Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Ballsedhouse (Balls) Smith
and Ann (Bothamley) Smith
Sister of
Annie Maria (Smith) Dix, Jane Maria (Smith) Balls, Agnes Selina (Smith) Turner, Edith Mabel (Smith) Manning, Thomas Frederick Smith, Charles Frederick Smith, Violet Elizabeth (Smith) Sanderson, Arthur Henry Smith, Walter Robert Smith, George William Smith, Frank Edward Smith, Harry Sergeant Bothamly Smith and Dorothy May Bothamley (Smith) Fowler
Wife of
Ambrose Boon
— married
1907 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
Ambrose Boon, Arthur George Frederick Boon, Hilda Evelyn Boon, Florence Cissie Boon, Doreen (Boon) McRae, Norman Boon, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and Frank E Boon
Died
at about age 80
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2016
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Biography
Florence was born in 1887. She was the daughter of Thomas Smith and Ann Bothamley. Thomas was a general labourer and the family lived in Peterborough. In 1901 she lived with her mother and was one of 9 siblings in Newark, Peterborough.
In 1907 she married Ambrose Boon, Ambrose was a foundry labourer.
In 1911 the family lived in Peterborough and the couple had 3 children. In 1913 they emigrated to Ontario, Canada.
Florence died in 1967. [1]
Sources
- ↑ "Newspapers.com", The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Mon, Feb 27, 1967, page 17, Newspapers Clip: 137273702 (accessed 23 December 2023)
- Birth: GRO Index: SMITH, FLORENCE MARGARET Mother's maiden name: BOTHAMLEY . GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in PETERBOROUGH Volume 03B Page 231
- 1891 Census: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1227; Folio: 64; Page: 14. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 6598 #9431653
- 1901 Census: Class: RG13; Piece: 1466; Folio: 25; Page: 9. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 7814 #8451789
- Marriage, Free BMD Index: Marriage: Free BMd Index: Marriages Jun 1907: BOON Ambrose Peterbro' 3b 570. SMITH Florence Margaret Peterbro' 3b 570.
- 1911 Census: Class: RG14; Piece: 8678; Schedule Number: 131. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census. Ancestry uk Record 2352 #52224225
- Passage to Canada: Name: Florence Boon, Gender: Female, Arrival Age: 26. Birth Year: abt 1887, Departure Port: Liverpool, England, Arrival Date: 25 Oct 1913, Arrival Port: Quebec, Canada, Vessel: Empress of Britain, Source Citation, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: T-4806, , Source Information, Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. Ancestry uk Record 1263 #4064821
- Death: Name: F Margaret Boon, Birth Date: 1887, Death Date: 1967, Cemetery: Pine Hills Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place: Scarborough, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Source Information, Ancestry.com. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144667231
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