The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Boels (1827-1885)

Personal data William Boels 

  • He was born on November 26, 1827 in Marldon, Paignton, Devon. England.
    Record set Devon Baptisms First name(s) William Last name Bowles Birth year 1827 Baptism year 1827
    Denomination Anglican
    County Devon
    Baptism place Marldon
    Mother's first name(s) Ann
    Father's first name(s) Charles
    Archive South West Heritage Trust
    Birth date 26 Nov 1827
    Father's occupation Labourer
    Residence Marldon
  • He was christened in the year 1827 in Marldon, Paignton, Devon. England.
    Record set Devon Baptisms
    First name(s) William
    Last name Bowles
    Birth year 1827
    Baptism year 1827
    Denomination Anglican
    County Devon
    Baptism place Marldon
    Mother's first name(s) Ann
    Father's first name(s) Charles
    Archive South West Heritage Trust
    Birth date 26 Nov 1827
    Father's occupation Labourer
    Residence Marldon
  • Profession: in the year 1881 Quarry Man.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Marldon, Paignton, Devon. England.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Marldon Village, Marldon, Totnes, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      Charles Bools Male 50 1791 Devon, England
      Mary Ann Bools Female 15 1826 Devon, England
      William Bools Male 10 1831 Devon, England
    • in the year 1851: 16, Church Lane, Tormoham, Newton Abbot, Devon.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      16, Church Lane, Tormoham, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Joseph Godfrey Head Married Male 49 1802 Laborer Marldon, Devon, England
      Harriet Godfrey Wife Married Female 39 1812 Laborers Wife Gravesend, Kent, England
      Sarah Ann Baker - - Female 6 1845 Scholar South Brent, Devon, England
      William Metherall Visitor Unmarried Male 41 1810 Carpenter Dean Prior, Devon, England
      John Dile Lodger Unmarried Male - - Laborer Bow, Devon, England
      William Bolls Lodger Unmarried Male 25 1826 Laborer Marldon, Devon, England
      Richard Stentiford Lodger Married Male - - Laborer Devon, England
    • in the year 1861: 6 Box Row, Ippelpen, Devon. England.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      6, Box Row, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Beels Head Married Male 33 1828 Quarryman Stone Marldon, Devon, England
      Grace Beels Wife Married Female 36 1825 Dressmaker Ipplepen, Devon, England
      Charles Beels Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar Ipplepen, Devon, England
      Mary Grace Beels Daughter - Female 2 1859 - Ipplepen, Devon, England
      Elizabeth Ann Beels Daughter - Female 0 1861 - Ipplepen, Devon, England
      William Hodge Father In Law Married Male 71 1790 Agricultural Labourer Ipplepen, Devon, England
      Ann Hodge Mother In Law Married Female 70 1791 - Ipplepen, Devon, England
    • in the year 1871: Silver Street, Ippelpen, Devon.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Silver Street, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Boels Head - Male 42 1829 - Devon, England
      Grace Boels Wife - Female 45 1826 - Devon, England
      Charles Boels Son - Male 15 1856 - Devon, England
      Elizabeth A Boels Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Devon, England
      Louisa Boels Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Devon, England
    • in the year 1881: Ippelpen, Devon. England.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      ?, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
      William Boels Head Married Male 53 1828 Marldon, Devon, England Quarry Man (Ft)
      Grace Boels Wife Married Female 55 1826 Ipplepen, Devon, England -
      Mary G Boels Daughter Single Female 23 1858 Ipplepen, Devon, England Dressmaker
  • He died on 1ST Q 1885 in Newton Abbot, Devon. England, he was 57 years old.
    First name(s) WILLIAM Last name BOLES Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1828
    Age 57 Death quarter 1 Death year 1885 District Newton Abbot County Devon Volume 5B Page 106
    Country England
  • He is buried on January 18, 1885 in Ippelpen, Devon. England.
    First name(s) William Last name Boles Age 57 Birth year 1828 Death year 1885 Burial year 1885
    Burial date 18 Jan 1885
    Burial place Ipplepen
    Denomination Anglican
    County Devon
    Country England
    Archive reference 608A/PR/1/17
    Archive South West Heritage Trust
    Record set Devon Burials
  • This information was last updated on May 25, 2018.

Household of William Boels

He is married to Grace Hodge.

Their notice of marriage was on September 24, 1854 in Ippelpen, Devon. England.

First name(s) Grace
Last name Hodge
Banns year 1854
Banns date 24 Sep 1854
Parish Ipplepen
Spouse's first name William
Spouse's last name Boels
Residence Ipplepen St Andrew
Spouse's residence Ipplepen St Andrew
County Devon
Denomination Anglican
Country England
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Archive reference 608A/PR/1/12
They got married on October 22, 1854 at Ippelpen, Devon. England, he was 26 years old.

First name(s) Grace Last name Hodge Age Full Birth year - Marriage year 1854 Marriage date 22 Oct 1854
Place Ipplepen Residence Ipplepen Father's first name William Father's last name Hodge Spouse's first name(s) William
Spouse's last name Boels Spouse age Full Spouse's residence Ipplepen Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Boels County Devon Denomination Anglican Country England

First name(s) GRACE Last name HODGE Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1854 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ GRACE HODGE married one of these people William Boels, George Palk District Newton Abbot
District number - County Devon Country England Volume 5B Volume as transcribed 5B
Page number 247

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Birthday November 26, 1827

  • The temperature on November 26, 1827 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1827: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 7 » Brazilian marines unsuccessfully attack the temporary naval base of Carmen de Patagones, Argentina.
    • March 15 » University of Toronto is founded.
    • July 4 » Slavery is abolished in the State of New York.
    • August 22 » José de la Mar becomes President of Peru.
    • October 1 » Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia.
    • October 20 » In the Battle of Navarino, a combined Turkish and Egyptian fleet is defeated by British, French and Russian naval forces in the last significant battle fought with wooden sailing ships.

Day of burial January 18, 1885

  • The temperature on January 18, 1885 was about -2.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford Fleming's proposal for standard time (and also, time zones).
    • March 31 » The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
    • June 9 » Treaty of Tientsin is signed to end the Sino-French War, with China eventually giving up Tonkin and Annam – most of present-day Vietnam – to France.
    • July 6 » Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
    • September 2 » Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
    • October 13 » The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.


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