William Roy Boswell 1885–1971 – boswell-family.com

William Roy Boswell, 1885–1971 (aged 86 years)

Name

William Roy Boswell

Name: William Roy /Boswell/
Given names: William Roy
Surname: Boswell

Sex Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	24 June 1885 31 24 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5141&action=showRecord
British Queen	Victoria from 20 June 1837 to 22 January 1901
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil from 23 April 1880 to 1 February 1886
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	William Ewart Gladstone from 1 February 1886 to 25 July 1886
Birth of a brother	Phillip Egerton Boswell 27 July 1886 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Birth of a sister	Helen Mary Boswell 1887 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Death of a paternal grandfather	Alexander Carre Boswell 7 June 1888 Ramsgate, Kent, England Source: Wikitree Citation details: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boswell-1831
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil from 25 July 1886 to 15 August 1892
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mary Ann Cox 1893 Thanet, England Source: Wikitree Citation details: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cox-24968
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	William Ewart Gladstone from 15 August 1892 to 5 March 1894
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Archibald Primrose from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895
Birth of a sister	Janet Mell Boswell June 1895 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Source: Myheritage
Birth of a brother	John Sandeman Boswell June 1899 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil from 25 June 1895 to 12 July 1902
The Boer War	Battle for control of southern Africa from 11 October 1899 to 31 May 1902
British King	Edward VII from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Arthur Balfour from 12 July 1902 to 5 December 1905
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Henry Campbell-Bannerman from 5 December 1905 to 5 April 1908
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Herbert Henry Asquith from 5 April 1908 to 6 December 1916
Olympic Games	Games of the IV Olympiad from 27 April 1908 to 31 October 1908 London, England
The Great War	from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918
Marriage	Grace Constance Mary Halloran — View this family 6 October 1919 (aged 34 years) Nainatal, Uttarakhand, India Source: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) Citation details: Saturday 18 October 1919
Birth of a daughter	Margaret Lilian Boswell 2 June 1921 Kasauli, India Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5140&action=showRecord
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	David Lloyd George from 6 December 1916 to 23 October 1922
Birth of a son	Alexander C J Boswell 5 November 1922 Kasauli, India Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5144&action=showRecord
British King	George V from 6 May 1910 to 20 January 1936
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Bonar Law from 23 October 1922 to 22 May 1923
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Stanley Baldwin from 22 May 1923 to 22 January 1924
Birth of a daughter	Rosemary Ann Boswell 27 November 1924 Kasauli, India Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5143&action=showRecord
Birth of a son	William Kenneth Francis Boswell 27 November 1924 Kasauli, India Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5145&action=showRecord
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Ramsey MacDonald from 22 January 1924 to 7 June 1935
Death of a father	Alexander Boswell MB MRCS 6 February 1936 England Source: Wikitree Citation details: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boswell-1832
British King	Edward VII from 20 January 1936 to 11 December 1936
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Stanley Baldwin from 7 June 1935 to 28 May 1937
Death of a mother	Janet Helen MacColl 1938 Source: Wikitree Citation details: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boswell-1832
British King	George VI from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Neville Chamberlain from 28 May 1937 to 10 May 1940
Death of a son	Alexander C J Boswell 2 February 1943 Sturminster, Dorset, England Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5144&action=showRecord
Marriage of a daughter	Alan Lewis Eagle — Margaret Lilian Boswell — View this family 25 March 1944 Wimbledon, Surrey, England Source: Myheritage Text: At least three children Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5133&action=showRecord
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Winston Churchill from 10 May 1940 to 26 July 1945
World War 2	from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Clement Atlee from 26 July 1945 to 26 October 1951
National Health Service	Free healthcare for all from 5 July 1948
Olympic Games	Games of the XIV Olympiad from 29 July 1948 to 14 August 1948 London, England
British Queen	Elizabeth II from 6 February 1952
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Winston Churchill from 26 October 1951 to 6 April 1955
Death of a wife	Grace Constance Mary Halloran 7 July 1955 Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5142&action=showRecord
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Anthony Eden from 6 April 1955 to 10 January 1957
Death of a brother	Alexander Bruce Boswell 9 January 1962 Derbyshire, England Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-6748&action=showRecord
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Harold Macmillan from 10 January 1957 to 19 October 1963
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Alex Douglas-Home from 19 October 1963 to 16 October 1964
Death of a sister	Helen Mary Boswell 1966 Kingsbridge, Devon, England
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Harold Wilson from 16 October 1964 to 19 June 1970
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom	Edward Heath from 19 June 1970 to 4 March 1974
Death	27 September 1971 (aged 86 years) Sutton, Surrey, England Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5141&action=showRecord

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1854 39 36 — India Marriage: 1883 — London, England Death: 6 February 1936 — England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Janet Helen MacColl Alexander Bruce Boswell William Roy Boswell Janet Mell Boswell John Sandeman Boswell Helen Mary Boswell Phillip Egerton Boswell Alexander Boswell MB MRCS 1854–1936 Birth: 1854 39 36 — India Death: 6 February 1936 — England
mother	Links Birth: 1861 Marriage: 1883 — London, England Death: 1938 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alexander Boswell MB MRCS Alexander Bruce Boswell William Roy Boswell Janet Mell Boswell John Sandeman Boswell Helen Mary Boswell Phillip Egerton Boswell Janet Helen MacColl 1861–1938 Birth: 1861 Death: 1938
Marriage	Marriage — 1883 — London, England
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1884 30 23 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Marriage: 2 April 1919 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Occupation: Professor in Russian — between 1919 and 1949 — Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death: 9 January 1962 — Derbyshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kate May Page Prudence Boswell Alexander Bruce Boswell 1884–1962 Birth: 1884 30 23 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: 9 January 1962 — Derbyshire, England
18 months himself	Links Birth: 24 June 1885 31 24 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Marriage: 6 October 1919 — Nainatal, Uttarakhand, India Death: 27 September 1971 — Sutton, Surrey, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grace Constance Mary Halloran Margaret Lilian Boswell Alexander C J Boswell Rosemary Ann Boswell William Kenneth Francis Boswell William Roy Boswell 1885–1971 Birth: 24 June 1885 31 24 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: 27 September 1971 — Sutton, Surrey, England
10 years younger sister	Links Birth: June 1895 41 34 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Marriage: July 1915 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Quintus Madge Janet Mell Boswell 1895–… Birth: June 1895 41 34 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death:
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: June 1899 45 38 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Sandeman Boswell 1899–… Birth: June 1899 45 38 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death:
-12 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1887 33 26 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Marriage: 6 September 1913 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: 1966 — Kingsbridge, Devon, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Julian Alfred Roberts Pitts Helen Mary Boswell 1887–1966 Birth: 1887 33 26 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: 1966 — Kingsbridge, Devon, England
-4 months younger brother	Links Birth: 27 July 1886 32 25 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Marriage: 24 July 1918 Death: 1972 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dulcibel Freeman Gorton Phillip Egerton Boswell 1886–1972 Birth: 27 July 1886 32 25 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: 1972

Family with Grace Constance Mary Halloran
himself	Links Birth: 24 June 1885 31 24 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Marriage: 6 October 1919 — Nainatal, Uttarakhand, India Death: 27 September 1971 — Sutton, Surrey, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grace Constance Mary Halloran Margaret Lilian Boswell Alexander C J Boswell Rosemary Ann Boswell William Kenneth Francis Boswell William Roy Boswell 1885–1971 Birth: 24 June 1885 31 24 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England Death: 27 September 1971 — Sutton, Surrey, England
wife	Links Birth: 25 June 1887 — East India Marriage: 6 October 1919 — Nainatal, Uttarakhand, India Death: 7 July 1955 — Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Roy Boswell Margaret Lilian Boswell Alexander C J Boswell Rosemary Ann Boswell William Kenneth Francis Boswell Grace Constance Mary Halloran 1887–1955 Birth: 25 June 1887 — East India Death: 7 July 1955 — Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Marriage	Marriage — 6 October 1919 — Nainatal, Uttarakhand, India
20 months daughter	Links Birth: 2 June 1921 35 33 — Kasauli, India Marriage: 25 March 1944 — Wimbledon, Surrey, England Death: 2 October 1988 — Horsham, Sussex, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alan Lewis Eagle Christopher John Eagle Margaret Lilian Boswell 1921–1988 Birth: 2 June 1921 35 33 — Kasauli, India Death: 2 October 1988 — Horsham, Sussex, England
17 months son	Links Birth: 5 November 1922 37 35 — Kasauli, India Death: 2 February 1943 — Sturminster, Dorset, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Alexander C J Boswell 1922–1943 Birth: 5 November 1922 37 35 — Kasauli, India Death: 2 February 1943 — Sturminster, Dorset, England
2 years daughter	Links Birth: 27 November 1924 39 37 — Kasauli, India Death: 16 June 2020 — Newport, Isle of Wight, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Brian Talbot Bell Rosemary Ann Boswell 1924–2020 Birth: 27 November 1924 39 37 — Kasauli, India Death: 16 June 2020 — Newport, Isle of Wight, England
son	Links Birth: 27 November 1924 39 37 — Kasauli, India Death: 13 April 2011 — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Kenneth Francis Boswell 1924–2011 Birth: 27 November 1924 39 37 — Kasauli, India Death: 13 April 2011 — Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England

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Birth	Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5141&action=showRecord
Marriage	Source: Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) Citation details: Saturday 18 October 1919
Death	Source: Myheritage Citation details: https://www.myheritage.dk/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-slaegtstraeer?itemId=368510241-3-5141&action=showRecord

Extra information

Last change

12 March 2022 – 20:02:03

Author of last change: thf1977

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Family with parents
father Parents Alexander Carre Boswell Mary Ann Cox	Alexander Boswell MB MRCS 1854–1936
mother	Janet Helen MacColl 1861–1938
elder brother Family Kate May Page Prudence Boswell	Alexander Bruce Boswell 1884–1962
himself	William Roy Boswell 1885–1971
younger sister Family Quintus Madge	Janet Mell Boswell 1895–…
younger brother	John Sandeman Boswell 1899–…
younger sister Family Julian Alfred Roberts Pitts	Helen Mary Boswell 1887–1966
younger brother Family Dulcibel Freeman Gorton	Phillip Egerton Boswell 1886–1972

Family with Grace Constance Mary Halloran
himself	William Roy Boswell 1885–1971
wife	Grace Constance Mary Halloran 1887–1955
daughter Family Alan Lewis Eagle Christopher John Eagle	Margaret Lilian Boswell 1921–1988
son	Alexander C J Boswell 1922–1943
daughter Family Brian Talbot Bell Private	Rosemary Ann Boswell 1924–2020
son Family Private Private Private	William Kenneth Francis Boswell 1924–2011

Descendants

William Roy Boswell(1885–1971)
- Grace Constance Mary Halloran1919