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John Cowell Boys 1824–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1824

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 13 Jun 1889

Death Location: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand

Father: Robert Boys

Mother: Fanny Cowell

Spouse(s): Priscilla Townsend, Edith Purchas, Sarah Andrews

Children(s): Unnamed Boys, John Boys, Anne Boys

John Cowell Boys was born in 1824 in England, the child of Robert John Boys And Fanny Ann Cowell. In 1853, John Cowell Boys resided in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1868, John Cowell Boys resided in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. John Cowell Boys married Edith Matilda Purchas, Priscilla Townsend, Sarah Andrews, and had children including Anne Marcia Boys, John William Townsend Boys, Unnamed Male Boys. John Cowell Boys passed away in 1889 in Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John Cowell Boys was born in 1824 in England, the child of Robert John Boys And Fanny Ann Cowell.
  • In 1853, John Cowell Boys resided in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1868, John Cowell Boys resided in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • John Cowell Boys married Edith Matilda Purchas, Priscilla Townsend, Sarah Andrews, and had children including Anne Marcia Boys, John William Townsend Boys, Unnamed Male Boys.
  • John Cowell Boys passed away in 1889 in Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Boys's Ancestors

Self
John Boys
1824–1889
Birth Place: England
Parents
Robert John Boys
1791–1872
Betteshanger Kent England
Fanny (Ann) Cowell
1800–1873
Margate, 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

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John (Cowell) Boys (22 Nov 1824–13 Jun 1889) m. Priscilla Townsend (1831–17 May 1860) m. Edith (Matilda) Purchas (Dec 1859–06 Oct 1885) m. Sarah Andrews (1831–16 Sep 1875)
  1. 1. Unnamed (Male) Boys 1854–1854
  2. 2. John (William Townsend) Boys 1860–1898 m. Georgiana MacDowell 1855–1940
    1. 1. John (Donald) Boys 1890–1976 m. Cicely (Victoria) Harding 1897–1985
      1. 1. John (Harding) Boys 1921–1999 m. Euphemia (Margaret) Kerr 1921–2008
      2. 2. Derek (George) Boys 1922–2012 m. Jean (Barbara) Anderson 1925–
      3. 3. Robert (Anthony Ridley) Boys 1923–1949 m. Jean (Barbara) Anderson 1925–
  3. 3. Anne (Marcia) Boys 1856–1942

John Boys's Timeline

5 Records

1824
22 Nov 1824
Birth of John Cowell Boys in England
England
1853
1853-1864
Age 29
John Cowell Boys resided here in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1868
1868-1869
Age 44
John Cowell Boys resided here in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1887
3 Mar 1887
Age 63
John Cowell Boys resided here in Christchurch
Christchurch
1889
13 Jun 1889
Age 65
Death of John Cowell Boys in Hereford St.Christchurch New Zealand
Hereford St.Christchurch New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1824
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853-1864
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1864

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1868-1869
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Canterbury, New Zealand, Provincial Rolls, 1868-1874, Electoral Year: 1868-1869

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1887
    Event Place: Christchurch
    Record Source: New Zealand, The New Zealand Gazette, 1860-1894

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1889
    Event Place: Hereford St.Christchurch New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, North, Central, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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