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William Walter Boswell 1828–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1828

Birth Location: Margate Kent England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1892

Death Location: Canada

Father: John Boswell

Mother: Sarah Bettison

Spouse(s): Julia Mercer

Children(s): Amelia Fanny

The story of William Walter Boswell began in 1828 in Margate Kent England. In 1841, William Walter Boswell was recorded in the census in Margate Kent England. In 1841, William Walter Boswell resided in St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England. William Walter Boswell married Julia Ann Mercer, and had children including Amelia Sarah Rhoda Fanny Boswell Known As Fanny. William Walter Boswell passed away in 1892 in Canada.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
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Biography

  • The story of William Walter Boswell began in 1828 in Margate Kent England.
  • In 1841, William Walter Boswell was recorded in the census in Margate Kent England.
  • In 1841, William Walter Boswell resided in St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England.
  • William Walter Boswell married Julia Ann Mercer, and had children including Amelia Sarah Rhoda Fanny Boswell Known As Fanny.
  • William Walter Boswell passed away in 1892 in Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Boswell
1788–1844
Birth Location: Kent England
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Sarah Bettison
1804–
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Julia Mercer
1839–
Birth Location: Margate Kent England
JM

Children(s)

Amelia Fanny
1869–1931
Birth Location: Berkshire, England
AF

William Boswell's Ancestors

Self
William Boswell
1828–1892
Birth Place: Margate Kent England
Parents
John Tippin Boswell
1788–1844
Kent England
Sarah (Jane) Bettison
1804–
Margate, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boswell's Descendants

1.
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William (Walter) Boswell (18 Jan 1828–16 Mar 1892) m. Julia (Ann) Mercer (1839–)
  1. 1. Amelia (Sarah Rhoda Fanny Boswell known as) Fanny 1869–1931 m. Thomas (McLennan) Marshall 1878–1951 m. Henry Brick 1880–1949
    1. 1. Gypsy (Maude) Marshall 1908–1985 m. Lucien (Gerard) Langlois 1910–1965
    2. 2. Thomas (Oswald) Marshall 1913–1994
    3. 3. Jack (Mclennan) Marshall 1910–1979
    4. 4. Thomas (Oswald) Marshall 1913–1994
    5. 5. Jack (Mclennan) Marshall 1910–1979
    6. 6. Mona (L) Tyo 1915–1997 m. Charles Tyo 1916–1981
    7. 7. Thomas (Oswald) Marshall 1923–
    8. 8. Erline (Minnie) Marshall 1899–
    9. 9. George (Stepered) Marshall 1909–
    10. 10. Arline (Minnie) Brick 1899–

William Boswell's Timeline

8 Records

1828
18 Jan 1828
Birth of William Walter Boswell in Margate Kent England
Margate Kent England
1841
1841
Age 13
William Walter Boswell appeared in census in Margate Kent England
Margate Kent England
1841
1841
Age 13
William Walter Boswell resided here in St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England
St John The Baptist Margate, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 23
William Walter Boswell resided here in Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
1853
Apr 1853
Age 25
William Walter Boswell resided here
None
1861
1861
Age 33
William Walter Boswell resided here in Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 43
William Walter Boswell resided here in Yateley, Hampshire, England
Yateley, Hampshire, England
1892
16 Mar 1892
Age 64
Death of William Walter Boswell in Canada
Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1828
    Event Place: Margate Kent England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1963, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: London and North Western Railway Company: Records; Class: RAIL410; Piece: 1910
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 534; Folio: 46; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542656
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1629; Folio: 190; Page: 21; GSU roll: 193530
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 468; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St John The Baptist Margate; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 23; Folio: 60; Page: 5; Line: 14; GSU roll: 306863

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Margate Kent England

    Genealogy Event 3
    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: 6; Civil Parish: St John The Baptist Margate; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 23; Folio: 60; Page: 5; Line: 14; GSU roll: 306863

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 190; Page: 21; GSU roll: 193530

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Apr 1853
    Record Source: UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1963, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: London and North Western Railway Company: Records; Class: RAIL410; Piece: 1910

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 534; Folio: 46; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542656

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Yateley, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1892
    Event Place: Canada
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