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BOSIO, ANGIOLINA. _b._ Turin 22 Aug. 1830; made her début at Teatro
Rè, Milan in _I Due Foscari_ July 1846; sang in Paris 1848, in
America 1849–51; sang at Covent Garden theatre London during
seasons 1852 to 1855 and 1858; sang at the Lyceum theatre 1856 and
1857; première cantatrice to Imperial Court of St. Petersburg 1858
being the first singer to obtain that honour. _d._ St. Petersburg
12 April 1859. _E. C. Clayton’s Queens of song ii_, 317–29 (1863).

BOSSEY, PETER (_eld. child of Francis Bossey, constructor in royal
carriage department of Woolwich arsenal_). _b._ Woolwich 3 April
1806; apprenticed to Thomas Bayles of Woolwich; studied at United
Borough hospital; L.S.A. 1826, M.R.C.S. 1828, F.R.C.S. 1852;
surgeon to Convict hulk establishment at Woolwich to 1848 when he
retired on pension; fellow of Med. and Chir. Soc. 1846; gave up
practice 1857; author of many statistical reports and papers on
diseases and mortality of prisoners printed in _Reports of
Superintendent of Convict establishment at Woolwich_. _d._
Worthing 22 Dec. 1862. _Proc. of Royal Med. and Chir. Soc. iv_,
203–7 (1864).

BOSTOCK, JAMES. Proprietor of Bostock and Wombwell’s menagerie, _d._
12 April 1878 aged 63.

BOSTON, FLORANCE GEORGE HENRY IRBY, 5 Baron. _b._ Florence 9 March
1837; sheriff of Anglesea 1865; succeeded 22 Dec. 1869. _d._
Porthamel Anglesey 4 Jany. 1877.

BOSTON, GEORGE IRBY, 3 Baron. _b._ Grosvenor st. London 24 Dec.
1777; Cornet 1 Dragoons 1794, major 13 Light Dragoons 22 Jany.
1801 to 14 Aug. 1801; succeeded 23 March 1825. _d._ Hedsor lodge
near Maidenhead 12 March 1856.

BOSTON, GEORGE IVES IRBY, 4 Baron. _b._ Grosvenor st. London 14 Sep.
1802; succeeded 12 March 1856. _d._ Wilton crescent, London 22
Dec. 1869.

BOSWELL, SIR JAMES, 2 Baronet (_son of Sir Alexander Boswell, 1
Baronet b. 1775 and killed by James Stuart in a duel 26 March
1822_). _b._ Dec. 1806. _d._ Auchinleck, Ayrshire 4 Nov. 1857.

BOSWORTH, REV. JOSEPH. _b._ Derbyshire early in 1789; ed. at Repton
gr. sch., Univ. of Aberdeen, and Trin. coll. Cam., B.A., M.A., and
LLD. Aberdeen; B.D. at Cam. 1834, D.D. 1839; incorp. D.D. of Ch.
Ch. Ox. 1858; V. of Horwood Parva, Bucks. 1817–29; chaplain at
Amsterdam 1829–32 and at Rotterdam 1832–40; V. of Waith, Lincs.
1841–45 and 1848–58; R. of Water Stratford, Bucks. 1858–75; F.R.S.
4 June 1829; professor of Anglo Saxon in Univ. of Oxford 4 Nov.
1858 to death; made over to Univ. of Cam. by deed of gift in 1867
sum of £10,000 towards professorship of Anglo Saxon which was
founded May 1878; author of _The elements of Anglo-Saxon Grammar_
1823, earliest English work of the kind; _Anglo-Saxon dictionary_
1838, _2 ed._ 1882; _Scandinavian literature_ 1839; _A compendious
dictionary of Anglo-Saxon_ 1848, _5 ed._ 1882. _d._ 20 Beaumont
St. Oxford 27 May 1876. _Academy 3 and 10 June 1876_; _Times 29
May 1876_, _p. 10, col. 4_.

BOTFIELD, BERIAH (_eld. son of Beriah Botfield of Norton hall,
Northamptonshire 1768–1813_). _b._ Earl’s Ditton, Salop. 5 March
1807; ed. at Harrow and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1828, M.A. 1847; sheriff
of Northamptonshire 1831; M.P. for Ludlow 23 May 1840 to 23 July
1847 and 27 March 1857 to death; F.R.S. 17 Jany. 1839; F.S.A.
1839; a chevalier of order of Albert the Brave of Saxony; knight
of order of Leopold of Belgium; member of Abbotsford, Bannatyne,
Maitland, and Roxburgh clubs, and of Surtees Society, for all of
which he edited books; set up a private printing-press at Norton
hall, where he printed _Journal of a tour through the Highlands of
Scotland [anon.]_ 1830; _Stemmata Botevilliana_ 1843; _Bibliotheca
Hearneiana_ 1848; published _Notes on cathedral libraries of
England_ 1849; _Prefaces to first editions of Greek and Roman
classics_ 1861. _d._ 5 Grosvenor sq. London 7 Aug. 1863. _Stemmata
Botevilliana_ (_2 ed._ 1858) 84–7, 156, _App._ 33, 479–96; _G.M.
xv_, 645–7 (1863); _Numismatic Chronicle iv_, 17–18 (1864).

BOTT, THOMAS. _b._ near Kidderminster 1829; a _portrait_ painter at
Birmingham; one of principal artists of the Royal Porcelain works
Worcester 1852; gained many prizes at Worcester School of Art;
obtained distinction for his work in Worcester enamel, at Paris
Exhibition 1855 and London Exhibition 1862; one of his best works
is now in South Kensington Museum. _d._ Worcester 13 Dec. 1870.
_Jewitt’s History of the Ceramic art in Great Britain_ (1883)
143–4 _and_ 150.

BOTTRELL, WILLIAM (_son of Wm. Vingoe Bottrell of Raftra, St. Levan,
Cornwall, farmer 1790–1876_). _b._ Raftra 7 March 1816; learnt
farming under his father; English master in the Seminary of
Quebec, Canada Sep. 1847 to 1851; author of _Traditions and
hearthside stories of West Cornwall_ 1870, _2 series_ 1873;
communicated upwards of 50 of the “Drolls” to Robert Hunt for his
_Popular romances of the west of England 2 vols._ 1865. _d._ Dove
st. St. Ives 27 Aug. 1881.

BOUCH, SIR THOMAS (_3 son of Wm. Bouch, captain in merchant
service_). _b._ Thursby, Cumberland 22 Feb. 1822; manager and
engineer of Edinburgh and Northern railway 1849; made floating
railways for goods trains over rivers Forth and Tay; constructed a
number of remarkable bridges chiefly railway, in all of which he
made use of the lattice girder; designed railway bridge over river
Tay, completed 22 Sep. 1877, opened 31 May 1878, the central
portion of this bridge fell into the river carrying with it an
entire train and its load of about 70 passengers 28 Dec. 1879;
designed railway bridge over river Forth begun 30 Sep. 1878, work
was stopped after above accident; A.I.C.E. 3 Dec. 1850, M.I.C.E.
11 May 1858; presented with freedom of Dundee 31 May 1878;
knighted at Windsor Castle 26 June 1879. _d._ Moffat,
Dumfriesshire 30 Oct. 1880. _Min. of Proc. of Instit. of C.E.
lxiii_, 301–308 (1881); _I.L.N. lxxvii_, 468 (1880), _portrait_.

BOUCHER, REV. JOHN (_son of Mr. Boucher of Moneyrea, near Belfast,
tenant-farmer_). _b._ 1819; ed. at Belfast academy 1837–42;
Unitarian minister at Southport 1842, at Glasgow to 1848 and at
the New Gravel Pit chapel Hackney, London 1848–53 when he entered
at St. John’s coll. Cam. to read for orders in Church of England,
B.A. 1857; one of trustees of Dr. Williams’s library: a member of
the presbyterian board; published a sermon on _The present
religious crisis_ 1850. _d._ Chesterton near Cambridge 12 March
1878. _The Inquirer 23 March 1878 p._ 190.

BOUCHIER, REV. BARTON (_son of Rev. Jonathan Boucher 1738–1804, V.
of Epsom, Surrey_). _b._ 1794; ed. at Balliol coll. Ox., B.A.
1822, M.A. 1827; changed his name from Boucher to Bouchier; C. of
Cheam, Surrey about 1832 to 1858; R. of Fonthill Bishops, Wilts.
1858 to death; author of _Manna in the house or daily expositions
of the Gospels 4 vols._ 1852–58; _Manna in the heart or daily
comments on the book of Psalms 2 vols._ 1855–56; _My Parish_ 1856,
_second series_ 1857. _d._ Fonthill Bishops 20 Dec. 1865.

BOUDIER, REV. JOHN. Educ. at Sid. Sus. coll. Cam., B.A. 1809, M.A.
1813; V. of Warwick 1815–72; hon. canon of Worcester 1852 to
death; author of _Plain and practical sermons_ 1818; _Attendance
on daily public worship the Christian’s duty_ 1854;
_Congregational psalmody and church choirs_ 1857; _The two holy
sacraments of the Christian church necessary to salvation_ 1859.
_d._ 7 Nov. 1874 aged 88.

BOUGH, SAMUEL (_3 child of Mr. Bough of Carlisle, shoemaker_). _b._
Carlisle 8 Jany. 1822; executed the illustrations to Jefferson’s
_History of Cumberland 2 vols._ 1840–2; assistant scene painter in
T.R. Manchester about 1845; exhibited pictures at Manchester
Institute, where Heywood gold medal was awarded him; principal
scene painter at T.R. Glasgow 1848; A.R.S.A. 1856, R.S.A. 10 Feb.
1875; a collection of his works was exhibited at Glasgow Institute
1880 and another at Edinburgh 1884. _d._ Edinburgh 19 Nov. 1878.
_Portfolio x_, 114 (1878); _Academy 30 Nov. 1878 and 5 July 1884_.

BOUGHEY, SIR THOMAS FLETCHER FENTON, 3 Baronet. _b._ Betley, Staffs.
22 Jany. 1809; succeeded 27 June 1823; sheriff of Staffs. 1832.
_d._ Aqualate, Newport, Staffs. 6 Oct. 1880.

BOUGHTON, SIR WILLIAM EDWARD ROSE, 10 and 2 Baronet (_only son of
Sir Charles Wm. Rose Boughton, 9 and 1 Baronet who d 26 Feb.
1821_). _b._ Lower Grosvenor st. London 14 Sep. 1788; F.R.S. 5 May
1814; M.P. for Evesham 6 March 1820 to 2 June 1826. _d._ Downton
hall near Ludlow 22 May 1856.

BOULT, SWINTON. _b._ 1809; local agent in Liverpool for insurance
offices 1831; founded Liverpool fire and life insurance company
1836 which became largest fire insurance office in the world, it
was renamed in 1848 Liverpool and London insurance office and in
1864 Liverpool, London and Globe, secretary 1836–65, managing
director 1865 to death; originated Liverpool Salvage committee,
first combination of the kind ever introduced; devised a uniform
policy for tariff offices; author of _Law and practice relating to
assurance, banking and other joint-stock companies_ 1841; _Trade
and partnership_ 1855. _d._ suddenly in the Aigburth road,
Liverpool 8 July 1876. _C. Walford’s Insurance Cyclopædia i_,
353–5 (1871).

BOULTBEE, FREDERICK MOORE. Entered navy 17 March 1811; captain 23
Nov. 1841; admiral on h.p. 30 July 1875; chief constable for
Bedfordshire. _d._ Emery Down, Lyndhurst 23 Nov. 1876.

BOULTBEE, REV. THOMAS POWNALL (_eld. son of Rev. Thomas Boultbee, V.
of Bidford, Warwickshire who d. 23 March 1883_). _b._ 7 Aug. 1818;
ed. at Uppingham school 1833–7, captain 1836–7; exhibitioner at
St. John’s coll. Cam. 1837, 5 wrangler 1841, B.A. 1841, M.A. 1844,
LLD. 1872; fellow of his college March 1842; C. of St. Mary’s
Cheltenham, and then of St. Luke’s; theological tutor of
Cheltenham college 1853–63; principal of London College of
divinity at Kilburn 1863, and at St. John’s hall Highbury 1865 to
death; preb. of St. Paul’s cathedral Oct. 1883; author of _A
commentary on the Thirty nine articles_ 1871; _A history of the
Church of England, pre-reformation period_ 1879. _d._ Bournemouth
30 Jany. 1884. _Quiet strength, a memorial sketch of the life and
works of the late Rev. T. P. Boultbee by Rev. Gordon Calthrop_
(1884).

BOURCHIER, CLAUD THOMAS. 2 Lieutenant Rifle brigade 10 April 1849,
major 4 Aug. 1865 to 20 May 1868 when placed on h.p.; aide-de-camp
to the Queen 30 April 1869 to 1876; V.C. 26 June 1856. _d._ 38
Brunswick road, Brighton 19 Nov. 1877 aged 46.

BOURCHIER, HENRY. Entered navy 28 Aug. 1797, Captain 22 Aug. 1811,
superintendent of quarantine establishment at Milford Jany. 1827
to 1 Oct. 1846, retired R.A. 1 Oct. 1846. _d._ Lille, France 14
Oct. 1852.

BOURCHIER, JAMES CLAUD. Cornet 28 Dragoons 28 Sep. 1797; major 11
Dragoons 5 Nov. 1818 to 25 Sep. 1820, when placed on h.p.; colonel
3 Dragoon Guards 9 Jany. 1851 to death; L.G. 20 June 1854. _d._
Buxton vicarage, Norfolk 12 Feb. 1859 aged 78.

BOURDILLON, JAMES DEWAR (_2 son of Rev. Thomas Bourdillon, V. of
Fenstanton, Hunts. who d. 11 March 1854 aged 82_). _b._ 1811; ed.
at Ramsgate and Haileybury college; writer in Madras civil service
1829; secretary to Board of revenue 1843; third member of Board of
revenue 1855; secretary to Government revenue department 1859–60
when he became an annuitant on the Fund, resigned the service
1861; wrote report of commission which reported upon system of
public works in Madras presidency; author of _A short account of
the measures proposed by the late Colonel J. T. Smith for the
restoration of the Indian exchanges by an Ex-Madras civilian_
1882. _d._ Tunbridge Wells 21 May 1883.

BOURKE, OLIVER PAGET. _b._ 1817; Ensign 17 Foot 11 Dec. 1835, lieut.
col. 7 Sep. 1855 to 10 Nov. 1856, when placed on h.p.; Exon of
yeomen of the guard 17 July 1862 to Nov. 1873; L.G. 1 Oct. 1877.
_d._ 3 Breffin terrace, Kingstown near Dublin 28 April 1880.

BOURKE, SIR RICHARD (_only son of John Bourke of Dromsally,
Ireland_). _b._ Dublin 4 May 1777; ed. at Westminster and Ch. Ch.
Ox.; ensign 1 Foot 22 Nov. 1798; captain 1 Garrison battalion 5
Dec. 1805; quartermaster general South America 1806; served in the
Peninsula 1809–14; governor of eastern district of Cape of Good
Hope 1825, conducted the government of the colony to Nov. 1829;
governor of New South Wales 3 Dec. 1831 to 5 Dec. 1837; colonel 64
Foot 29 Nov. 1837 to death; general 11 Nov. 1851; C.B. 4 June
1815, K.C.B. 26 Jany. 1835; sheriff of Limerick 1839; edited with
Earl Fitzwilliam _The correspondence of Edmund Burke_ 1829. _d._
Thornfield, Castle Connell, co. Limerick 12 Aug. 1855. _R.
Therry’s Reminiscences_, _2 ed._ (1863) 129–89.

NOTE.—The people of New South Wales erected a magnificent
bronze statue by Westmacott to his memory in the Domain
Sydney, which was unveiled 11 April 1842, this was the first
statue in New South Wales.

BOURKE, WALTER (_eld. son of Joseph Bourke of Carrowkeel, co. Mayo
who d. 1820_). _b._ 1808; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1824;
called to Irish bar 1827; Q.C. 7 Feb. 1849. _d._ Carrowkeel 26
Dec. 1870.

BOURKE, WALTER MCWILLIAM (_2 son of Isidore Bourke of Curraghleagh
Claremorris, co. Mayo, a crown solicitor for Ireland who d.
1866_). _b._ 1838; ed. at Stonyhurst and Clongowes Wood colleges
and Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1859, M.A. 1863; called to Irish bar
1858, practised in Dublin and then in high court at Calcutta;
purchased Rahassane park, co. Galway 1880; contributed to Dublin
literary magazines; published a volume of Indian law reports;
assassinated at Castle Taylor near Ardrahan, co. Galway 8 June
1882. _Irish law times xvi_, 298 (1882).

BOURNE, HUGH (_son of Joseph Bourne of Fordhays farm in parish of
Stoke-upon-Trent, farmer_). _b._ Fordhays farm 3 April 1772; a
carpenter and builder at Bemersley, Staffs.; joined Wesleyan
methodists June 1799; built a chapel at Harrisehead 1802; held a
camp meeting on the mountain at Mowcop near Harrisehead 31 May
1807, first of many held in Staffordshire; expelled from Wesleyan
Methodist Society 27 June 1808; formed first class of a new
community at Standley near Bemersley 14 March 1810, first general
meeting was held at Tunstall 26 July 1811, name Primitive
Methodist was finally adopted 13 Feb. 1812, first annual
conference was held at Hull May 1820, and a deed poll of the
Primitive Methodist was enrolled in Court of Chancery 10 Feb.
1830; purchased land and built at Tunstall their first chapel
1811; travelled in United States 1844–6; author of _Remarks on the
ministery of women_ 1808; _History of the Primitive Methodist_
1823; _A treatise on Baptism_ 1823; edited _The Primitive
Methodist Magazine_ 1824 to about 1844. _d._ Bemersley 11 Oct.
1852. _bur._ at Englesea Brook, Cheshire. _J. Walford’s Memoirs of
H. Bourne_ 1855, _portrait_; _J. Petty’s Primitive Methodist
connexion_ 1864, _portrait_; _Simpson’s Recollections of H.
Bourne_ 1859.

BOURNE, JAMES. _b._ Dalby near Spilsby, Lincolnshire 1773; teacher
of drawing in London; made numerous sketches in Cumberland and in
Devon and Cornwall; Huntingtonian minister at Sutton Coldfield,
Warwickshire May 1845 to death. _d._ Sutton Coldfield 11 June 1854
in 82 year. _W. Benson’s Life and letters of J. Bourne_ 1875,
_portrait_.

BOURNE, JAMES (_brother of Hugh Bourne_). _b._ Feb. 1781; joined
Wesleyan Methodists 1799; co-operated with his brother in
establishment of Camp meetings 1807; the first general book
steward of Primitive Methodist connexion 1820; chairman at the
annual conferences many times. _d._ Bemersley, Staffs. Jany. 1860.
_J. Petty’s History of Primitive Methodist connexion_, (_new ed._
1864).

BOURNE, SIR JAMES, 1 Baronet (_2 son of Peter Bourne of Hackinsall,
Lancs. 1783–1846_). _b._ 8 Oct. 1812; ed. at Shrewsbury; lieut.
col. commandant royal Lancashire artillery 13 April 1863 to 27
July 1881, hon. col. 27 July 1881 to death; M.P. for Evesham 12
July 1865 to 24 March 1880; created baronet 10 May 1880; C.B. 24
May 1881. _d._ Heathfield house, Wavertree near Liverpool 14 March
1882.

BOURNE, SIR JAMES DYSON, 2 Baronet (_eld. child of the preceding_).
_b._ 29 July 1842; cornet 5 Dragoon guards 21 Dec. 1860, lieut.
col. 1 July 1881 to 1883. _d._ Brook st. Grosvenor sq. London 11
Nov. 1883.

BOURNE, STEPHEN. Edited the _World_ newspaper which was incorporated
with the _Patriot_ 1831; an active promoter of the Protestant
Society, of the Ecclesiastical Knowledge Society, and of the Test
and Corporation agitation; stipendiary magistrate in Jamaica;
registrar of Berbice; a cotton grower in Jamaica. _d._ Brixton,
London 29 March 1868 aged 76.

BOUSFIELD, NATHANIEL GEORGE PHILIPS. _b._ Dublin 1829; M.P. for Bath
4 Feb. 1874 to 24 March 1880. _d._ Grosvenor place, London 21 May
1883.

BOUTELL, REV. CHARLES (_son of Rev. Charles Boutell, P.C. of Repps,
Norfolk who d. 26 July 1855 in 84 year_). _b._ St. Mary Pulham,
Norfolk 1 Aug. 1812; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1834,
incorp. at Trin. coll. Ox. 1836, M.A. 1836; R. of Downham Market,
Norfolk 1847–50; V. of Wiggenhall, St. Mary, Norfolk 1847–55;
Reader at St. Luke’s Lower Norwood, Surrey 1860–67; assistant
minister at St. Stephen’s Portland town London 1872–73; one of
founders of London and Middlesex Archæological society 14 Dec.
1855, sec. 23 July 1857 to 27 Nov. 1857; sec. of St. Alban’s
Architectural Society; author of _Monumental brasses and slabs of
the Middle ages_ 1847; _A manual of British Archæology_ 1858; _A
manual of heraldry historical and popular_ 1863, _3 ed._ 1864;
_English heraldry, illustrated_ 1867, _4 ed._ 1879; _A Bible
Dictionary_ 1871, republished as _Haydn’s Bible Dictionary_ 1879.
_d._ 18 Portsdown road, London 31 July 1877. _London and Middlesex
Arch. Soc. Trans. i_, 209, 316.

BOUTFLOWER, REV. HENRY CREWE (_son of John Johnson Boutflower of
Salford, Manchester, surgeon_). _b._ Salford 25 Oct. 1796; ed. at
Manchester school 1807–15, and St. John’s coll. Cam., Hulsean
theological prizeman 1816, B.A. 1819, M.A. 1822; C. of Elmdon near
Birmingham 15 April 1821; head master of Bury sch. Lancs. 6 May
1823 to 1857; P.C. of St. John’s Bury 1832–57; R. of Elmdon 1857
to death; author of _The doctrine of atonement is agreeable to
reason_ 1817, and of sermons; collected materials for a history of
Bury. _d._ West Felton vicarage, Salop 4 June 1863. _Admission
register of Manchester school iii_, 13–15 (1874).

BOUTFLOWER, VENERABLE SAMUEL PEACH (_eld. son of Charles Boutflower
of Colchester, surgeon_). _b._ 1815; ed. at St. John’s coll. Cam.,
scholar, 22 wrangler 1838, B.A. 1838, M.A. 1841; P.C. of Brathay
1839–42 and 1856–67; C. of Seaforth 1842–56; V. of St. Lawrence
Appleby 1867 to death; archdeacon and canon res. of Carlisle 1867
to death. _d._ The Abbey, Carlisle 22 Dec. 1882.

BOUVERIE, REV. EDWARD (_2 son of hon. Bartholomew Bouverie
1753–1835, M.P. for Downton_). _b._ 15 Aug. 1783; ed. at Ch. Ch.
Ox., B.A. 1804, M.A. 1807; V. of Coleshill, Berks. 1808 to death;
chaplain in ord. to the Sovereign 1819 to death; preb. of Preston
in Sarum cathedral 16 Feb. 1826 to death. _d._ Coleshill vicarage
22 July 1874.

BOUVERIE, EVERARD WILLIAM (_eld. son of Edward Bouverie of Delapré
abbey near Northampton 1767–1858_). _b._ 13 Oct. 1789; ed. at
Harrow and St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1812, M.A. 1816; cornet
Royal horse guards 2 April 1812, lieut. col. 16 Sep. 1845 to Sep.
1853 when placed on h.p.; colonel 15 Hussars 17 July 1859 to
death; general 9 April 1868; author of _The horse-buyer’s guide,
shewing the tricks of dealers_ 1853. _d._ Delapré abbey 18 Nov.
1871. _Annual Register_ (1862) 149–53.

BOUVERIE, REV. FREDERICK WILLIAM BRYON. Educ. at College Bourbon,
Paris 1844; C. of St. Peter Port. Guernsey 1850–57; Incumb. of St.
Paul, Aberdeen 1858–69; Incumb. of French Anglican church of St.
John, Bloomsbury st. London 1869 to death; author of _Force et
Faiblesse_ 1859; _Life and its lessons, a tale_ 1859; _Six short
stories for short people_ 1861, _new ed._ 1868; _Herbert Lovell_
1862. _d._ 1884.

BOUVERIE, SIR HENRY FREDERICK (_youngest son of Edward Bouverie
1738–1810, M.P. for New Sarum_). _b._ 11 July 1783; ed. at Eton;
ensign 2 Foot Guards 23 Oct. 1799, major 18 Jany. 1820 to 27 May
1825; assistant adjutant general to 4 division of the army 1810;
governor of Malta 1 Oct. 1836 to 14 June 1843; L.G. 28 June 1838;
col. of 1 West India regiment 13 May 1842 and of 97 Foot 21 Nov.
1843 to death; K.C.B. 5 Jany. 1815, G.C.B. 6 April 1852, G.C.M.G.
28 Sep. 1836. _d._ Woolbeding house near Midhurst, Sussex 14 Nov.
1852.

BOUVERIE, VENERABLE WILLIAM ARUNDELL (_brother of Rev. Edward
Bouverie_). _b._ 6 Feb. 1797; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A.
1817, M.A. 1820, B.D. 1829; fellow of Merton coll.; R. of West
Tytherley, Hants. 1829–39; R. of Denton, Norfolk 1839 to death;
hon. canon of Norwich 1847 to death; archdeacon of Norfolk 20 Dec.
1850 to 1869. _d._ Denton rectory 23 Sep. 1877.

BOUVIER, AUGUSTUS JULES (_son of Jules Bouvier of London, painter
1800–67_). Painter of figure subjects in water colours in London;
member of New Society of Painters in water colours 1853; exhibited
55 pictures at Suffolk st. gallery 1845–65. _d._ 56 Alexandra
road, St. John’s Wood, London 20 Jany. 1881 aged 54.

BOVILL, GEORGE HINTON (_son of Benjamin Bovill of Durnsford lodge,
Wimbledon who d. 1864_). _b._ London 1821; member of firm of
Swayne and Co. of Millwall, makers of railway wheels and
machinery; introduced important improvements in grinding of corn
by use of an air blast and exhaust between the millstones 1849;
connected with Millwall iron works; constructed the iron forts at
Plymouth; took out a patent dated 5 June 1849 for ‘Improvements in
the manufacture of flour,’ there was a very long litigation about
this patent which lasted 12 years 1856–68 and cost £60,000, the
judges not being able to settle meaning of the words “my invention
relates only to sucking away the plenum of dusty air forced
through the stones.” _d._ Malvern 9 May 1868. _W. W. Wynne’s The
Bovill patent_ 1873.

BOVILL, SIR WILLIAM (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ Allhallows,
Barking, London 26 May 1814; articled in office of Willis and Co.
solicitors Tokenhouse yard; pupil of Wm. Fry Channell; practised
as special pleader; barrister M.T. 15 Jany. 1841, bencher 1855,
treasurer 1866; went the Home circuit; largely engaged in
commercial cases in which he was unsurpassed; Q.C. 1855; M.P. for
Guildford 28 March 1857 to 29 Nov. 1866; Petition of right act 23
and 24 Vict. cap. 34 and Partnership law amendment act 28 and 29
Vict. cap. 86 are known as Bovill’s acts; solicitor general 10
July 1866; knighted at Osborne 26 July 1866; serjeant at law 29
Nov. 1866; lord chief justice of Court of Common Pleas 29 Nov.
1866 to death; P.C. 28 Dec. 1866; F.R.S. 9 May 1867; hon. D.C.L.
Ox. 1870; tried ejectment case of Tichborne _v._ Lushington 11 May
1871 to 6 March 1872 when he ordered the plaintiff to be indicted
for perjury; he is one of the three clerks drawn by John Oxenford
in his first dramatic piece _My fellow clerks_ 1835. _d._ Combe
house, near Kingston on Thames 1 Nov. 1873. _I.L.N. xlix_, 569
(1866), _portrait, lxiii_, 447, 614 (1873).

BOVILL, WILLIAM JOHN (_only son of Wm. Bovill of Upper Tooting,
Surrey, solicitor._) _b._ Dec. 1810; solicitor at Upper Tooting
1833–5 and at 24 Essex st. Strand, London 1835–46; barrister M.T.
29 Jany. 1847; admitted ad eundem at L.I. 31 Jany. 1850; Q.C. 8
Feb. 1872; bencher of L.I. 8 May 1872. _d._ Bath 3 March 1882.

BOWATER, SIR EDWARD (_only son of Edward Bowater of Hampton Court
Middlesex, admiral R.N._) _b._ St. James’s palace, London 13 July
1787; ed. at Harrow; ensign 3 Foot Guards 31 March 1804, major 12
Oct. 1826 to 10 Jany. 1837; served in Peninsula and at Waterloo;
equerry to William iv, 1831–37; equerry to Prince Albert 1840–46;
groom in waiting in ordinary to the Queen 3 March 1846; colonel 49
Foot 24 April 1846 to death; general 20 June 1854, K.C.H. 1837.
_d._ Cannes, France 14 Dec. 1861. _Miscellanea geneal. et herald.
n.s. ii_, 177–9; _Martin’s Life of the Prince Consort v_, 405,
417.

BOWDEN, HANNAH (_dau. of John Finch Marsh of Croydon_). _b._ London
1823; wrote poetry in _The Peace Advocate_. (_m._ Sep. 1857 James
Bowden, recording clerk of Society of Friends). _d._ Croydon 3
July 1859. _Poetical remains of Hannah Bowden edited by her
sister_ [_Priscilla Marsh_] 1860.

BOWDEN, REV. JOHN EDWARD (_eld. son of John Wm. Bowden, of
Wimbledon, Surrey who d. 15 Sep. 1844 aged 46_). _b._ London 24
April 1829; ed. at Eton 1841–6 and Trin. coll. Ox.; joined Church
of Rome 1848; novice at Oratory of St. Wilfrid’s Cotton hall,
Staffs. 2 Feb. 1849, went to King Wm. st. Strand, London with the
other Fathers May 1849; ordained priest 1852; edited _Notes on
doctrinal and spiritual subjects by F. W. Faber 2 vols._ 1866;
_The spiritual works of Louis of Blois_ 1871; author of _The life
and letters of Frederick Wm. Faber_ 1869. _d._ the Oratory,
Brompton, London 14 Dec. 1874.

BOWDICH, EDWARD HOPE SMITH (_son of Thomas Edward Bowdich, African
traveller 1791–1824_). _b._ 16 Feb. 1822; ed. at Merchant Taylors’
school 1829–38; entered Bombay army 1838; served in Persian
campaign under Sir James Outram 1856–7, and Indian mutiny 1857–9;
commandant 7 Bombay N.I. 1 Jany. 1862 to 31 Dec. 1874 when he
retired on full pay; M.G. 23 Jany. 1875. _d._ 58 Harley st. London
5 Feb. 1882.

BOWDLER, HENRY. Entered Madras army 1797; col. 21 N.I. 24 Dec. 1835
to death; M.G. 28 June 1838. _d._ Dublin 6 June 1851.

BOWDLER, REV. THOMAS (_eld. son of John Bowdler of Eltham, Kent
1746–1823_). _b._ 13 March 1780; ed. at Hyde Abbey sch. near
Winchester and St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1803, M.A. 1806; C. of
Leyton, Essex 1803–6; Incumbent of Hopton-Wafers, Salop 1806, of
Ash, Kent 1809, of Ridley, Kent 1809, of Addington, Kent to 1832,
and of St. Bartholomews, Sydenham 1832–43; sec. to Incorporated
Church building society 1846 to death; preb. of St. Paul’s 7 Dec.
1849 to death; author of _A pastor’s address to his flock_ 1818,
_4 ed._ 1822; _Sermons on the nature, offices and character of
Jesus Christ 2 vols._ 1818–20; _Quid Romæ faciam_ 1841, _2 ed._
1842; _Sermons on the privileges, responsibilities and duties of
members of the Gospel covenant 2 vols._ 1845–46. _d._ 2 Onslow sq.
Brompton, London 11 Nov. 1856. _An account of a memorial to the
late Rev. T. Bowdler with memoir_ 1858; _G.M. ii_, 241–2 (1857).

BOWEN, FRANCIS NATHANIEL BURTON (_son of Edward Bowen, chief justice
of Canada_). _b._ Canada 1822; ed. at Univ. of Edin., M.B. 1854;
assistant surgeon Coldstream Guards 22 Dec. 1854 to 2 Dec. 1859
when placed on h.p.; surgeon in Military school Dublin; practised
in London 1862 to death; assisted Spencer Wells in his private
practice; published some interesting papers 1866 on _Cancer of the
Peritoneum_ and _Fatty degeneration of the walls of Ovarian
Cysts_. _d._ 28 Oct. 1868.

BOWEN, HERBERT. Entered Bengal army 1795; lieut. col. commandant 51
N.I. 28 Nov. 1826; col. 34 N.I. 5 Jany. 1829 to 2 April 1834; col.
55 N.I. 2 April 1834 to 1842 and col. 19 N.I. 1842 to death; M.G.
28 June 1838; C.B. 20 July 1838. _d._ Montagu sq. London 16 Oct.
1851 aged 70.

BOWEN, REV. JEREMIAH. Educ. at All Souls’ coll. Ox., B.A. 1825; R.
of West Lynn, Norfolk 1830–63; R. of Walton-Lewes, Norfolk 24 Feb.
1863 to death; author of _The Resurrection defended against the
objections of the Mental improvement society_ 1838; _The war
abroad and the Church at home_ 1854; _Starlight and other poems by
Walton Lewes pseud._ 1869; _St. Cross and other poems by Walton
Lewes_ 1872. _d._ 1875.

BOWEN, RIGHT REV. JOHN (_son of Thomas Bowen, captain 85 Foot who d.
1844._) _b._ Court near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire 21 Nov. 1815; ed.
at Haverfordwest; went to Canada April 1835; farmed land at
Dunville on shores of Lake Erie 1835–42; entered at Trin. coll.
Dublin Jany. 1843, B.A. 1847, LL.B. and LLD. 1857; ordained deacon
in Ripon Cathedral 20 Sep. 1846, and priest 19 Sep. 1847; C. of
Knaresborough 1848–50; R. of Orton Longueville, Hunts. 1853–57;
Bishop of Sierra Leone 10 Aug. 1857 to death; consecrated at
Lambeth 21 Sep. 1857; sailed for his diocese 26 Nov. 1857. _d._
Freetown, Sierra Leone 28 May 1859. _Memorials of John Bowen
compiled from his letters and journals by his sister_ 1862; _G. M.
vii_, 187–8 (1859).

BOWER, GEORGE HENRY KERR. _b._ 1817; entered navy March 1828;
commanded the Osborne yacht 1856–64; master attendant Gosport
victualling yard 1 Dec. 1864 to 1869; retired captain 15 June
1870; knight of the Legion of Honour; C.B. 13 March 1867; author
of _Drops from the ocean, or life under the Pennant_ 1879. _d._
York crescent Lower Norwood 26 Aug. 1883.

BOWER, HAROLD ELYOTT. Paris correspondent of _Morning Post_ 1848 to
1852 and of _Morning Advertiser_ 1852 to death; killed Saville
Morton, Paris correspondent of _Morning Advertiser_ by stabbing
him in Paris 1 Oct. 1852, tried in Paris for murder 27 Dec. 1852
when acquitted. _d._ 142 Rue de la Tour, Passy, Paris 8 Dec. 1884
aged 69. _Annual Register_ (1852) 402–407.

BOWER, JOSHUA. Crown and bottle glass manufacturer at Hunslet near
Leeds; one of the largest toll farmers in England, having at one
time nearly all turnpikes between Leeds and London besides
numerous others; took a conspicuous part in most of the political
movements of his time; contested Leeds 17 Feb. 1834; a member of
Leeds town council 1835 to death, and alderman Nov. 1844 to death;
proprietor of extensive coal mines. _d._ Hillidge house Hunslet 7
Sep. 1855 aged 82.

BOWERBANK, JAMES SCOTT (_son of Edward Bowerbank of Bishopsgate,
London, rectifying distiller_). _b._ Bishopsgate July 1797;
rectifying distiller in Bishopsgate 1817–47; a founder of London
Clay Club 1836, Microscopical Society 1839, Ray Society 1844 and
Palæontographical Society 1847; F.R.S. 17 Nov. 1842; built a
museum at Highbury 1846; his magnificent natural history
collection was sold to British Museum 1864; author of _A history
of the fossil fruits and seeds of the London clay_ 1840; _A
monograph of the British Spongiadæ 3 vols._ 1864, and of 45 papers
in scientific periodicals. _d._ 2 East Ascent, St. Leonards-on-Sea
9 March 1877. _Monthly notices of Royal Astronom. Soc. xxxviii_,
144–7 (1878).

BOWERS. Charles Robert. Cornet 13 Dragoons 18 Jany. 1810; captain 23
Foot 30 Dec. 1818 to 5 April 1820 when placed on h.p.; L.G. 10
March 1866. _d._ Little Tew Lodge, Oxfordshire 9 Oct. 1870.

BOWERS, VERY REV. GEORGE HULL (_son of Francis Bowers_). _b._
Staffordshire 1794; ed. at Pembroke gr. sch. and Clare coll. Cam.,
B.A. 1819, B.D. 1829, D.D. 1849; P.C. of Elstow Beds. 1819–32;
select preacher to Univ. of Cam. 1830; R. of St. Paul’s Covent
Garden, London 1831–47; joint founder with Rev. Charles Eaton
Plater of Marlborough college 1843; dean of Manchester 19 June
1847 to 24 Sep. 1872; author of _Sermons preached before the
University of Cambridge_ 1830; _A scheme for the foundation of
schools for the sons of clergymen and others_ 1842; _Pew rents
injurious to the Church_ 1865. _d._ Leamington 27 Dec. 1872 in 79
year. _R. Parkinson’s Old church clock_ _5 ed._ 1880 _p. lxxiv_.

BOWERS, REV. JOHN. _b._ Chester 19 July 1796; Wesleyan minister in
London 1834–40; a chief founder of Theological college at Didsbury
near Manchester 1842, and governor 1843–64: Pres. of Wesleyan
conference 1858–59. _d._ Southport 30 May 1866. _Wesl. Meth. Mag.
lxxxix, pt._ 2, 942–3 (1866); _J. Evan’s Lancashire authors_
(1850) 38–42.

BOWERYEM, GEORGE. _b._ England; went to United States 1854; a
correspondent of _The Tribune_ at Charleston and subsequently of
_Philadelphia Press_ with the army of the Potomac; published
melodies of considerable merit; drowned near Newport News 12 July
1864 aged about 33.

BOWES, JAMES STUART. Edited _Galignani’s Messenger_ in Paris 40
years; wrote _Deeds of dreadful note_ and many other dramatic
pieces for the London stage under pseudonym of Alfred Dubois. _d._
Paris 24 May 1864 aged 75.

BOWES, JOHN (_son of John Bowes of Swineside Coverdale, parish of
Coverham, Yorkshire 1779–1853_). _b._ Swineside 12 June 1804;
joined Wesleyan Methodists 1817, and Primitive Methodists Dec.
1821; went from town to town preaching in the open air; pastor of
the first church of Christian Mission in Dundee 20 April 1831; one
of English representatives at Brussels peace congress 20–21 Sep.
1848; published two monthly magazines entitled _The Christian
Magazine_ and _The truth promoter_; author of _Treatise on
Christian Union_ 1835; _The New Testament translated from the
purest Greek_ 1870, and 220 Gospel and other tracts to instruct
Christians. _d._ Westfield house, Dundee 23 Sep. 1874. _The
autobiography or history of the life of John Bowes_ 1872,
_portrait_.

BOWES, JOHN (_natural son of John Bowes-Lyon 10 Earl of Strathmore
1769–1820_). _b._ 19 July 1811; ed. at Eton; M.P. for South Durham
24 Dec. 1832 to 23 July 1847; began racing 1834, won Derby with
Mundig 1835, gaining £19,000 besides stakes of £6,000, won Two
thousand guineas with Meteor 1842, same race and Derby with
Cotherstone 1843, Derby with Daniel O’Rourke 1852, and Two
thousand guineas Derby and St. Leger with West Australian 1853,
won Ascot cup with same horse 1854; the luckiest man on the turf
and one of best judges of yearlings; oldest member of Jockey club;
sheriff of Durham 1854; erected at Barnard Castle, Durham in
memory of his first wife the “Josephine and John Bowes museum and
park” at cost of £80,000 and gave art treasures to the museum,
(_m._ (1) 1872 Josephine Benoite, Countess of Montalbo who _d._
1874, _m._ (2) 1877 Alphonsina Marie de St. Amand, Comtesse de
Courten of the Valais, Switzerland). _d._ Streatlam Castle near
Gateshead 9 Oct. 1885. _Sporting Review xl_, 114–8 (1858);
_Illust. sp. and dr. news xxiv_, 107, 114 (1885).

BOWES, ROBERT AITKEN (_son of John Bowes 1804–74_). Editor of the
_Bolton Guardian_. _d._ 7 Nov. 1879 aged 42.

BOWIE, JAMES, _b._ London; entered service of Royal gardens, Kew
1810; botanical collector to the gardens 1814; collected plants
and seeds in Brazil 1815–17, and in South Africa 1817–23; enriched
gardens of Europe with greater variety of succulent plants than
had ever been discovered by any traveller; gardener to Baron
Ludwig of Ludwigsberg, Cape of Good Hope about 1829–41; made
journeys into interior of South Africa to collect plants for sale.
_d._ 1853.

BOWLBY, THOMAS WILLIAM (_eld. child of Thomas Bowlby, captain R.A._)
_b._ Gibraltar about 1817; articled to Russell Bowlby of
Sunderland solicitor; member of firm of Lawrence, Crowdy and
Bowlby solicitors 25 Old Fish st. Doctors Commons London 1846–54;
arranged performances abroad for L. G. Jullien the musician;
special correspondent of _Times_ at Berlin 1848 and in China 1860
to death; shipwrecked in the Malabar at Point de Galle 22 May
1860; went with Admiral Hope to Tang-chow Aug. 1860; captured by
Tartar general Sanko-lin-sin 18 Sep. 1860; died from effects of
torture inflicted by Chinese, 22 Sep. 1860. _bur._ in Russian
cemetery outside Antin gate of Pekin 17 Oct. _Boulger’s History of
China iii_, 499–521 (1884); _I.L.N. xxxvii_, 615–6 (1860),
_portrait_.

BOWLER, THOMAS WILLIAM _b._ in the Vale of Aylesbury; assistant
astronomer under Sir T. Maclear at Cape Town 1833–7; an artist and
teacher of drawing at Cape Town; painted a panorama of the
district; made a number of drawings in Mauritius 1866; published
_Four views of Cape Town_ 1844; _South African sketches_ 1854;
_The Kafir wars a series of 20 views_ 1865. _d._ England 24 Oct.
1869. _Art Journal ix_, 107 (1870).

BOWLES, SIR GEORGE (_2 son of Wm. Bowles of Heale house, Wilts._)
_b._ Heale house 1787; Ensign Coldstream Guards 20 Dec. 1804,
major 31 Dec. 1839 to 30 May 1843 when placed on h.p.; served in
the Peninsula 1808–14, in Flanders and France 1814–18, in the West
Indies 1820–25, and in Canada 1837–43; commanded the troops in
Lower Canada during rebellion of 1838; comptroller of household of
Viceroy of Ireland 1843–5; master of the Queen’s household 4 April
1845 to July 1851; lieutenant of Tower of London 16 July 1851 to
death; K.C.B. 22 July 1851, G.C.B. 24 May 1873; col. of 1 West
India regiment 9 Sep. 1855 to death; general 9 Nov. 1862. _d._ 9
Berkeley St. Piccadilly London 24 May 1876. _I.L.N. lxviii_, 551
(1876), _lxix_, 255.

BOWLES, REV. HENRY MATTHEW JOHN. Educ. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A.
1846, M.A. 1851, M.A. Ox. 1856; C. of St. John Cheltenham 1851–54;
R. of Framilode Gloucs. 21 Sep. 1854 to 1867; R. of St. Aldate’s
Gloucester 15 April 1867 to death; author of _Prayers for the
dead_ 1873; _Fasting communion_ 1873; _Lawlessness_ 1874. _d._
Cathedral house, College gardens, Gloucester 6 Jany. 1884.

BOWLES, REV. JOSEPH. Educ. at Magd. hall Ox., B.A. 1835, M.A. 1836,
LLD. 1837, D.D. 1841; R. of Woodstock 1841–7; V. of Stanton-Lacey,
Shropshire 1847 to death; author of _Elegy on the death of the
Princess Charlotte_; _Monody on the death of Sir John
Throckmorton_; _Letters in vindication of the appointment of the
Bishop of Hereford_. _d._ 1879.

BOWLES, SIR WILLIAM (_eld. son of Wm. Bowles of Heale house,
Wilts._) _b._ Heale house 1780; entered navy 9 Sep. 1796, captain
13 Oct. 1807; commander in chief on South American station
1816–20; comptroller general of the Coastguard July 1822 to Nov.
1841; a lord of the Admiralty 13 May 1844 to 13 July 1846; M.P.
for Launceston 20 May 1844 to 1 July 1852; admiral 28 Nov. 1857;
commander in chief at Portsmouth 1 March 1859 to 1 March 1860;
admiral of the fleet 15 Jany. 1869 to death; C.B. 18 April 1839,
K.C.B. 10 Nov. 1862, F.R.G.S. 1833; author of _Thoughts on
national defence_; _Considerations on the late naval war_ 1856.
_d._ 8 Hill st. Berkeley sq. London 2 July 1869. _Journal of Royal
Geog. Soc. xl, pp. cxl-cxlii_, (1870).

BOWLEY, ROBERT KANZOW (_son of Mr. Bowley of Charing Cross, London,
bootmaker_). _b._ 13 May 1813; brought up to the bootmaking
business; conductor of Benevolent society of musical amateurs;
organist of an independent chapel near Leicester sq. about 1834;
joined the Sacred harmonic society 1834, librarian 1837–54,
treasurer 1854–70: originated in 1856 plan of the gigantic Handel
festivals which have been held every three years at Crystal Palace
since 1857; general manager of Crystal Palace 8 April 1858 to
death; committed suicide by jumping into the Thames from a
steamboat at Greenwich 25 Aug. 1870.

BOWLY, SAMUEL (_son of Mr. Bowly of Bibury, Gloucs., miller_). _b._
Cirencester 23 March 1802; a cheese factor at Gloucester 1829;
chairman of many local companies; took a prominent part in
agitation against the corn laws and against slavery; a founder of
British and ragged schools in Gloucester; formed a teetotal
society at Gloucester 30 Dec. 1835; pres. of National temperance
league. _d._ Gloucester 23 March 1884. _Sessions’s Life of S.
Bowly_ 1884, _portrait_; _The Public Good, Sep. and Oct. 1851,
portrait_.

BOWMAN, EDDOWES (_eld. son of John Eddowes Bowman of Wrexham, bank
manager 1785–1841_). _b._ Nantwich 12 Nov. 1810; ed. at Hazelwood
near Birmingham; sub-manager of Varteg iron works near Pontypool
about 1835–40; studied in Univ. of Glasgow and at Berlin;
professor of classical literature and history in Manchester New
College 1846 to 1853 when college was removed to London as a
purely theological institution; F.R.A.S. 1864; built an
observatory at Manchester; author of _Arguments against the divine
authority of the Sabbath considered and shown to be inconclusive_
1842; _On the Roman governors of Syria at the time of the birth of
Christ_ 1855 and of many papers in the _Christian Reformer_. _d._
Victoria park, Manchester 10 July 1869. _Unitarian Herald 16 July
1869_; _Hall’s History of Nantwich_ (1883) 505.

BOWMAN, HENRIETTA (_dau. of Rev. John Bowman, P.C. of Burscough near
Ormskirk Lancs._) _b._ Cumberland 1838; taught Bible classes for
young ladies at Clifton and Southport; author of _Life, its duty
and discipline_ 1859; _Christian daily life_ 1860, _new ed._ 1877;
_Our village girls_ 1863; _Thoughts for workers and sufferers_
1868; _The autobiography of Elsie Ellis_ 1869, in which she
describes her own childhood and girlhood; _Lily Hope and her
friends_ 1885. _d._ Southport 13 Feb. 1872. _Songs amid the
shadows by the late Hetty Bowman 2 ed._ 1872; _Woman’s Work in the
great harvest field i_, 137–40 (1872).

BOWMAN, JOHN EDDOWES (_brother of Eddowes Bowman 1810–69_). _b._
Welchpool 7 July 1819; ed. at King’s college London; demonstrator
of chemistry at the college 1845 and professor of practical
chemistry there 1851 to death; one of founders of Chemical society
of London 1841; author of _A lecture on steam boiler explosions_
1845; _An introduction to practical Chemistry_ 1848, _6 ed._ 1871;
_A practical Handbook of medical chemistry_ 1850, _4 ed._ 1862.
_d._ 10 Feb. 1854. _Chem. Soc. Journ. ix_, 159 (1857).

BOWNESS, WILLIAM. _b._ Kendal 1809; _portrait_ and figure painter in
London 1830; exhibited his ‘Keepsake’ at Royal Academy 1836 and
about one picture annually until his death; exhibited 26 pictures
at British Institution and 86 pictures at Suffolk st. gallery;
author of _Rustic studies in the Westmoreland dialect with other
scraps from the sketch-book of an artist_ 1868. _d._ Charlotte st.
Fitzroy sq. London 27 Dec. 1867.

BOWRING, ALGERNON CHARLES. _b._ Hackney, London 19 March 1828; ed.
at London Univ. and Trin. coll. Cam.; joined Church of Rome 1850;
entered Society of Jesus at Hodder 24 March 1850; professor of
rhetoric at Stonyhurst college 1854; studied theology at St.
Beuno’s college and then in the Roman college at Rome 1855 to
death. _d._ the Roman College 18 Nov. 1857.

BOWRING, SIR JOHN (_eld. son of Charles Bowring of Larkbear Devon,
serge manufacturer_). _b._ Exeter 17 Oct. 1792; set up in business
in London 1815; travelled abroad 1819–20; joint editor of
_Westminster Review_ 1824 and then sole editor; examined and
reported on public accounts of Holland 1828 and France 1831; LLD.
Univ. of Groningen 31 Jany. 1829; sec. to Commission for
inspecting accounts of United Kingdom 1831; contested Blackburn
1832, M.P. for Kilmarnock 1835–37 and for Bolton 1841–49; British
consul at Canton 10 Jany. 1849; plenipotentiary to China 24 Dec.
1853 to 17 April 1857; governor of Hong Kong 10 Jany. 1854; sent
on special mission to Siam 12 March 1855; retired on a
superannuation allowance 17 July 1859; knighted at Buckingham
Palace 16 Feb. 1854; F.R.S. 5 June 1856; one of greatest linguists
on record; author of _Specimens of the Russian poets translated_
1820; _Minor morals for young people illustrated in tales and
travels 2 vols._ 1834–35; _The kingdom and people of Siam 2 vols._
1857; _The Oak, original tales and sketches_ 1869 and many other
books. _d._ Claremont near Exeter 23 Nov. 1872. _Bowring, Cobden
and China a memoir by L. Moor_ 1857; _Autobiographical
recollections of Sir J. Bowring with a brief memoir by L. B.
Bowring_ 1877; _Sir J. Bowring’s The kingdom and people of Siam
ii_, 248–340 (1857), _portrait_; _Illustrated Review i_, 161–65,
_portrait_; _Dict. of Nat. Biog. vi_, 76–80 (1886).

BOWSTEAD, REV. JOHN. Educ. at St. John’s coll. Cam., B.A. 1832, M.A.
1835; V. of Messingham, Lincs. 1840–62; R. of St. Olave’s
Southwark, London 1862 to death; author of _The village wake_
1846; _Practical sermons 2 vols._ 1856; _Regeneration not
salvation, a letter to Mr. Spurgeon_ 1864. _d._ 29 Jany. 1875 aged
64.

BOWYER, CORNELIUS. Entered Bengal army 1799, lieut. col. 9 July
1825, retired 20 May 1829; C.B. 26 Dec. 1826. _d._ Ostend 12 Feb.
1855.

BOWYER, SIR GEORGE, 6 and 2 Baronet. _b._ Radley house near
Abingdon, Berkshire March 1783; ed. at Ch. Ch. Ox., B.A. 1804,
M.A. 1807; succeeded his father 6 Dec. 1799; M.P. for Malmesbury 8
May 1807 to Jany. 1810, for Abingdon 24 June 1811 to 10 June 1818;
author of _The resolution of the House of Commons in the last
session of the late Parliament relative to the adjustment of the
claims of the Roman Catholics considered_ 1813. _d._ Dresden 1
July 1860.

BOWYER, SIR GEORGE, 7 and 3 Baronet (_eld. son of the preceding_).
_b._ Radley house 8 Oct. 1811; barrister M.T. 7 June 1839, reader
1850; hon. M.A. Ox. 1839, hon. D.C.L. 1844; contested Reading
1849; M.P. for Dundalk 1852–68, and for co. Wexford 1874–80;
expelled from Reform Club by a vote of two-thirds at a general
meeting 23 June 1876 for his frequent voting against Liberal
party; joined Church of Rome 1850; chamberlain to Pope Pius ix;
built church of St. John of Jerusalem Great Ormond st. Bloomsbury,
London; a knight of Malta; knight grand cross of order of St.
Gregory the Great; author of _A dissertation on the statutes of
the cities of Italy_ 1838; _Commentaries on the modern civil law_
1848; _Lombardy, the Pope and Austria_ 1848; _Commentaries on
universal public law_ 1854; _Friends of Ireland in council—Sir
George Bowyer, W. H. Wilberforce, J. P. Hennessey_ 1864;
_Introduction to the study and use of the civil law_ 1874; found
dead in his bed at 13 King’s Bench Walk Temple, London 7 June
1883. _Rev. T. Mozley’s Reminiscences ii_, 231–5 (1882); _I.L.N.
xxxvi_, 548 (1860), _portrait_.

BOWYER, HENRY GEORGE (_brother of the preceding_). _b._ 3 Jany.
1813; inspector of schools 28 Sep. 1847. _d._ Leamington 26 Sep.
1883.

BOWYER, JAMES. Member of many private clubs in London such as the
Blenheim, the Socials, the Watsonians’ and the Hollywoods’; a well
known whist player of the very old school. _d._ 17 Tavistock sq.
London 11 Jany. 1871 aged 72.

BOWYER, JOHN. _b._ Mitcham, Surrey 18 June 1790; a print cutter at
Mitcham where he lived all his life; came out as a professional
cricketer in the match Surrey against England at Lords 16–18 July
1810 where he played in many great matches till 1828; played in 6
matches of England against an eleven whose names all began with
B.; played at Mitcham till 1838. _d._ Mitcham 3 Feb. 1880. _F.
Gale’s Echoes from old cricket fields_ (1871) 20–29; _Illust.
sporting and dramatic news ix_, 483 (1878), _portrait_.

BOWYER, WILLIAM BOHUN. _b._ 1 Aug. 1789; entered navy 9 May 1803;
inspecting commander in coast guard 14 Feb. 1817 to April 1828;
captain 17 Feb. 1830; retired R.A. 9 July 1855. _d._ Southampton 8
Oct. 1859.

BOX, THOMAS. _b._ Ardingly, Sussex 7 Feb. 1809; played cricket
1825–54, 30 seasons; first played at Lords 25 June 1832 in Sussex
against England; played in 43 great matches 1851; the best wicket
keeper in England; kept the Hanover Arms and Ground in Lewes road
Brighton, then the Egremont hotel in Western road Brighton, then
Brunswick cricket ground and hotel at Hove; ground keeper at
Prince’s cricket ground London from date of formation of that club
to death. _d._ suddenly on Prince’s cricket ground 12 July 1876.
_W. Denison’s Cricket_ (1846) 16–17; _I.L.N. iii_, 45 (1843),
_portrait_.

BOXALL, SIR WILLIAM (_son of Thomas Boxall of Oxford, Clerk to the
Collector of Excise_). _b._ Oxford 29 June 1800; ed. at Abingdon
gr. sch. and Royal Academy 1819–27; lived in Italy 1827–9;
exhibited 86 pictures at R.A. 1823–80; designed several
illustrations for Waverley novels; painted portraits of many
literary and artistic celebrities; many of his portraits of
females were engraved in art publications; A.R.A. 1851, R.A. 1863;
director of National Gallery Dec. 1865 to Feb. 1874; knighted at
Windsor Castle 24 March 1871. _d._ 14 Welbeck st. Cavendish sq.
London 6 Dec. 1879. _Fortnightly Review xxvii_, 177–89 (1880);
_Waagen’s Galleries of art_ (1857) 196–8; _I.L.N. xliii_, 80, 94
(1863), _portrait_.

BOXER, EDWARD. _b._ Dover 1784; entered navy 1 July 1798; captain 23
June 1823; C.B. 18 Dec. 1840; agent for transports and harbour
master at Quebec 24 Aug. 1843 to 5 March 1853; R.A. 5 March 1853;
admiral superintendent in the Bosphorus 7 April 1854 and at
Balaklava 18 Dec. 1854 to death; gazetted K.C.B. 10 July 1855.
_d._ of cholera on Board H.M.S. Jason outside harbour of Balaklava
4 June 1855 in 72 year. _I.L.N. xxvi_, 644 (1855).

BOYCE, REV. JAMES. _b._ Ardagh, co. Longford; ed. at St. John’s
coll. Fordham New York, ordained priest 1854; pastor of St. Mary’s
Roman Catholic church N.Y. 1854–63 and of St. Teresa’s church 21
June 1863 to death; founded St. Teresa’s Male academy at 10
Rutgers st. N.Y. 1865 and established a convent for girls at 139
Henry st. 1872. _d._ New York 9 July 1876 aged 50. _J. G. Shea’s
Catholic churches of New York city_ (1878) 674–8.

BOYCE, JOSEPH (_3 son of James Boyce of Kilcason, Ferns, co.
Wexford_). _b._ 1795; a merchant at Dublin; lord mayor of Dublin
1855; sheriff of city and county of Dublin 1865. _d._ 1875.

BOYD, VERY REV. ARCHIBALD (_son of Archibald Boyd of Gortlee and
Derry, treasurer of Donegal_). _b._ Londonderry 1803; ed. at
diocesan college Londonderry and Trin. coll. Dub., B.A. 1825, M.A.
1832, B.D. and D.D. 1868; C. and preacher in Derry Cathedral
1827–42; P.C. of Ch. Ch. Cheltenham 1842–59; hon. canon of
Gloucester cath. 1857–67; P.C. of Paddington 1859–67; rural dean
1860–67; dean of Exeter 11 Nov. 1867 to death; author of _Sermons
on the Church_ 1838; _Episcopacy and Presbytery_ 1841; _The
history of the Book of Common Prayer_ 1850; _Turkey and the Turks_
1853; _Baptism and baptismal regeneration_ 1865. _d._ the deanery
Exeter 11 July 1883. Bequeathed nearly £40,000 to societies and
institutions in diocese of Exeter. _A golden decade of a favoured
town by Contem Ignotus_ (1884) 70–102.

BOYD, BENJAMIN (_2 son of Edward Boyd of Merton hall, Wigtonshire
who d. 1846_). _b._ about 1796; a stockbroker in City of London
1824–39; went out to Sydney to organise various branches of Royal
Banking Company of Australia 1840–41; speculated largely in
whaling also in shipping cattle to Tasmania and New Zealand;
founded Boyd Town, Twofold Bay N.S.W.; the largest squatter in
Australia having in 1847 estates of his own amounting to 381,000
acres; went to California 1850; murdered by the natives at
Gaudalcanar one of the islands in the Solomon Group 1851. _Heads
of the people i_, 21 (1847), _portrait_; _J. H. Heaton’s
Australian dictionary of dates_ (1879) 23–4.

BOYD, CHARLES. Commissioner of customs in Ireland; surveyor general
of customs for the United Kingdom 1840 to 1855. _d._ Brixton,
London 7 May 1857 aged 76.

BOYD, DAVID. Superintending surgeon Madras army 8 Dec. 1837, surgeon
genl. 19 Aug. 1846 to 1 Aug. 1850 when he retired. _d._ 26
Drummond place, Edin. 25 Oct. 1854 aged 61.

BOYD, SIR HARLEY HUGH, 5 Baronet. _b._ Drumawillen house, co. Antrim
2 Nov. 1853; succeeded 7 Aug. 1857. _d._ 2 June 1876.

BOYD, REV. JAMES (_son of Mr. Boyd of Paisley, glover_). _b._
Paisley 24 Dec. 1795; ed. at Paisley and Univ. of Glasgow;
licensed to preach by Presbytery of Dumbarton May 1822; House
Governor of Heriot’s hospital Edinburgh 1825 to 29 Aug. 1829; one
of Classical masters in high sch. Edin. 19 Aug. 1829 to death;
sec. to Edinburgh Society of teachers many years. _d._ George sq.
Edinburgh 18 Aug. 1856. _W. S. Dalgleish’s Memorials of the high
school of Edinburgh_ (1857) 31, 46–7, _portrait_; _History of Dr.
Boyd’s fourth High school class with biographical sketch of Dr.
Boyd by James Colston_, _2 ed._ 1873.

BOYD, REV. JAMES. Licensed by Presbytery of Edinburgh 28 June 1815;
ordained 11 Feb. 1818; minister of Auchinleck 24 Nov. 1818, of
Ochiltree 27 March 1833 and of Tron church Glasgow 28 March 1844
to death; D.D. Glasgow 1845. _d._ 27 March 1865 in 79 year. _Our
Scottish Clergy_, (_2 series_ 1849) 51–58.

BOYD, JAMES. _b._ Drogheda, Ireland; proprietor and editor of the
_Panama Star and Herald_ 1865 to death. _d._ Panama 25 April 1882
aged 43.

BOYD, SIR JOHN, 3 Baronet. _b._ 5 June 1786; ensign 5 Foot 8 July
1808; lieut. 1 Garrison battalion 1811–1814 when placed on h.p.;
succeeded 30 May 1815. _d._ Boulogne 19 Jany. 1855.

BOYD, JOHN (_son of John Boyd of Belle Isle, co. Antrim_). _b._
Rose-yard, co. Antrim 1789; M.P. for Coleraine 18 Feb. 1843 to
March 1852 and 30 March 1857 to death. _d._ 2 Jany. 1862.

BOYD, SIR JOHN AUGUSTUS HUGH, 4 Baronet. _b._ 30 July 1819;
succeeded 19 Jany. 1855. _d._ 7 Aug. 1857.

BOYD, JOHN M’NEILL (_brother of Very Rev. Archibald Boyd_). _b._
Londonderry 1812; entered navy 1825; second captain of Royal
George 120 guns 1853–6; served in the Baltic campaign; captain 10
May 1856, captain of Ajax 60 guns coastguard ship at Kingstown 1
Feb. 1858 to death; author of _A manual for naval cadets_ 1857.
Drowned while attempting to rescue crew of a vessel wrecked near
Kingstown harbour 9 Feb. 1861. _Life in death a sermon preached on
board H.M.S. Ajax on Sunday Feb. 17, 1861 by the Lord Bishop of
Labuan with a memoir of J. M. Boyd by his brother_ 1861.

BOYD, MARK (_4 son of Edward Boyd of Merton hall, Wigtonshire who d.
1846_). _b._ Surrey 1805; director in London of a Scotch Insurance
Office; engaged in colonization of Australia and New Zealand
1843–53; author of _Reminiscences of fifty years_ 1871; _Social
Gleanings_ 1875. (_m._ 23 Sep. 1848 Emma Anne widow of Robert
Coates, better known as Romeo Coates the eccentric actor, she _d._
1872). _d._ 16 St. George’s place, Hyde park, London 12 Sep. 1879.

BOYD, MOSSEM. Entered Bengal army 1795; lieut. col. commandant 65
N.I. 13 May 1825; colonel of 5 N.I.; colonel of 53 N.I. to death;
general 9 April 1856. _d._ 6 Dawson place Bayswater, London 8
April 1865 aged 84.

BOYD, PERCY. Great friend of Dickens and Thackeray; author of _A
book of ballads from the German_ 1848. _d._ London 1 Jany. 1876.

BOYD, ROBERT. M.R.C.S. 1830, M.D. Edin. 1831, L.R.C.P. 1836,
F.R.C.P. 1852; resident phys. at Marylebone workhouse infirmary;
phys. and superintendent of Somerset county lunatic asylum;
proprietor and manager of Southall Park private asylum; pres. of
Med. Psychol. Assoc. 1870; contributed 16 papers to the _Journal
of Mental Science_ and papers to _Royal medical and chirurgical
transactions, Edinburgh Medical Journal_ and the _Lancet_; lost
his life in a fire which destroyed his asylum at Southall Park 14
Aug. 1883. _Lancet ii_, 352–3 (1883); _Medical times and gazette
ii_, 249–50 (1883).

BOYD, WILLIAM. Called to Irish bar 1818; Q.C. 7 Feb. 1849; recorder
of Londonderry to death. _d._ 1855.

BOYD, WILLIAM (_3 son of Richard Keown of Downpatrick_). _b._ Dublin
March 1816; sheriff of co. Down 1849; M.P. for Downpatrick 5 Aug.
1867 to 26 Jany. 1874; assumed name of Boyd 1873. _d._ Carrowdore
castle, co. Down 19 Jany. 1877.