James Clements Boswell II

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James Clements Boswell II
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1853 Lambeth, Surrey in United Kingdom
Dead	in United Kingdom

Spouse(s)	1879 Louisa Powell

Country	South Africa

Locations
Title	owner 1882-1963
Location	at Boswell Circus in South Africa

Biography details

James Clements Boswell II, circus director in South Africa

Born 1853 in United Kingdom in United Kingdom , son of artist James Boswell and artist Rebecca Cooke .

Jockey act and character act rider. Born c1853, at Lambeth, Surrey. Later a circus proprietor.
Brother of Nellie Boswell (Mrs Cattle). Jimmy Boswell married the equestrienne Louisa Powell (born 1858, at Edinburgh, Scotland, daughter of James Powell), in 1879. Father of James, Alfred, Sidney, Rebecca (born c1880, in Germany, who married George Lockhart) and Doretta.

Proprietor of Boswell's Circus by 1883, in Blackpool, going to Whitehaven, Carlisle, etc. For a number of years had a wooden circus building at Oxford, with seasons commencing there on 24th April 1889, for seventeen weeks, 5th April 1890, for a short season, 20th July 1891, for fifteen weeks, and in 1893. After this he ran a show at Swindon, with his eldest son James. Later ran the Boswell Stage Circus, managed by son James. The family then went to South Africa, where they remained for many years, with a circus and menagerie combined. 'Victorian Arena; the Performers', Dr John Turner volume 1 (Lingdales, 1995)

Family

Total: 2 children

Jim Boswell. Born: 1881?. Dead: † 1971
Rebecca Boswell. Born: ca 1880.

Siblings

Siblings through the father James Boswell (1826-01-04 -- 1859):

Ellen Boswell Born 1858 Dead: † 1938
Harry Boswell Born ?

James Clements Boswell II s ancestral Ahnentafel:
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James Clements Boswell II Born: 1853	Father: James Boswell Born: 1826-01-04	Paternal Grandfather: Born:	Paternal Great-grandfather:
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	Mother: Rebecca Cooke Born: 1814	Maternal Grandfather: Thomas Cooke Born: 1782	Maternal Great-grandfather: Thomas Cooke
		Maternal Grandfather: Thomas Cooke Born: 1782	Maternal Great-grandmother:
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Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). director James Clements Boswell II in South Africa. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 April 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=629. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

*STOCKLEY

Selected publications

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