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date: 15 December 2019

Boys, Williamlocked

(1700–1774)
  • N. A. M. Rodger

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Boys, William (1700–1774), naval officer, was born at Deal on 25 June 1700, the eldest son of William Boys (d. 1756?), a woollen draper, and his wife, Jane Laurence (d. before 1756). His parents were devout nonconformists, and Boys was initially educated for the ministry; however, the passing of the 1714 ...

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National Archives of the United Kingdom, Public Record Office, London
National Maritime Museum, London
Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent