James Boswell

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James Boswell
Profession circus artist
Personal details
Born 1826-01-04 Halifax, West Yorkshire in United Kingdom
Dead 1859 Paris in France
Spouse(s) 1850 Rebecca Cooke
Country United Kingdom
Locations
Title artist 1851
Location at Hengler’s Circus in United Kingdom
Title artist 1850-1851
Location at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom
Title artist 1843-1845
Location at Battys Traveling Menagerie (Battys Hippodrome, Astleys Amphitheatre) in United Kingdom
Title artist-1859
Location at Cirque d´Hiver Bouglione in France
Biography details

James Boswell , circus artist in United Kingdom

Born 1826-01-04 in United Kingdom dead 1859 in France .

James Boswell, born 1826, performed as a clown and horseman in circuses in United Kingdom and died 1859 in Paris.

Records about James Boswell from the Circus Historical Society
Acrobatic and Shakespearian clown. Born 4th January 1826 in Halifax, Yorkshire. Noted at Astley's, 1843, Hughes'circus 1845, and Hengler's, in Dover, 1845, as clown contortionist. At Cooke's, 1850-1, and again at Hengler's, Cheltenham, in 1851, providing mirth and Shakespearian jests with rival clown Knight. At Astley's in the 1850s. Became all the rage in Paris, establishing the English school of clowning. Also performed daring aerial acts and the 'broken ladder' stunt. Married Rebecca Cooke (1814-1898). Father of James Clements II, Henry Luigi, Nellie, Rebecca (Woolford) and Lily, All riders. Died lst May 1859, of Heart failure during a performance at the Cirque Napoleon, Paris.(Ref: Victorian Arena by Dr John Turner). The building is now Cirque d'Hiver and is still in daily use as a circus.



James and Rebecca had three children, two sons and a daughter: James Clements (J.C.) and Harry and Ellen Clara, known as Nellie. They were all expert in horsemanship.

Family

Total: 3 children

  1. Harry Boswell. Born: ?.
  2. James Clements Boswell II. Born: 1853.
  3. Nellie Boswell. Born: 1858. Dead: † 1938

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). artist James Boswell in France. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 8 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=1763. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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