Henry
Alexander
Bossley
Born in Chatham, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of James Robert Bossley
and Sarah Jane (Edwards) Bossley
Brother of
Louisa Elizabeth (Bossley) Tucker, Jane Charlotte (Bossley) Price, Alexander James Bossley, Emma Harriet Bossley, James William Bossley, Edmund Samuel Bossley, Samuel Bossley, William Bossley, Percy Bossley [half], Albert Arthur Bossley [half], Adelaide Florence (Bossley) Brooker [half], Charlotte Isabel (Bossley) Unwin [half] and John Bossley [half]
Husband of
Alice (Petty) Bossley
— married
31 Oct 1886 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
Descendants 
Father of
John William Bossley, James Bossley, Edward Bossley, Jack Bossley, Lavinia (Bossley) Smith and Henry George Bossley
Died
at about age 59
in Poplar district, London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2015
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Biography
Henry Alexander Bossley was born in Chatham, Kent on 23 November 1860 [1], and was baptised on 3 March 1861 in Chatham, St Mary, he was the son of James Bossley and Sarah Edwards [2]
He married Alice Petty in Christ Church With St Mary and St Stephen, Spitalfields on 31 October 1886, their fathers were recorded as James Bossley and Thomas Petty [3]
Henry died in Poplar in 1920, aged 59 [4]
Census
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Bossley | Head | Married | M | 26 | Wood Dealer | Gravesend, Kent |
| Sarah Jane Bossley | Wife | F | 26 | Gravesend, Kent | ||
| Louisa Elih Bossley | Daughter | F | 5 | Scholar | Gravesend, Kent | |
| Jane Charlott Bossley | Daughter | F | 2 | Scholar | Gravesend, Kent | |
| Henry Alex Bossley | Son | M | 0 | Chatham, Kent |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Bossley | Head | M | 34 | Kent, England | ||
| Sarah J Bossley | Wife | F | 35 | Kent, England | ||
| Jane C Bossley | Daughter | F | 12 | Kent, England | ||
| Henry A Bossley | Son | M | 10 | Kent, England | ||
| Emma H Bossley | Daughter | F | 6 | Middlesex, England | ||
| James W Bossley | Son | M | 4 | Middlesex, England | ||
| Edmund S Bossley | Son | M | 2 | Middlesex, England |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Henry A Bossley | Head | Married | M | 40 | Stoker On Steam Ship | Chatham, Kent |
| Alice Bossley | Wife | Married | F | 36 | Rotherith, London | |
| James Bossley | Son | Single | M | 12 | Poplar, London | |
| Edward Bossley | Son | Single | M | 10 | Poplar, London | |
| Jack Bossley | Son | Single | M | 7 | Poplar, London | |
| Lavinia Bossley | Daughter | Single | F | 2 | Poplar, London |
Sources
- ↑
Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 26 January 2023)
Bossley, Henry Alexander (Mother's maiden name: Edwards).
GRO Reference: 1860 Oct-Nov-Dec in Medway Volume 02A Page 342. - ↑
Baptism:
"Kent Baptisms"
Archive: Medway Archives; Reference: P85/1/35; Page: 192
FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 26 January 2023)
Henry Alexander Bossley baptism on 3 Mar 1861 (born 23 Nov 1860), son of James & Sarah Jane, in Chatham, St Mary, Kent, England. - ↑
Marriage:
"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/CTC1/034
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #2692871 (accessed 26 January 2023)
Henry Alexander Bossley (26) marriage to Alice Petty on 31 Oct 1886 in Christ Church With St Mary and St Stephen, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, England. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 26 January 2023)
Bossley, Henry Alexander (Age at death: 59).
GRO Reference: 1920 Apr-May-Jun in Poplar Volume 01C Page 504. - ↑
1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: Q2MP-C5FG (accessed 26 January 2023)
FindMyPast Image
James Bossley (26), married, Wood Dealer, head of household in Chatham Town in Medway registration district in Kent, England. Born in Gravesend, Kent. - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG10; Piece number: 580; Folio: 59; Page: 31; Schedule: 177
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 26 January 2023)
James Bossley (34) head of household on Kerby Street in Poplar registration district in London & Middlesex, England. Born in England. - ↑
1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing Poplar subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
FamilySearch Record: X94J-52P (accessed 26 January 2023)
FindMyPast Image
Henry A Bossley (40), married, Stoker On Steam Ship, head of household in Poplar registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Chatham, Kent.
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