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Walter Francis Boswell 1839–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 2 Apr 1916

Death Location: Wabamun, Alberta, Canada

Father: Walter Boswell

Mother: Frances Boswell

Spouse(s): Mary Boswell

Children(s): Rhoda Cassan, Francis Whitcroft

Walter Francis Boswell was born in 1839 in Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada, the child of Walter Wilkins Boswell And Frances Anne Fannie Spilsbury Boswell. In 1891, Walter Francis Boswell resided in Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada. Walter Francis Boswell married Mary Agnes Falkner Boswell, and had children including Francis Emily Boswell Whitcroft, Rhoda Katherine Boswell Cassan. Walter Francis Boswell passed away in 1916 in Wabamun, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • Walter Francis Boswell was born in 1839 in Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada, the child of Walter Wilkins Boswell And Frances Anne Fannie Spilsbury Boswell.
  • In 1891, Walter Francis Boswell resided in Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada.
  • Walter Francis Boswell married Mary Agnes Falkner Boswell, and had children including Francis Emily Boswell Whitcroft, Rhoda Katherine Boswell Cassan.
  • Walter Francis Boswell passed away in 1916 in Wabamun, Alberta, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Boswell's Ancestors

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Walter Boswell
1839–1916
Birth Place: Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Walter Wilkins Boswell
1808–1887
St Helier, Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands
Frances (Anne 'Fannie' Spilsbury) Boswell
1820–1863
Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
(Capt) (Robert Walter) Boswell
1770–1850
Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
Catherine Crease
1785–1846
Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
Francis (Brockell) Spilsbury
1784–1830
Newark upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Fanny Bayly
1791–1843
St Nicholas, Deptford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Boswell's Descendants

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Walter (Francis) Boswell (11 Aug 1839–2 Apr 1916) m. Mary (Agnes Falkner) Boswell (9 Mar 1857–11 Nov 1939)
  1. 1. Rhoda (Katherine Boswell) Cassan 1881–1967 m. Francis (Edwin) Cassan 1878–1962
    1. 1. Joseph (Page) Cassan 1919–2006
    2. 2. Rhoda (Agnes) Cassan 1902–1913
    3. 3. Harold (Boswell "Jim") Cassan 1906–1990
    4. 4. Frances (Priscilla) Cassan 1910–1993
  2. 2. Francis (Emily Boswell) Whitcroft 1883–1950 m. Frederick (John) Whitcroft 1883–1931
    1. 1. William (John) Whitcroft 1912–1933

Walter Boswell's Timeline

3 Records

1839
11 Aug 1839
Birth of Walter Francis Boswell in Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada
Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 52
Walter Francis Boswell resided here in Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
1916
2 Apr 1916
Age 77
Death of Walter Francis Boswell in Wabamun, Alberta, Canada
Wabamun, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Colbourne, Cramahe, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Seymour, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6357; Family No: 20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Wabamun, Alberta, Canada

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