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Sylvester Boswell 1812–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1890

Death Location: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Father: Tyso Boswell

Mother: Sophia Hearn

Spouse(s): FLORENCE Chilcott

Children(s): Byron Boswell, Mackensie Boswell, Bruce Boswell, Trafalgar Boswell, Wallace Boswell

Sylvester Boswell was born in 1812 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of Tyso Boswell And Sophia Hearn. Sylvester Boswell married Florence Harriet Fluenza Chilcott, and had children including Bruce Boswell, Byron Boswell, Mackensie Boswell, Trafalgar Boswell, Wallace Boswell. Sylvester Boswell passed away in 1890 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Boswell was born in 1812 in Dover, Kent, England, the child of Tyso Boswell And Sophia Hearn.
  • Sylvester Boswell married Florence Harriet Fluenza Chilcott, and had children including Bruce Boswell, Byron Boswell, Mackensie Boswell, Trafalgar Boswell, Wallace Boswell.
  • Sylvester Boswell passed away in 1890 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tyso Boswell
1778–1831
Birth Location: Epping, Epping Forest District, England, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Sophia Hearn
1761–1861
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

FLORENCE Chilcott
1820–1864
Birth Location: Norwell, Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Byron Boswell
1839–1883
Birth Location: Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England
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Mackensie Boswell
1842–1906
Birth Location: Brentwood, Essex, England
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Bruce Boswell
1847–1886
Birth Location: Stisted, Essex, England
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Trafalgar Boswell
1856–1950
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Wallace Boswell
1853–1924
Birth Location: Sutton, Suffolk, England
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Sylvester Boswell's Ancestors

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Sylvester Boswell
1812–1890
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
Tyso Boswell
1778–1831
Epping, Epping Forest District, England, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Sophia Hearn
1761–1861
Grandparents
Shadrack Boswell
1750–1810
Basildon, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Buckley) Wood
1750–1808
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Richard ('Old Dick') Hern
1750–1842
Auckland, St Helens, Durham
Margaret Boswell
1753–1841
Horsforth, St Margaret, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Boswell
1720–
Diana Heron
1722–1773
JOSEPH Buckley
1730–
JANE Wood
1729–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
CUTHBERT Boswell
1695–
MARY Ward
1680–
FRANCIS Hern
1698–1756
Joseph Buckley
1700–
JOHN Wood
1708–1747
ANNE Bomber
1708–1770

Sylvester Boswell's Descendants

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Sylvester Boswell (1812–15 Apr 1890) m. FLORENCE (HARRIET (Fluenza)) Chilcott (Jan 1820–11 Sep 1864)
  1. 1. Byron Boswell 1839–1883
  2. 2. Mackensie Boswell 1842–1906
  3. 3. Bruce Boswell 1847–1886
  4. 4. Trafalgar Boswell 1856–1950 m. Athaliah Whatnell 1861–1923
    1. 1. Bruce (Sylvester) Boswell 1880–1965
    2. 2. Nathaniel (Trafalgar Sylvester) Boswell 1880–1967 m. Sadie (Pinion Sleaford) Boswell 1891–1967
      1. 1. Dinah Boswell 1925–2003 m. Georgios Christou 1921–2015
    3. 3. Laura Boswell 1891–1970
    4. 4. Adelaide Boswell 1901–
    5. 5. Ida Boswell 1899–
  5. 5. Wallace Boswell 1853–1924 m. JEMIMA (JANE) Noyes 1868–1942
    1. 1. Gladys (Napier) Boswell 1887–1980
    2. 2. Muriel Boswell 1890–1954
    3. 3. Mona Boswell 1892–1977

Sylvester Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Sylvester Boswell in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1890
15 Apr 1890
Age 78
Death of Sylvester Boswell in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
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