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John BOSSINGHAM

Male 1788 - 1862


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  • Born  24 Jul 1788  Upwell, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Traced through Debrett's of London
    Gender  Male 
    Baptism  26 Jul 1788  Upwell, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Traced through Debrett's of London
    Residence  1809  Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Bicker 
    • Traced through Debrett's of London
    Census  1841  Norfolk Co, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Traced through Debrett's of London. Residents of John's household in 1841 included his wife, Ann, age 45 (not born in county); John, age 20 (probably their son); William Johnson, age 6 (probably son of Richard and Mary Ann); James (agricultural laborer, age 25) and Lucy (age 20) ELLIS (dau and son-in-law); and John ELLIS (age 20, Army, James' brother perhaps?) all born in Upwell, Norfolk, England.
    Occupation  Between 1841 and 1851  Upwell, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    agricultural laborer 
    • Traced through Debrett's of London. This information is listed in the 1841 and 1851 censuses.
    Census  1851  Mumford Grove, Norfolk, Eng Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Traced through Debrett's of London. His age at this census is listed as 60.
    Census  1860  Rutland, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • age 71, personal property $150
    Occupation  1860  Rutland, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    farm laborer 
    _UID  2DE16D521C6547E289DA07853107EB8C15BA 
    Died  26 May 1862  Oregon, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried  Oregon Cemetery, Oregon, Dane, Wisc Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • His tombstone is located in the older part of the cemetery on the side away from town.
    Person ID  I853  OuthouseLine2014
    Last Modified  11 Apr 2007 

    Father  William BOSSINGHAM,   d. 7 Jun 1803, Upwell, Cambridge, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Living 
    Family ID  F377  Group Sheet

    Family  Anne OLFIELD,   b. Abt 1795, Creeton, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1877, Oregon, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  2 Mar 1809  Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • John was at Bicker, Lincolnshire in 1809. The census of 1851 lists John Bossingham, age 60, agricultural labourer, of Norfolk Co., of the parrish of Upwell, with Ann, his wife, age 56, of Lincolnshire Co., and of the parish of Creeton, residing at Mumford Grove, Upwell, Norfolk [England]. The 1841 census lists John Bossingham [age 50, agricultural labourer, born in county],

      Ann Bossingham, [age 45, not born in county], John [age 20, agricultural labourer, born in county] and William Johnson, [age 6, born in county], all of one household. .John was probably John and Ann's youngest son, William was probably the son of Mary Anne Bossingham and Richard Johnson, John and Ann's grandson. It also gives James and Lucy Ellis, age 25 [agricultural labourer] and 20 respectively, and John Ellis [age 20, of the Army] all of Upwell, Norfolk (indicating that they were born in that county)

      A Mary Ann Bossingham appears in the 1850 census for Onandaga Co, NY, pg 285, ID#NYS6a286608. Witnesses were Robert Stevenson and William Bossingham. Traced through Debrett's of London
    Children 
    >1. Elizabeth BOSSINGHAM,   b. 25 Jan 1810, Kirton-In-Holland, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889
    >2. Mary Ann BOSSINGHAM,   b. 1812, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1843, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. William BOSSINGHAM,   b. 9 Sep 1812, Kirton-In-Holland, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1903, Dane Co., WI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John BOSSINGHAM,   b. 1814, Norfolk Co, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >5. Charlotte BOSSINGHAM,   b. 1816, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >6. Lucy BOSSINGHAM,   b. 1820, Upwell, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901
    Last Modified  1 Jan 2007 
    Family ID  F376  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] STATON, Marcia.

    2. [S201] Federal Census, 1860 Rutland, Dane, WI, Fam 996 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S8] STATON, Marcia.
      Marcia listed death date as 1867.

    4. [S50] LDS Ancestral File.