BOAT FAMILIES

of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways

Edward William Boswell

Male 1863 - 1943  (80 years)


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  • Name Edward William Boswell 
    Born 19 Jan 1863  Tipton, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 26 Jan 1943  Chester Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Blacon Cemetery, Chester Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67203  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father Edward Boswell,   b. 1838, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Ellesmere Port Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Lydia Alice Higgins,   b. 1839, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 31 Jul 1860  St James, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F21591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Cox,   b. 3 Dec 1868, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1961, Chester Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1890  St James, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Lydia Alice Boswell,   b. Abt Nov 1892, West Bromwich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1893, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. John James Boswell,   b. 23 Mar 1895, Chester Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1896, Cannock Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Edward Thomas Boswell,   b. Abt Nov 1896, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth Boswell,   b. Abt Feb 1898, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. May Boswell,   b. Abt May 1907, Chester Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Boswell,   b. 2 Aug 1910, Chester Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F21595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Birth registered Q1 1863 but year given as 1864 in 1939 census.
      Abode canal boat 'The Liberty' on MC.
      William Edward in marriage record and most censuses.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    2. [S422251] MI (Findmypast).

    3. [S494313] Staffordshire Marriages (Ancestry).

    4. [S010069] MC.




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