Matthew Boskell

Brief Life History of Matthew

When Matthew Boskell was born on 13 March 1828, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, his father, James Bowskill, was 33 and his mother, Mary Platts, was 34. He married Margaret Ellen Leonard on 25 August 1873, in Somerset, Tasmania, Australia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 23 March 1902, in Somerset, Tasmania, Australia, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Matthew Boskell
1828–1902
Margaret Ellen Leonard
1854–1917
Marriage: 25 August 1873
Margaret Isabella Boskell
1873–
Joseph Boskell
1875–1962
Arthur Charles Boskell
1877–1976
Amy Mary Boskell
1880–1964
John Thomas Boskell
1882–1942
Annie Gertrude Boskell
1884–1973
Ellen May Boskell
1887–1968
Clara Maud Boskell
1890–1970
Florence Emily Boskell
1892–1983
Rosetta Boskell
1893–1987

Sources (15)

  • Matthew Boskell, "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
  • Matthew Boskell in entry for Ellen May Boskell, "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933"
  • Matthew Boskell in entry for Margaret Isabella Boskell, "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933"

World Events (7)

1829

Australia is claimed as British territory.

1837

George Grey explores Western Australia.

1864

Somerset River Cam Post Office opened on 5 November 1864. It was renamed Somerset Cam around 1934 and Somerset in 1963

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Beuzeville-la-Giffard in Seine-Maritime, France, named with the ancient Germanic personal name Boso + ville ‘settlement’. The final element has been altered as a result of association with the common placename ending -well ‘spring, stream’. Some instances of Bovill may have the same origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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