Harold James Boswell

1899 - 1970  (71 years)

• Name	Harold James Boswell
  Born	3 Apr 1899	Wickham, Hants   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 May 1970	Great Kimble, Bucks   [3, 4, 5]
  	Age: 71y
  	Address: Marsh Road
  		Harold James and Bertha Gladys Boswell All Saints Little Kimble
  Buried	16 May 1970	All Saints, Little Kimble, Bucks   [6]
  Person ID	I4675	Kimble Study
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Sidney George Boswell,   b. 28 May 1874,   d. 2 Oct 1953  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Lily Amy Deegan,   b. 29 Jul 1877, Dublin, Ireland ,   d. 30 May 1945, Little Kimble, Bucks  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Between Apr 1895 and Jun 1895  [7]
  Family ID	F1351	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bertha Gladys Avery,   b. 4 Apr 1901, Princes Risborough, Bucks ,   d. 22 May 1992  (Age 91 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1934	St. Nicholas, Great Kimble, Bucks   [8, 9]
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F1718	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Apr 1899 - Wickham, Hants Married - 6 Oct 1934 - St. Nicholas, Great Kimble, Bucks Died - Age: 71y - 14 May 1970 - Great Kimble, Bucks Buried - 16 May 1970 - All Saints, Little Kimble, Bucks  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] GRO Index, Q2 1899 Fareham 2b 564. [S1] GRO Index, Death index. [S1] GRO Index, Q2 1970 Wycombe 6a 1258. [S168] Monumental Inscription, Little Kimble 17. Harold James Boswell my husband d. May 14 1970 aged 71. [S35] Bucks Herald, Obituary, 21 May 1970. A member of the Kimble branch of the British Legion, Mr. Harold James Boswell, died at his home, Marsh Road, last Thursday. He was 71. Born at Whickham, Hampshire, he moved to Kimble with his family in 1912. He worked on a Kimble farm for a while, and then became an apprentice bricklayer. He worked in the building trade for many years. During his youth he was a keen footballer. In later life his hobby was gardening, and he frequently exhibited his produce at Kimble Horticultural Show. He also assisted at many children's parties in the locality. During the second world war he served as a member of the Fire Service at Princes Risborough. For the last 14 years he had worked for Aylesbury Rural District Council at their Hartwell depot. Mr. Boswell leaves a widow. The funeral service, at Little Kimble Parish Church, on Saturday, was conducted by the Rector, the Rev. J. C. V. Wilkes. [S160] Parish Register, 524. [S1] GRO Index, Portsea 2b 896. [S1] GRO Index, Q4 1934 Wycombe 3a 2907. [S35] Bucks Herald, Wedding, 12 Oct 1934. There was a large attendance at Great Kimble Church on Saturday afternoon to witness the wedding of Mr. Harold James Boswell, second son of Mr. and Mrs. George Boswell, of Icknield Cottages, and Miss Bertha Gladys Avery, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Avery, of Council Cottages, Longwick Road, Princes Risborough.