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William James Boucher 1870–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1870

Birth Location: Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 28 Oct 1943

Death Location: Leongatha, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia

Father: Joseph Boucher

Mother: Eliza Marsh

Spouse(s): Margery Smith

Children(s): Isabel Boucher, Walter Boucher, Edna Boucher, Norman Boucher, Alexander Boucher, Margery Boucher, Mavis Boucher

In 1870, William James Boucher entered the world in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia, born to Joseph Tanner Boucher And Eliza Anne Turner Marsh. William James Boucher married Margery Mcarthur Smith, and had children including Alexander Alec William Boucher, Edna Boucher, Isabel Laura Boucher, Margery Alice Boucher, Mavis Jean Boucher, Norman Charles Boucher, Walter Leslie Boucher. William James Boucher passed away in 1943 in Leongatha, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1870, William James Boucher entered the world in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia, born to Joseph Tanner Boucher And Eliza Anne Turner Marsh.
  • William James Boucher married Margery Mcarthur Smith, and had children including Alexander Alec William Boucher, Edna Boucher, Isabel Laura Boucher, Margery Alice Boucher, Mavis Jean Boucher, Norman Charles Boucher, Walter Leslie Boucher.
  • William James Boucher passed away in 1943 in Leongatha, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Boucher's Ancestors

Self
William Boucher
1870–1943
Birth Place: Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Joseph Tanner Boucher
1831–1923
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England - emmigr. 9/1852 Ship: BENGAL MERCHANT to Aust (21yrs)
Eliza (Anne Turner) Marsh
1839–1919
Green Ponds, Kempton, Tasmania, Australia
Grandparents
James Boucher
1793–1862
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Tanner
1798–1856
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
William (Marsh) (convict)
1807–1888
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Sarah (Sparrow) (convict)
1815–1843
Allesley, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Boucher
1750–1826
Elizabeth White
1750–1830
William Tanner
1770–1812
Mary Applegate
1768–
George Marsh
1781–1855
Ann Blackburn
1770–1844
Joseph Sparrow
1787–1836
Elizabeth Turner
1789–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Boucher
1727–1765
Mary Gore
1732–1793
James White
1720–1779
Ann Stevens
1726–
Samuel Applegate
1715–1782
Elizabeth Applegate
1746–1781
Joseph Marsh
1741–1823
Hannah Tattersal
1745–1835
William Sparrow
1752–1830
Mary Hanson
1749–1815
Francis Turner
1757–1825
Sarah Sanders
1761–1836

William Boucher's Descendants

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William (James) Boucher (1870–28 Oct 1943) m. Margery (McArthur) Smith (1874–14 Nov 1939)
  1. 1. Isabel (Laura) Boucher 1895–1961 m. Frederick (Alan) Leach 1898–1969
    1. 1. Ian (Robert) Leach 1936–1980
    2. 2. Owen ("Dougles" James) Leach 1926–1984
      1. 1. Lorraine Leach –2021
    3. 3. Alan (Walter) Leach 1919–1919
    4. 4. Isobel (Beatrice) Leach 1925–2012 m. Donald Ryan 1922–2008
    5. 5. Esme (June) Leach 1921–1998
      1. 1. Julie (Margaret) Leach 1949–2019
    6. 6. Frederick (William) Leach 1920–1920
    7. 7. Henry (Alan) Leach 1937–2024 m. Sally (May) Busby 1941–1971
    8. 8. Frederick ("Tommy" Thomas) Leach 1923–2014
    9. 9. Theadora Leach 1931–1931
  2. 2. Walter (Leslie) Boucher 1901–1972 m. Elsie (Margaret) Taylor 1901–1969
    1. 1. Robert (William) Boucher 1925–1971 m. Patricia (May) Hyland 1926–2019
      1. 1. Robert (John) Boucher –2020
    2. 2. UnknownXX Boucher 1924–
  3. 3. Edna Boucher 1910–1980 m. Harry (Leslie) Thompson 1904–1982 m. James (Joseph) Hume 1910–
    1. 1. John (James) Hume 1927–1971
  4. 4. Norman (Charles) Boucher 1905–1963 m. Maisie (Lillian Violet) Frost 1907–1932 m. Hazel Battistoni 1915–1990
    1. 1. Donald (Norman) Boucher 1929–2008
    2. 2. William (James) Boucher 1934–2019
  5. 5. Alexander ((Alec) William) Boucher 1912–1977 m. Joyce (May) Robinson 1923–2016
    1. 1. Edward (William) Boucher 1947–2002
  6. 6. Margery (Alice) Boucher 1915–1996 m. Ronald (Benallack) Hosking 1917–1970 m. W Thomas 1915–1939
  7. 7. Mavis (Jean) Boucher 1920–2015 m. Alfred (John) Spence 1910–1987

William Boucher's Timeline

3 Records

1870
1870
Birth of William James Boucher in Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
1943
28 Oct 1943
Age 73
Death of William James Boucher in Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Prahran, Victoria, Australia
1944
16 Feb 1944
Age 74
William James Boucher - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1943
    Event Place: Prahran, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leongatha, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1944
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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