James Evans Bosworth

Brief Life History of James Evans

When James Evans Bosworth was born on 20 April 1882, in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Bosworth, was 46 and his mother, Harriet Evans, was 40. He married Bertha Mary Parker in 1910, in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. In 1911, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as basket maker in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1944, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

James Evans Bosworth
1882–1944
Bertha Mary Parker
1881–1951
Marriage: 1910
Mary Bosworth
1911–

Sources (6)

  • Jas Bosworth in household of Thos Bosworth, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • James Evans Bosworth, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • James Bosworth, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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World Events (7)

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

1908

London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Husbands Bosworth in Leicestershire (Baresworde in Domesday Book) from an Old English personal name, Bār (from bār ‘boar’) + worth ‘enclosure’, and possibly also from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, so named with an Old English personal name Bōsa + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

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

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