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 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.
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Statistics
| Total Individuals | 777 |
| Total Boraman Individuals | 337 |
| Different Surnames | 191 |
| Total Families | 244 |
| Different Locations | 500 |
| Earliest Birth | 1694 | James Boraman |
| Earliest Death | 1746 | John Boraman |
| Longest Living Person | 96 | Violet Elizabeth Parsons 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 decision 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 "Paddy" 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. Later in the same year he again attempted to enlist but had a misunderstanding with the enlistment officer about who paid the expenses and again in 1902 enlisted as a farrier - certainly full marks for persistence. He also worked in a circus and performed high dives into swimming pools and was mauled by a tiger after caressing it one night! Quite a character! |
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, Diane Nicholson, Liz Woods, Beverley Scott, Anna Hammond (Canada), Robin Boraman, Nick Furniss, Sarah Lauzon (Canada), Richard Boraman (UK), Elizabeth Stanley, Marina Alessio, A'Lelia Bundles(USA), Vicki Stockton, Jeff Hibbs (NZ)
What's New
Added details of the assisted immigration to Australia of the three Irish Brady sisters, two of whom married Boraman brothers. They left the Port of Plymouth on 22 Feb 1859 and berthed at Geelong on 2 June 1859. A ship journey of over 3 months with over 300 young men and women sounds like the 1850s equivalent of a Club 18-30 cruise! Info provided by Christine Boraman.
Added photo of Samuel's grave in Fawkner Memorial Park. Added photo of his sister Anne Jane's 90th birthday. Info provided by Marina Alessio.
Added further details of John's attempts to join up for the Boer war and details of his life in the circus - high diving and getting mauled by a tiger!. Info provided by Christine Boraman.
Added further details of the descendants of Edward and Sarah. Info provided by Jeff Hibbs.
Added further details of Ann and Henry William Gallagher's family and descendants. Info provided by Marina Alessio.
Added a photo of John Boraman and his wife Frances taken in the 1920s in Melbourne. Also added details of the Dowsett family. Info provided by Marina Alessio.
Added a more comprehensive search facility, allowing matches to be specified on a number of pieces of information eg birth date range, marriage place, occupation etc
Charles was a son of Marguerite Boraman. Added details of his family. Info provided by Vicki Stockton.
Added details for Anthony Boraman and his wife Grace Bryant in Indiana. Info provided by A'Lelia Bundles.
Added details of the grave of Marte Vincent at Fort Niagara cemetery, who appears to have been killed during the US war of independence against the British. Original find came from Wayne Boraman and info from the Town of Porter Historical Society.
Added details of Susan's family. Details provided by Susan Yansaneh.
Added details of her marriage to Henry Gallagher in 1888 and of their descendants in Australia. Info provided by Marina Alessio.
Added photos of Letter of Administration by his son Zachariah James, claiming his father's estate.
Added census details for Charles in Pontypool and birth details for his son Derek.
Added details of his family. Info provided by Elizabeth Stanley.
Added further details of his family. Info provided by Richard Boraman.
Added details of John's family. Info provided by Wayne Boraman.
Added details of Violet's family. Info provided by Wayne Boraman.
Added details of medals awarded to James.
Added details of medals awarded to Thomas during WW1.
Added details of medal awarded to George and of his family and service in India.
Added details of medals awarded to Arthur and his death in WW1.
Recorded the death of my sister Maria, after a long battle with Alzheimers.
Updated the software to use the latest version of Google maps, allowing access to all current facilities including Streetview.
Added photos of complete service record from enlistment in 1915.
Added details of daughter and her marriage/children. Info provided by Wayne Boraman.
Changed birth date and added details of son. Info provided by Sarah Lauzon.
Added burial record for Thomas and his son and details of children. Info provided by David Hodge.
Added details and photos of David's descendants. Info provided by Anna Hammond.
Added details of probate for the estate of James Henry in 1938. Info provided by David Hodge.
Added burial details for Harriet Harvey, wife of William Boraman, in 1827. She died 8 days after giving birth to her daughter Diana, whose details have also been updated. Burial info provided by David Hodge.
Added details of probate estate. Info provided by David Hodge
Added details of probate estate. Info provided by David Hodge.
Added details of probate estate. Info provided by David Hodge.
Added details of Mary's family and 1851 census showing her and William living in London. Information provided by David Hodge.
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.
Added certificate of marriage to Emily Isabella Garrard and baptism certificate for Emily. Info provided by David Hodge.
Added further details for the children, including newly identified children. Info provided by Mary Rutley, based on research done by the late John Nightingale.
Consolidated separate individuals into a family structure and removed duplicates eg Francis and Frank the same person
Added details of parents and birth and corrected duplicates in siblings. Info provided by David Hodge.
Added details of the siblings of Clara, wife of Charles Boraman. Info provided by Nick Furniss.
Added birth certificate for Sarah Wilson, wife of James Henry Boraman.
Added death certificate for William, showing he died at home from a strangulated hernia, witnessed by his step-son Arthur Milne.
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 ......
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.
Added photo of family and occupation at Aldershot Gas Works
Added photos of John and his wife Phyliss Lavallin.
Added photo.
Added photo of Clara and her daughters Ivy and Violet.
Added photo and corrected name.
Added photo and reason behind his nickname of 'wough'
Added photo and occupation as a PC during WW2.
Added photo.
Added photo and corrected birth date
Added some superb photos of Charles, provided by Wayne Boraman.
Added details of the estate, consisting of land and houses, distributed to her children on the subsequent death of her husband Charles John Boraman.
Added a coloured portrait photograph taken in Aldershot towards the end of his life.
Added details of Robin's family
Added details of Avril Boraman, sister of Stephen Boraman
Added details for Wayne Boraman and corrected Fay/Foy Boraman error
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.
Added details of baptism and marriage in 1909
Added details of Samuel's stay at Kew Asylum from 1872 until his death in 1874.
Added details of his enlistment in the confederate army in 1861.
Added pictures of his grave at Artillery Wood cemetery, Belgium.
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.
Added details from John Boraman's enlistment in the US military in 1942
Added details of enlistment into the Queen's Regiment in 1915
Added the ability to zoom an image using the mousewheel
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.....)
Added photos of baptism entries received from David Hodge
Added details from 1861, 1871 and 1881 census returns
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
Added several photos and details from her daughter Anna in Canada
Added several photos and more details obtained from her grand-daughter Anna in Canada
Added newspaper cuttings for house sale and patent application for an egg preserver.
Added newspaper cuttings for various events
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+!
Added details of birth, baptism record and mother's name. Wife of Samuel Boraman (1815)
Added details of John Boraman's trial in Melbourne for fracturing a man's skull. Illustrates the perils of afternoon drinking!
Added passenger manifest of ship bringing her and newly born daughter Susan from Singapore to UK
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/-
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
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.
Added entries from the Melbourne Argos newspaper about his relationship with his wife Eliza, and the disposal of his estate when he died intestate.
Like all good things, it has been worth waiting for!