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William Charles Boswell 1881 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1881

Birth Location: Waihi New Zealand

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Thames, New Zealand

Father: James Boswell

Mother: Laura Avery

Spouse(s): Mary Sanderson

Children(s): Winifred Boswell

William Charles Boswell was born in 1881 in Waihi New Zealand, the child of James Boswell and Laura Jane Avery. William Charles Boswell married Mary Ann Sanderson, and had children including Winifred Laura Boswell. William Charles Boswell passed away in 1942 in Thames, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Charles Boswell was born in 1881 in Waihi New Zealand, the child of James Boswell and Laura Jane Avery.
  • William Charles Boswell married Mary Ann Sanderson, and had children including Winifred Laura Boswell.
  • William Charles Boswell passed away in 1942 in Thames, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Boswell's Ancestors

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William Boswell
1881 – 1942
Birth Place: Waihi New Zealand
Parents
James Boswell
1844 – 1914
Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Laura (Jane) Avery
1858 – 1926
New Zealand
Grandparents
James Boswell
1809 – 1889
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary McLaren
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boswell's Descendants

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William (Charles) Boswell (1881 – 1942) m. Mary (Ann) Sanderson (1884 – )
  1. 1. Winifred (Laura) Boswell (27 Jun 1908 – 1981) m. Thomas (Edward) Wilton (28 Mar 1908 – 2001)

William Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1881
1881
Birth of William Charles Boswell in Waihi New Zealand
Waihi New Zealand
1942
1942
Age 61
Death of William Charles Boswell in Thames, New Zealand
Thames, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Waihi New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Thames, New Zealand

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