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William Boston 1898–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1898

Birth Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1980

Death Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Father: William Boston

Mother: Gertrude Birch

Spouse(s): Rachel Mountford

Children(s): Margaret Boston, Beryl Boston, Hilda Boston

William Boston was born in 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, the child of William A Boston And Gertrude Harriet Birch. William Boston married Rachel May Mountford, and had children including Beryl Boston, Hilda May Boston, Margaret Boston. William Boston passed away in 1980 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Boston was born in 1898 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, the child of William A Boston And Gertrude Harriet Birch.
  • William Boston married Rachel May Mountford, and had children including Beryl Boston, Hilda May Boston, Margaret Boston.
  • William Boston passed away in 1980 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Boston's Ancestors

Self
William Boston
1898–1980
Birth Place: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William A Boston
1866–1934
Shelton, Staffordshire, England
Gertrude (Harriet) Birch
1868–1951
Longton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Frederick Birch
1836–1884
Areley Kings, Worcestershire, England
Mary (Ann) Harrison
1845–1924
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Birch
1805–
Sarah Winwood
1800–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Birch
1770–1839
Jane West
1770–
Denis Winwood
1770–
Elizabeth
1770–

William Boston's Descendants

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William Boston (11 Sep 1898–Oct 1980) m. Rachel (May) Mountford (23 Apr 1900–05 Jun 1991)
  1. 1. Margaret Boston 1924–2000
  2. 2. Beryl Boston 1927–1933
  3. 3. Hilda (May) Boston 1935–2006 m. Walter (Frank) Lester 1932–1999

William Boston's Timeline

3 Records

1898
11 Sep 1898
Birth of William Boston in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
1898
02 Oct 1898
William Boston was baptized in Boothen, Staffordshire, England
Boothen, Staffordshire, England
1980
Oct 1980
Age 82
Death of William Boston in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; London, England, UK; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Boothen, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1980
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 38; Page: 1150

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