
John Esq
1695–1759
Margaret Maude
1699–1778

John Boys's Descendants

1.
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John (Harvey) Boys (1816–29 May 1870) m. Mary Osborn (1810–April 1868)
  1. 1. Mary (Maude) Boys 1846–1925
  2. 2. Toke (Harvey) Boys 1843–1916 m. Catherine (Mary) Turner 1844–1912
    1. 1. Maude (Harvey) Boys 1872–1949 m. Charles (David Ephraim Upton) Major 1876–1947
    2. 2. Mary (Osborn) Boys 1874–1963
    3. 3. Marjory (Harvey) Boys 1887–1963 m. John (Albert) Townley 1872–1954
      1. 1. Veronica (Mary) Townley 1917–2006 m. Henry (Lennox) Bennett 1914–1997
    4. 4. Kate (Harvey) Boys 1877–1915 m. Gerrard (Hatfield) Perryn 1870–1944
      1. 1. Gwlady (Hatfield) Perryn 1904–1990
      2. 2. Joan (Dorothea) Perryn 1908–1999 m. Richard Bone 1906–1965
    5. 5. Gladys (Annie) Boys 1884–1966
  3. 3. Alfred (Osborn) Boys 1845–1878
  4. 4. Athelstan (Harvey) Boys 1840–1873
  5. 5. Elizabeth Boys 1841–1924 m. Augustus (Adolphus Lyne) Rev 1841–1900

John Boys's Timeline

6 Records

1816
1816
Birth of John Harvey Boys in Margate, Kent, England
Margate, Kent, England
1841
1841
Age 25
John Harvey Boys resided here in St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England
St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 35
John Harvey Boys resided here in Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 45
John Harvey Boys resided here in Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
1863
1863
Age 47
John Harvey Boys resided here in Saint John, Margate, Kent, England
Saint John, Margate, Kent, England
1870
29 May 1870
Age 54
Death of John Harvey Boys in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 535; Folio: 96; Page: 25; GSU roll: 542657
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1629; Folio: 233; Page: 20; GSU roll: 193530
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 468; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St John The Baptist Margate; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 18; Folio: 56; Page: 6; Line: 5; GSU roll: 306863

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 468; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St John The Baptist Margate; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 18; Folio: 56; Page: 6; Line: 5; GSU roll: 306863

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1629; Folio: 233; Page: 20; GSU roll: 193530

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 535; Folio: 96; Page: 25; GSU roll: 542657

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Saint John, Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Margate, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Articles of Clerkship, 1756-1874, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Court of King's Bench: Plea Side: Affidavits of Due Execution of Articles of Clerkship, Series II; Class: KB 106; Piece: 17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1870
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
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