I am trying to trace my family links back.
I was born in london in 1950 to Andrew Goldie Boag his dob is 30th September 1923 his father was John Hamilton Boag a GP John had a brother George Townsend Boag and a sister 'ella' could be short ofr Isabella. somewhere in the family is links with a Rector at Winster, the name Mary Boag and also McMaster
any help would be welcome
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I have found your message Boag family in uk. I have quite a lot of information on the Boags. George Townsend Boag's mother was Frances Louisa Townsend who was my great grandfather's sister. I was Jill Townsend before I married. If you catch up with this would be very interested in exchanging information. I am at present living in Bedfordshire, England, where are you? Regards, Jill
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Hi There, I have both Towsend and Boag. Thomas Boag Married Isabella Mackay. He was born around 1875 and Isabella around 1880.This is all I know. I am a Boag and all Relatives have passed on so i am looking for family history also.
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Hi Jill, My Name is Gena Boag, most relatives are deceased and I am looking for any information anyone has. I know that I am directly related to Townsends also. My Father was Byron John Boag his Grandfather Was Thomas Boag 1875, married Isabella Mackay 1880. This is my first attempt so please excuse if I have gone the wrong way about this.
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Dear Gena, I was so pleased to hear from you on my return from holiday. Your and my connections to Boags and Townsends is very interesting. I was Jill Townsend, 1930, daughter of Charles Melville Townsend, 1895-1964, son of John Walter Townsend, 1865-1899. John Walter's sister Frances Sophia Townsend, 1855-1949 married George Boag, 1882. They had 3 children, George, Ella, and John. is this the link you have uncovered, as I cannot find any of the names you have mentioned. I have quite a lot of information we can exchange if we can confirm the link. Jill
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Hi Jill, Thankyou so much for responding. I do not really have a lot of information on either of my family histories. All I know is what I had told you in the previous message and that is Thomas Boag Married Isabella Mackay around 1900. I do not know from there who their children were, except for John Roderick Byron Boag. He Married Nora Collins. They then had Byron John Boag, Loyd Clarke Boag and Lola Isabell Boag. My father Byron married Francis Merle Price. They had me Gena Louise Boag and Dad legally addopted my brother and sister. Anthony Brett Boag and Ann-Cherie Boag, my mothers children in a previous marriage. I am so hoping there is some connection I do know that we are from your part of the world. I live on the Gold Coast in Australia. Thankyou so much for your reply. Gena Louise Boag
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Dear Gena, I cannot find any further information - do you know when your Boags moved to Australia. Kind regards, Jill Brill
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Hi Jill, Unfortunately i do not know when we came out to Aus. To be quite honest i do not even know my true nationalities. I have been told everything from German, Danish, Scottish, Irish, Spanish and American Indian. Apparently a mixture of these. As far as I know both my parents were from around Northern New South Wales, (Casino) on the Eastcoast of Australia. Dad Died when I was 3 or 4 and the 4 grandparents were deceased by 1978 and mum died in 1986. I'm not exactly sure where the Townsend connection is but I definately remember hearing that Last name on several occasions when I was younger. The names Gunthorpe, Price, Halliday, Innes are all fairly strong in my memory. I'm not having a lot of luck with this. I have put some photos of me and the kids on this site somewhere. If you are a little better at this than I am you should be able to find them quite easily. My childrens names are Chayse Brett Boag and Tyler Michael Boag. Blessed Be Gena
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Hello Gena, my mothers name was also gena boag, i believe we may have a connection , i also have townsends connected to my tree, if you wish you can contact me at georgiegirl1010@hotmail.com
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Hi georgiegirl
I know Jill brill has been in touch, Jill and i are linked
My ggrandfather was Rev George Boag b 1844 married Francis Sophia Townsend
my middle name is townsend and surname boag
I hope you manage to pick this up
alison
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