Welcome
Welcome to the website documenting the Boraman family history. The website attempts to record all known Boraman individuals and to document the pedigree of each family. If this is your first time on the website, I would recommend reading the Help to get some ideas on how to proceed and how to use the facilities provided.
The primary origin of Boraman individuals appears to be England, with the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian branches having been as a result of emigration from England. There are several Boramans identified in the USA, but to date no contact has been made with any living individual and nothing has been found to suggest from where they immigrated.
If you have any new information you would like added or can suggest any changes or improvements to the website please contact me.
Statistics
| Total Individuals | 634 |
| Total Boraman Individuals | 317 |
| Different Surnames | 152 |
| Total Families | 201 |
| Different Locations | 402 |
| Earliest Birth | 1694 | James Boraman |
| Earliest Death | 1749 | Michael Boraman |
| Longest Living Person | 96 | Violet Elizabeth James Scheib 31 Aug 1899 to 20 Sep 1995 |
| Family with most children | 16 | Charles John Boraman & Clara Laura Foy Marriage 29 Mar 1891 in Presbyterian Church, Aldershot, Hampshire, England |
Interesting People
| Samuel Boraman (8 Dec 1815) | Samuel Boraman's decison to emigrate to Australia in 1858 started the Australian and New Zealand branch of the family. |
| Lilian Margaret Boraman (Jul 1903) | Lilian Boraman designed lingerie for, amongst others, the late Queen Mother. Funnily, no photos seem to exist.... |
| Currer Coad | The person with the wierdest name - Boraman doesn't seem so bad after that. |
| William Boraman (28 Mar 1829) | William Boraman was convicted of stealing 1lb of butter from his master, and sentenced, at the Old Bailey no less, to one month in prison. What a rascal! |
| John Boraman (1868) | In 1901 John attempted to join a ship bound for the Boer War in a home made khaki uniform but was turned away as he didn't have enough money in his pocket to get there. The local townsfolk obviously thought this was funny as they proceeded to test his ability to withstand swords by inserting long hatpins into him! Eventually the local fire brigade had to turn their hose on the crowd and the police sergeant rescued John and escorted him home. |
| Jake Boraman (Apr 1865) | Jake Boraman was identified as a Black American in the 1900 US Census, working as a farmer and living in Friendship Township in South Carolina with his family. |
The Contributors
Many people have kindly provided information and pointed out errors, to whom I am indebted, a (hopefully) complete list is below. If I have missed anybody off, accept my apologies and please let me know.
Maurice Boraman, Lesley Hartwell (Canada), Christine and Richard Boraman (NZ), Sheila Martin, Greg Boraman, Abbe Todd, Wayne Boraman, Susan Yansaneh, Charles Paine, Ted and Dixie Boraman (NZ), Jessie Massey (Canada), Richard Paine, George Boraman (NZ), Mary Rutley, Greg Freeman, Stephen Boraman, Heather Milner, Gary McFarling, Colin Rutter, David Hodge, Sarah Plant (Canada), Diane Nicholson, Liz Woods, Beverley Scott, Anna Hammond (Canada), Robin Boraman, Nick Furniss
What's New
14 Jul 2010 - Mary Ann Pratt
Added details of Mary's family and 1851 census showing her and William living in London. Information provided by David Hodge.
17 Jun 2010 - Emma Boraman
Added details of a sister of William Boraman. She died aged 17 and was buried in a pauper's grave in St Luke's church, Chelsea.
17 Jun 2010 - Thomas George Boraman
Added certificate of marriage to Emily Isabella Garrard and baptism certificate for Emily. Info provided by David Hodge.
06 Jun 2010 - Thomas George Boraman
Added further details for the children, including newly identified children. Info provided by Mary Rutley, based on research done by the late John Nightingale.
30 May 2010 - Jacob Boraman
Consolidated separate individuals into a family structure and removed duplicates eg Francis and Frank the same person
24 May 2010 - Kathleen English Boraman
Added details of parents and birth and corrected duplicates in siblings. Info provided by David Hodge.
29 Apr 2010 - Clara Foy
Added details of the siblings of Clara, wife of Charles Boraman. Info provided by Nick Furniss.
28 Apr 2010 - Sarah Wilson
Added birth certificate for Sarah Wilson, wife of James Henry Boraman.
28 Apr 2010 - William Boraman 1828 - 1888
Added death certificate for William, showing he died at home from a strangulated hernia, witnessed by his step-son Arthur Milne.
28 Apr 2010 - Mary Percival
Added death certificate for Mary, wife of William Boraman, who died in 1862, William dying a year later in the workhouse. Sobering to think that in 1862 you could die from laryngitis ......
14 Apr 2010 - Descendants' Chart
Added a descendants' chart for each individual. Very useful for seeing what other branches of the family are related to your own branch for example. The biggest example is for William Boraman.
14 Apr 2010 - William Charles Boraman
Added photo of family and occupation at Aldershot Gas Works
22 Mar 2010 - John Wilson Boraman
Added photos of John and his wife Phyliss Lavallin.
22 Mar 2010 - Francis Boraman
Added photo.
22 Mar 2010 - Clara Foy
Added photo of Clara and her daughters Ivy and Violet.
22 Mar 2010 - John Boraman
Added photo and corrected name.
22 Mar 2010 - Arthur Albert Boraman
Added photo and reason behind his nickname of 'wough'
22 Mar 2010 - Joseph Foy Boraman
Added photo and occupation as a PC during WW2.
22 Mar 2010 - May Boraman
Added photo.
22 Mar 2010 - Richard John Boraman
Added photo and corrected birth date
20 Mar 2010 - Charles John Boraman
Added some superb photos of Charles, provided by Wayne Boraman.
11 Mar 2010 - Clara Foy
Added details of the estate, consisting of land and houses, distributed to her children on the subsequent death of her husband Charles John Boraman.
10 Mar 2010 - William Boraman (1828)
Added a coloured portrait photograph taken in Aldershot towards the end of his life.
10 Mar 2010 - Robin Boraman (1937)
Added details of Robin's family
26 Feb 2010 - Avril Boraman
Added details of Avril Boraman, sister of Stephen Boraman
26 Feb 2010 - Wayne Boraman
Added details for Wayne Boraman and corrected Fay/Foy Boraman error
28 Jan 2010 - Arthur Edward Boraman (1874)
Added baptism entry and address of birth and copy of the ship's passenger list for the family's return to England on the SS Wilcannia.
27 Jan 2010 - Henry Boraman (1886)
Added details of baptism and marriage in 1909
22 Jan 2010 - Samuel Boraman (1835)
Added details of Samuel's stay at Kew Asylum from 1872 until his death in 1874.
03 Dec 2009 - J Boraman
Added details of his enlistment in the confederate army in 1861.
03 Dec 2009 - Percival Boraman
Added pictures of his grave at Artillery Wood cemetery, Belgium.
26 Nov 2009 - John Massey
John Massey (married to Jessie Boraman) was awarded the Military Medal in WW2, added photo of presentation by Field Marshal Montgomery and details of the citation.
26 Nov 2009 - John Boraman
Added details from John Boraman's enlistment in the US military in 1942
26 Nov 2009 - Charles Joseph Boraman
Added details of enlistment into the Queen's Regiment in 1915
10 Nov 2009 - Image zoom facility
Added the ability to zoom an image using the mousewheel
10 Nov 2009 - Now works properly in Google Chrome browser
Worked around 'features in Google Chrome - used to be called bugs! Now tested in Firefox, IE7/8, Opera and Chrome. Most things work correctly in IE6 but the effort to make it 100% is large and who in their right mind still uses IE6? (Awaits the flood of emails from IE6 users.....)
05 Nov 2009 - Henry George Boraman (1846)
Added photos of baptism entries received from David Hodge
05 Nov 2009 - William Boraman (1828)
Added details from 1861, 1871 and 1881 census returns
05 Nov 2009 - William Charles Boraman
Added photos of marriage certificate and ship's manifest for journey to Canada and further details of occupations and residences for William and his wife Jessie
05 Nov 2009 - Joyce Mary Boraman
Added several photos and details from her daughter Anna in Canada
05 Nov 2009 - Jessie Hilder Corps
Added several photos and more details obtained from her grand-daughter Anna in Canada
25 Oct 2009 - George William Boraman
Added newspaper cuttings for house sale and patent application for an egg preserver.
25 Oct 2009 - John Boraman
Added newspaper cuttings for various events
23 Oct 2009 - Samuel Boraman (1835)
Added photo of grant of administration of Samuel's estate by the probate court on 28 Sep 1874 and details of his single asset, a plot of land in Footscray, Melbourne valued at 20 pounds, now probably worth $300K+!
22 Oct 2009 - Harriet Harrison
Added details of birth, baptism record and mother's name. Wife of Samuel Boraman (1815)
21 Oct 2009 - John Boraman (1838)
Added details of John Boraman's trial in Melbourne for fracturing a man's skull. Illustrates the perils of afternoon drinking!
21 Oct 2009 - Phyliss Lavalin
Added passenger manifest of ship bringing her and newly born daughter Susan from Singapore to UK
21 Oct 2009 - William Henry Boraman (1878)
Added details of enlistment in 1916 in the Australian Imperial Force and his prior occupation. After his discharge on health grounds his mother was awarded a pension of 30/-
20 Oct 2009 - Samuel Boraman (1835)
Added details of a police report in 1864 that Samuel had gone missing. Includes a very detailed description of him and his clothing at the time. He was found 10 days later
15 Oct 2009 - Samuel Boraman (1814)
Samuel Boraman's birth date changed to 1815 based upon evidence of 1841/1851 census and ship's log and photo added of baptism entry with 1814 date. Melbourne Argos entry recording his finding an abandoned infant added.
15 Oct 2009 - Samuel Boraman (1835)
Added entries from the Melbourne Argos newspaper about his relationship with his wife Eliza, and the disposal of his estate when he died intestate.
15 Oct 2009 - Public release of new Boraman website
Like all good things, it has been worth waiting for!
Research Tasks
If you would like to take on the investigation of any of these outstanding tasks, or have any new tasks to add, please email me.
| Task no. | Title | Description | Assigned to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mary Ann Boraman | Born 1846 in Kensington - who are the parents? Believed to have died in 1847? | Dennis |
| 13 | Arthur Edward Boraman | Born 1874 to Mary Ann , believed to be illegitimate. Would need to obtain the birth certificate to see what it says in relation to the father. | Dennis |
| 24 | Mary Ann Pratt | Conflicting views of birth date. 1861 census implies 1829, death certificate implies 1827. Identified as Minor on the marriage certificate in 1845. Need to find baptism record? Check 1841 and 1851 census? | Dennis |
| 25 | Robert Boraman Woodward | Why did the Rev Robert Woodward have Boraman as his middle name? Even more peculiar, why did he go as far as to pass it down to his daughters Mary Susannah and Elizabeth Annie as a middle name? | Dennis |
| 26 | Find which William this is | William was mentioned in 1800 as being one of the farm tenants of Robert Vyner and he farmed 15 acres, 2 roods and 25 perches and paid a rent of £18 per year. 1851 census showed William Burman as having 17 acres and nil employed men. No William n Belchford currently identified as being old enough to rent land in 1800 so perhaps it is a William who was born somewhere else in Lincolnshire | Dennis |