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Joseph Thompson Boyd

Joseph Thompson Boyd

Male 1868 - 1944  (75 years)

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  • Name Joseph Thompson Boyd 
    Birth 24 Dec 1868  Newtown, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1899-1902  San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    In the San Francisco city directory Joseph Boyd is shown as a "marine engineer" (1899-1902), and in one instance is associated with the steamer Gaelic
    Residence 21 Jun 1928  1554 Palolo Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Death 26 Nov 1944  Honolulu, Hawaii Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Death date from Helen Wilkinson's diary, per Carolyn Wilkinson.
    Person ID I513973307  Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2017 

    Father John Alexander Bowman Boyd,   b. Abt 1848, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anna Holso [?],   b. Abt 1848, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1868  Sydney, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F513881959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Alice Wyser,   b. 30 Oct 1867, Montevideo, Uruguay Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1941, On Board S.S. Mariposa at Sea, Between Samoa and Suva, Fiji Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Documents
    1930 Census - Joseph T. Boyd and wife Ida Wiser Boyd
    1930 Census - Joseph T. Boyd and wife Ida Wiser Boyd
    The 1930 census shows Joseph T. Boyd (age 61, Australian, father from Northern Ireland, mother from New Zealand) living with wife Edith (age 61, born in California, father from Switzerland mother from Frankfurt, Germany). Joseph is a mechanist - garage, and time of immigration into the United States is 1902. Living at 2366 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii, which is right across the street from the Moana Hotel. Roll: 2633; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 558.0
    1900 United States Census - Joseph T. Boyd, wife Ida Wiser, and Lena
    1900 United States Census - Joseph T. Boyd, wife Ida Wiser, and Lena
    The 1900 census shows Joseph T. Boyd (born in Australia in Dec 1869, father born in England, mother in Australia) living with wife Edith (born in Brazil Oct 1869, father born in Switzerland, mother born in Germany). With them is Lena, Boyd's step-daugher (born Mar 1887, father born in Australia, mother - presumably Edith - born in Brazil). The family is living at 55 Minna Street, San Francisco. Father naturalised in 1888, and is an engineer (maritime). Edith and Lena came to the States in 1891. Roll T263_100; Page 1B; Enumeration District: 8
    1910 United States Census - Joseph T. and Edith Boyd - Pukele Homesteads, 5th Avenue, Palolo, Honolulu, Hawaii
    1910 United States Census - Joseph T. and Edith Boyd - Pukele Homesteads, 5th Avenue, Palolo, Honolulu, Hawaii
    The 1910 census shows Joseph T. Boyd (age 41, emigrated to the US from Australia in 1889, his father Irish, mother Australian) living with wife Edith (age 41, emigrated to US in 1891, born in Brazil, father Swiss, mother German). Joseph is a machinist in a foundry. They have a 28 year old live-in Japanese servant, Isuburo Horii. Roll: T624_1753; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 17; Image 602.
    Family ID F505778160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Jun 1928 - 1554 Palolo Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Nov 1944 - Honolulu, Hawaii Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Joseph T. Boyd Obituary - <b>Honolulu Advertiser</b> 30 Nov 1944
    Joseph T. Boyd Obituary - Honolulu Advertiser 30 Nov 1944
    "With the Rev. E. Tanner Brown, rector of St. Clement's Episcopal church, officiating, and under the auspices of Hawaiian Lodge No. 21, F. & A.M., services will be held at 4:30 this afternoon at Williams' Mortuary for Joseph T. Boyd, 1552 Palolo Avenue, president and manager of Williams Mortuary, who died at his home early Sunday evening [26 Nov 1944]. The ashes will be sent to Australia to be buried alongside those of his wife, the late Mrs. Edith Boyd, who died at sea in 1941. Mr. Boyd was born in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 24, 1868, and was nearly 76 years old."
    Birth Certificate of Joseph Thompson Boyd - 24 Dec 1868
    Birth Certificate of Joseph Thompson Boyd - 24 Dec 1868
    Boyd House Party at 1554 Palolo Road
    Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 1 Nov 1932 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    The Will of John T Boyd
    The Will of John T Boyd
    Bequests of $1,000 to Albert Wilkinson, $1,000 to Florence Mann. Boyd was President and Manager of Williams Mortuary

  • Sources 
    1. [S4980] Honolulu Advertiser, 30 Nov 1944 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4940] Nancy S. Peterson, California Genealogical Society (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S4956] Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, 21 Jun 1928, Roll T-14892 (Reliability: 2).