John Bosdet Le Roy

1791 - Bef 1871  (< 80 years)

• Name	John Bosdet Le Roy  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	1791	St Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands   [1, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1796  [2]
  Died	Bef Apr 1871  [6]
  Notes	J. B. Le Roy had his own business in Guernsey, and was listed in various documents as a “merchant”. It is known, however, that he sold mainly marine and navigational instruments. At some time after 1830 the family moved to St. Helier, Jersey, (British Channel Islands). In Jersey J. B. Le Roy resumed his trade as a “merchant”, dealing mainly in nautical instruments, from a shop at 15 Mulcaster Street, St. Helier, Jersey. The only items bearing the “signature” of J. B. Le Roy believed still extant are one octant bearing the inscription “J. B. Le Roy - Guernsey”, two octants marked “J. B. Le Roy - Jersey”, two telescopes, one barometer and this one compass, all signed “J. B. Le Roy - Jersey” J. B. Le Roy was a Freemason in Guernsey and became an eminent Freemason in Jersey, which explains the Freemasonry insignia beneath the north mark on this compass, a mark that does not appear on any of the other instruments signed by him and still extant.
  Person ID	I370	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Le Roy
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F1363	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Jones,   b. 1804, St Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands
  Children	1. William Le Roy,   b. 1837, Channel Islands   2. Emmeline Jones Le Roy,   b. 1827, St Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands   3. Ellen Margaret Le Roy,   b. 1828, St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands   4. Sophia Mary Le Roy,   b. 1830, St Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands ,   d. Bef 13 Mar 1861  (Age < 31 years)   5. John Lowther Le Roy,   b. 1825, St Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands ,   d. 07 Dec 1867, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  (Age 42 years)   6. Adelina Bosdet Le Roy,   b. 10 Nov 1843, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] 1851 Channel Islands Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online.. Record for Emiline J Leroy [S31] 1841 Channel Islands Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.. Record for John Leroy [S34] 1861 Channel Islands Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online.. Record for John B Le Roys [S111] Jersey Heritage Trust, http://jerseyheritagetrust.jeron.je/word/GC03A214.pdf. St Helier Church Baptism Register, 19th August 1841 – 13th August 1848 [S32] 1851 Channel Islands Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online.. Record for John B Leroy [S35] 1871 Channel Islands Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Class: RG10; Piece: 5759; Folio: 37; Page: 3; GSU roll: 895830.. Record for Mary Leroy