Boswells of Warwickshire/Worcestershire

[Mark Lacey]

Greetings

I'm looking for Boswells at the turn of the 19th Century in the Studley-Worcester vicinity. My GGG grandfather was John Boswell born @ 1806. In 1841 Census he and his family are living in Studley. There's also a Thomas Boswell living nearby who was born in @1800. Could be John's brother. Can find no other Boswell's in the area. Anything from the 1851 Census would be especially appreciated.

Mark Lacey

[janbooth]

Hello Mark,

Here is Thomas and his family in the 1851 census:

Thomas BOSWELL Head M 51 M Farmer Of 110 Acres Employing 2 Lab Studley-WAR
Elizabeth BOSWELL Wife M 46 F Tanworth-WAR
Susanna BOSWELL Daur U 22 F Studley-WAR
Elizabeth BOSWELL Daur U 18 F Studley-WAR
Sarah A. BOSWELL Daur U 16 F Scholar Studley-WAR
Maria BOSWELL Daur - 11 F Scholar Studley-WAR
George BOSWELL Son - 9 M Studley-WAR
Alice BOSWELL Moth W 78 F Victualer Coughton-WAR
John WEBB Serv U 17 M Ag Lab Chipping
Norton-OXF

Address: Greyhound Inn, Alcester
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 27 Page: 22 FHL Film: 0087344

Can't find John, but here are the other mentions of BOSWELLs in Studley

Hannah BOSWELL Head W 39 F Laundress Studley-WAR
Thos. BOSWELL Son U 18 M Ag Lab Studley-WAR
Bettsey BOSWELL Daur - 12 F Studley-WAR
James BOSWELL Son - 10 M At Home Studley-WAR
Walter BOSWELL Son - 8 M Studley-WAR
Sarah Ann BOSWELL Daur - 2 F Studley-WAR

Address: Mappleborough Green, Alcester
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 24 Page: 16 FHL Film: 0087344

James BROWN Head M 41 M Grocer Bellbroughton-Wor
Mary Ann BROWN Wife M 34 F Tanworth-War
Louisa BROWN Daur - 8 F Scholar Studley-War
Henryetta BROWN Daur - 6 F Scholar Studley-War
Alfred BROWN Son - 4 M Scholar Studley-War
Francis BROWN Son - 2 M Scholar Studley-War
Laura L. BROWN Daur - 10 F Studley-War
George SANDERS Appr U 18 M (G) Feckenham-Wor
Alfred OAKLEY Appr U 18 M (G) Tanworth-War
Jane BOSWELL Serv U 15 F House Servant Bidford-War

Address: Fleece Inn, ---
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 45 Page: 6 FHL Film: 0087344

William WHITEHOUSE Head M 56 M Farmer 130 Acres Employing 3 Lab Studley-WAR
Sarah WHITEHOUSE Wife M 52 F Beoley-WOR
Sarah WHITEHOUSE Daur U 24 F Studley-WAR
James WHITEHOUSE Son U 23 M Farmer 146 Acres Employing 4 Lab Studley-WAR
Sarah NEWTON Serv W 55 F Cook Systock-WAR
Sarah ALLCOCK Serv U 20 F House Maid Evesham-WOR
Joer
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 24 Page: 16 FHL Film: 0087344

James BROWN Head M 41 M Grocer Bellbroughton-Wor
Mary Ann BROWN Wife M 34 F Tanworth-War
Louisa BROWN Daur - 8 F Scholar Studley-War
Henryetta BROWN Daur - 6 F Scholar Studley-War
Alfred BROWN Son - 4 M Scholar Studley-War
Francis BROWN Son - 2 M Scholar Studley-War
Laura L. BROWN Daur - 10 F Studley-War
George SANDERS Appr U 18 M (G) Feckenham-Wor
Alfred OAKLEY Appr U 18 M (G) Tanworth-War
Jane BOSWELL Serv U 15 F House Servant Bidford-War

Address: Fleece Inn, ---
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 45 Page: 6 FHL Film: 0087344

William WHITEHOUSE Head M 56 M Farmer 130 Acres Employing 3 Lab Studley-WAR
Sarah WHITEHOUSE Wife M 52 F Beoley-WOR
Sarah WHITEHOUSE Daur U 24 F Studley-WAR
James WHITEHOUSE Son U 23 M Farmer 146 Acres Employing 4 Lab Studley-WAR
Sarah NEWTON Serv W 55 F Cook Systock-WAR
Sarah ALLCOCK Serv U 20 F House Maid Evesham-WOR
John BOSWELL Serv U 14 M Ag Lab Studley-WAR

Address: Hardwick House, Alcester
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 19 Page: 6 FHL Film: 0087344

William BOSWELL Head M 24 M Butcher Studley-WAR
Mary BOSWELL Wife M 26 F Redditch-WOR
Thomas BOSWELL Son - 1 M Redditch-WOR

Address: Greyhound Inn, Alcester
Census Place: Studley Alcester, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2075 Folio: 25 Page: 19 FHL Film: 0087344

Hope these help.

Janet Booth.

[Mark Lacey]

These are definitely my Boswells. Many thanks!

[PenelopeCarter]

George boswell b. ca 1801, in Bidford, Warks., married Sarah from Chipping Campden, Glos, and moved to the Birmingham area. Their daughter Fanny BOSWELL married John Spencer NICHOLLS 11 March 1850, in Aston, Nr Birmingham. I look forward to hearing from you.

[jeeb]

Hi Mark,
Recently I did some research for some friends of mine by the name of Austin. The direct line descended through a Thomas Austin who married Elizabeth Boswell in 1857 at Studley, she was the daughter of Thomas And Elizabeth Boswell and is the one mentioned on the 1851 census. When I visited the church I noticed a large ornate gravestone to Thomas & Elizabeth Boswell and I seem to recall it also mentioned some children who died young. I live about 12 miles from Studley and if you are interested I can collect the information when I next visit but not sure how long that will be.
Cheers Jeremy.

[Tim Boswell]

I'm related to a Henry Boswell (will be on the 1851 census), who married a Mary Ann.

They had a son, William in 1852 - he was born in Alcester. Alcester's about 4 miles from Studley.

Are we related ?!

Anyone with any further info ?

[Tim Boswell]

Just bringing this post back to the top ...

[Tim Boswell]

And again ... still trying !!

[janbooth]

Tim,

According to the 1861 census of Alcester (RG9/2234, folio 31, page 14), your Henry was born in Evesham, Worcestershire. In the 1851 census he appears to be in Inkberrow (HO107/2074, folio 486, page 6) and described as an unmarried Maltsters Labourer living in the household of a Thomas Flack?, Maltster at Cook Hill.

The 1841 census of Evesham via Ancestry shows what could be a family of BOSWELLs on HO107/1207/8, folio 28, page 5 but the writing is extremely faint and almost illegible for this particular family and I can't actually decipher what could be a Henry there. There is a Heny BOSWELL shown in Dudley on HO107/1207/7, folio 41, page 24 living with father William, mother Elizabeth and siblings Thomas, Ann and Charles but whether he is yours who knows.

There is a marriage according to FreeBMD in the September qtr 1851 at Alcester registration district volume 16, page 261 of a Henry BOSWELL and one of the other names on the page is that of a Mary Ann YEOMANS. If you send for the certificate (can be ordered online at www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/) then that should give you Henry's & Mary Ann's fathers names which should hopefully make it easier to trace them in the 1841 census.

Hope this helps.

Janet

[Tim Boswell]

Thanks so much for this.

Am trying to find the 1851 entry that you mention via Ancestry, but can't. How did you manage to find it ?!!

I've got lots of other FreeBMD marriages to look up. Please could you advise me the best way to find the name of the bride, as you did for Mary Ann Yeomans ? Is there some way of cross referencing the marriage ?

Thanks again,

Tim.