James Boswell (1740-1795) family tree

James Boswell, 1778–1822 (aged 44 years)

Name
James /Boswell/
Type of name
birth name
Given names
James
Surname
Boswell
Birth
1778 37 40
Birth of a sister
Elizabeth Boswell
June 15, 1780 (aged 2 years)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Source: Wikitree
British King
George III
from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820 (aged 42 years)
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Frederick North
from January 28, 1770 to March 27, 1782 (aged 4 years)
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Charles Watson-Wentworth
from March 27, 1782 to July 4, 1782 (aged 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather
Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck
August 30, 1782 (aged 4 years)
Auchinleck House, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Prime Minister of Great Britain
William Petty
from July 4, 1782 to April 2, 1783 (aged 5 years)
Prime Minister of Great Britain
William Cavendish-Bentinck
from April 2, 1783 to December 19, 1783 (aged 5 years)
Death of a mother
Margaret Montgomerie
June 4, 1789 (aged 11 years)
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death of a sister
Veronica Boswell
1795 (aged 17 years)
Death of a father
James Boswell
May 19, 1795 (aged 17 years)
Great Portland Street, London, England
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
William Pitt the Younger
from December 19, 1783 to March 17, 1801 (aged 23 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Henry Addington
from March 17, 1801 to May 10, 1804 (aged 26 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
William Pitt the Younger
from May 10, 1804 to February 11, 1806 (aged 28 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
William Grenville
from February 11, 1806 to March 31, 1807 (aged 29 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
William Cavendish-Bentinck
from March 31, 1807 to October 4, 1809 (aged 31 years)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Spencer Perceval
from October 4, 1809 to June 8, 1812 (aged 34 years)
Death of a sister
Elizabeth Boswell
January 1, 1814 (aged 36 years)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Source: Wikitree
Death of a brother
Alexander Boswell
1822 (0 after death)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Robert Jenkinson
from June 8, 1812 to April 12, 1827 (5 years after death)
Battle of Waterloo
The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, ending the Napoleonic wars.
June 18, 1815 (aged 37 years)
Waterloo, Belgium
Peterloo Massacre
Cavalry was used to disperse a large crowd who were demanding electoral reform. 15 were killed and hundreds injured.
August 16, 1819 (aged 41 years)
Manchester, England
British King
George IV
from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830 (8 years after death)
Death
1822 (aged 44 years)
Note: Died unmarried
Family with parents
father
Portrait of James Boswell (1740-1795)
Birth: October 29, 1740 33 22 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage: November 25, 1769
Death: May 19, 1795 — Great Portland Street, London, England
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Montgomerie Veronica Boswell Euphemia Boswell Alexander Boswell James Boswell Elizabeth Boswell
James Boswell
1740–1795
Birth: October 29, 1740 33 22 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: May 19, 1795 — Great Portland Street, London, England
mother
Portrait of Margaret Montgomerie Boswell
Birth: about 1738 28 34
Marriage: November 25, 1769
Death: June 4, 1789 — Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Montgomerie
1738–1789
Birth: about 1738 28 34
Death: June 4, 1789 — Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marriage — November 25, 1769 —
4 years
elder sister
Birth: 1773 32 35
Death: 1795
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Veronica Boswell
1773–1795
Birth: 1773 32 35
Death: 1795
2 years
elder sister
Birth: 1774 33 36
Death: about 1834
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Euphemia Boswell
1774–1834
Birth: 1774 33 36
Death: about 1834
2 years
elder brother
Birth: 1775 34 37
Marriage: November 23, 1799 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: 1822
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grizel Cuming James Boswell, 2nd Baronet Boswell of Auchinleck Janet Theresa Boswell Margaret Emily Boswell
Alexander Boswell
1775–1822
Birth: 1775 34 37
Death: 1822
4 years
himself
Birth: 1778 37 40
Death: 1822
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James Boswell
1778–1822
Birth: 1778 37 40
Death: 1822
3 years
younger sister
Birth: June 15, 1780 39 42 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage: 1799
Death: January 1, 1814 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Boswell Robert Cramond Boswell James Paoli Boswell Elizabeth Margaret Montgomerie Boswell Bruce Boswell
Elizabeth Boswell
1780–1814
Birth: June 15, 1780 39 42 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: January 1, 1814 — Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland