Thomas Bould was a rapist

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I’ve been working to piece this information together for a few years. I’ve tried to include as much of the information that was gathered as possible. There’s a massive amount so it was sort of difficult to include it all unless I want to write a novel. I noticed that the LizzieAndrewBorden site has this bit of information in their Cast of Characters.

“These key persons connected to the Borden case and it’s aftermath all died within eleven years of the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in 1892. This strange fact is presented for curiosity’s sake and not meant to imply that there was a conspiracy or curse related to the murders.”
One of them is given as:
“Thomas Boulds — 1845 – 1896”

What I know for sure is the man who worked for Mrs. Churchill on August 4, 1892 is not the Thomas Boulds who died in 1896. Because there is the death notice and the obituary for that man who died in 1896. But, also, in the 1897 directory there is a Thomas Bowles still working at 216 Second at Mrs. Churchill's house. In fact, Thomas Bowles had a long history of working for Mrs. Churchill and for Dr. Handy. I know the Thomas Boulds who died in 1896 was actually quite a monster. I think it was that man’s brother-in-law, also named Thomas, who may have worked for Mrs. Churchill. I’ve kept and meticulously catalogued the documentation for all of the information that I’m going to share. So, if anyone has a question about verifying information just ask and I can provide the verification. That’s a lot simpler than trying to provide it all at once.

Information for Thomas Bowles who worked for Mrs. Churchill and Dr. Handy:

1880 Census shows Thomas Bowles boarding at 90 Second as a Teamer. Age 21, boarder, single, born in England and both parents born in England.

Fall River City Directories:
1880- Thomas Bowles, servant, boards 90 Second.
1884-Thomas Bowles, hostler, boards 90 Second.
1885 – Thomas Bowles, hostler, boards 90 Second.
1887 – Thomas Bowles, hostler, 89 North Main, boards do (boards same)
(1887- Benjamin J. Handy, physician, 89 North Main, house do.)
1888- Thomas Bowles, hostler, 89 North Main, boards do.
(1888 – Benjamin J. Handy, physician, 89 North Main, house do.)
1892 – Thomas W. Bould, gardener, boards 19 Plain.
1893 - Thomas W. Bowles, gardener, boards 90 Second.
1896 – Thomas Boulds, gardener, boards 216 Second. (Mrs. Churchill’s house after the houses were renumbered).
1897- Thomas Boulds – gardener, boards 216 Second

From the 1897 Fall River City Directory:
Robert Boulds – 79 Plain, Spinner.
Thomas Boulds – gardener, boards 216 Second. (90 Second after the houses were renumbered.)
Thomas Boulds – (of 79 Plain) died July 4, 1896.

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Thomas Boulds 1845 – 1896.

Thomas “Booth” (Bould) was married February 2, 1872 to Harriet J. Bould. Harriet was the daughter of William and Ann (Jackson) Bould, her place of birth is Troy, New York. Both of her parents born in England. His parents are named as Thomas and Matilda “Booth”, and he was born in England. I find it a strange coincidence, knowing what this Thomas is capable of doing, that Harriet was the granddaughter of Thomas and Matilda Bould. When Harriet’s infant son Joseph died on August 25, 1879 they were living at 41 Canal Street. Thomas and Harriet appear in the 1880 Census on Canal with children Henry, Annie, Hattie and Willie (William). Harriet’s brother Henry and sister Carrie (Bould) Baker are living with them. Harriet’s brother Robert was living at number 44 Canal then. Thomas has the occupation of “Gardener” which is a line of work his brother-in-law Henry endeavored into later on. When their infant son Joseph died on August 25, 1879, they were at 56 Washington. Thomas was at 54 Washington working as a laborer in 1884-1885. Bro in law Henry is at 56 Washington. Harriet died June 17, 1886 in Fall River of “heart disease”. The death certificate lists place of birth as Troy, New York and the address as 54 Washington. Harriet had given birth to eight children during their marriage, but only five had survived past infancy. They were Annie, Harriet A., Thomas, William Thomas, Joseph, Sarah, George Henry, and Benjamin.
Thomas Bould was arrested in May of 1887 “on a very serious and fiendish charge”. The charge was “assault with intent to commit rape on his fifteen-year-old daughter”. Thomas “lived on Orange Street with his four children, the eldest of whom was 15 years of age”. His daughter “made statements charging her father with beastly acts”. It was reported “The testimony was corroborated in part by the sister, who appeared to have been influenced by relatives to shield her father as much as possible”. The neighbors had been expressing their own concerns about his behavior. Thomas doesn’t appear on Orange street, or anywhere else, in the 1887 directory. His brother-in-law Robert appears at 5 Orange in 1888. Brother-in-law William was arrested for disturbing the peace at his home on Orange street on July 16, 1886 for a fight that broke out in the house and continued into the street. Perhaps, Thomas doesn’t appear because he was in lock up. He was judged probably guilty on May 10, 1887 and “ordered to recognize in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at the next term of the Superior Court in June. He was committed.” On June 17, 1887, “Thomas Bode, alias Thomas Boude, alias Thomas Bould, of Fall River, indicted for indecent assault against his daughter Matilda A., on three occasions, pleaded not guilty.” The punishment that he received is that he was “sentenced to the house of correction for one year and six months on each count, four years and a half in all” I cannot say what happened to all of the children in the time directly after Thomas was sent to prison. But, on October 4, 1887 there was a reference in the Fall River Daily Evening News about a Hattie Bould giving a recitation at the Children’s Home. On August 16, 1890 “Annie M. Bould, charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, wanton and lascivious behavior, was allowed to go on probation for one month.” The papers also state that “two years ago she had her father arrested and convicted of incest.” Annie was arrested again for “lewd and lascivious behavior” on August 29, 1890. Annie decided she wanted to end it all on October 23, 1890. Office Frank X. LeBeouf was walking near the National Laundry, in the Narrows, and spotted “a young girl hurrying toward the shore of the pond” with a “wild look in her eyes”. When he confronted the girl, he learned that her name was Annie M. Boulds who confessed she planned to drown herself. Annie was taken to the district court where it was discovered that she was there sometime before with charges of lewd and lascivious behavior. The complaint had been filed by Mrs. Baker (Bould) who was the aunt who had taken her in. Mrs. Baker had reported that the Annie was of bad character. Annie was let go and allowed to go with her aunt to her home on Hartwell Street. Caroline (Bould) Baker appeared in the directories at 47 Hartwell from 1891-1893. I cannot find any more definitive records for Annie after these incidents. Thomas disappears from directories from 1887 until 1891 when he shows up at 8 York employed as a “Coachman “and is living with his brother-in-law Henry. He stays there from 1891-93. He’s moved to 19 Plain with his brother-in-law Robert in’95. Robert’s young son, Robert Jr., was severely burned on August 27, 1895 at 19 plain by overturning a pan of boiling hot fat while “playing about the cook stove”. Thomas and Robert moved to 79 Plain in 1896 where Thomas Bode, alias Thomas Boude, alias Thomas Bould died on July 4, 1896. The death certificate states that he was widowed, 51 years of age, died of Nephritis, and was a laborer who was born in England. There is no information for his parents. Which brings me back to my earlier concerns about how coincidental it was that he gave his parents names on the marriage certificate as Thomas and Matilda. Thomas and Matilda Boulds were the names of his wife Harriet’s grandparents.
Obituary on July 6, 1896 in the Fall River Daily Herald:
“In this city, July 4, Mr. Thomas Boulds, aged 51 years and six months. Funeral will take place at the residence of Mr. Robert Boulds, No. 79 Plain Street, tomorrow, Tuesday at 3 o’clock p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.”

Listings for Thomas Bould:
1880 Census – Canal Street.
(Henry Bould and Caroline Bould at his residence.)
1884 – Thomas Bould, laborer, 54 Washington.
(1884 – Henry Bould, laborer, 56 Washington.)
1885 – Thomas Boulds, laborer, 54 Washington.
(1885 – Henry Bould, 56 Washington, laborer.)
1887 he’s sent away for 4 and a half years. No Thomas until 1891.
1891 – Thomas Bould, coachman, 61 Locust, house 8 York.
(1891 – Henry Bould, laborer, house 8 York.)
1892 – Thomas Boulds, laborer, house 8 York.
(1892 – Henry Boulds, laborer, house 8 York.)
1893 – Thomas Boulds, laborer, house 8 York.
(1893 – Henry Boulds, laborer, house 8 York.)
1894 – Thomas Laborer, house 19 Plain
(1894 – Robert Boulds, spinner, house 19 Plain.)
1895 – Thomas Laborer, boards 19 Plain
(1895 – Robert Boulds, spinner, house 19 Plain.)
1896 – Thomas Boulds, laborer, boards 79 Plain.
(1896 – Robert Boulds, spinner, boards 79 Plain.)
1897 – dead.

Thomas and Harriet Bould Family:

Annie Bould – May 4, 1872 – (?) Not much found after her attempted suicide in 1890.

Harriet A. Bould - July 1876 – (?) Harriet married Thomas Brickhill, son of Thomas and Harriet Maitland, on September 16, 1897. She named her parents as John Bould and Hattie Hewitt instead of Thomas and Harriet. (Maybe for obvious reasons.) Thomas Brickhill was born in April 1877. It’s interesting to me that in 1888 Thomas Bould and Thomas Brickhill were both living at 36 Covel together. Maybe Hattie had known her husband for a while. The Brickhill’s appeared with Hattie’s brother George at 176 Pleasant in the 1900 Census. Hattie gave birth to twin boys, Thomas H. and George H. Brickhill, on December 10, 1897. Sadly, neither of them lived past the first year. The saga of the bickering Brickhill’s was reported in detail in newspapers because Hattie kept having Thomas locked up for nonsupport. In one of the papers, it was concluded that “Neither cares for the other, apparently, and neither is old enough to take life seriously”. Thomas was actually locked up when his twin sons passed away. Hattie appears at 619 Pleasant in the directory and this address was listed on the death certificate for Thomas on September 26, 1898. Caroline (Bould) Baker lived at 619 Pleasant during that time. Thomas Brickhill died on January 18, 1910 while incarcerated for non-payment of a fine for drunkenness. He’d become seriously ill after being found “helplessly drunk in the snow in a yard off third street.”. I cannot find a death certificate for Hattie or find much information on what happened to her after the 1900 Census.

Thomas Bould - December 26, 1876 - 1876

William Thomas Bould - November 9, 1877 - December 13, 1937 Cranston, Rhode Island. William married Ellen Jane Oudin, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, on December 9, 1885 in Fall River. By the 1910 they’d moved to Providence and remained there until William died. The couple had five children which were Gertrude, Raymond, Bertha, George and William.

Joseph Bould - June 12, 1879 - August 25, 1879

Sarah Bould - June 13, 1879 - July 3, 1879

George Henry Bould - June 29, 1880 – (?) George was hard to track down because he appears so sparsely in directories. Finding him in the 1900 census was a big help. The 1905 Rhode Island census provided his birthdate as June 29, 1880, born in Massachusetts, occupation servant. A Social Security Application shows the same birth date, born in Fall River, with parents Thomas and Harriet Bould. George married divorcee Marie Elizabeth (Lavoie) Valcourt, daughter of Napoleon J. and Josephine Moquin, on April 16, 1916 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Marie was born November 1, 1883 in New Bedford. Her divorce from Peter Valcourt had been reported in the papers in March of 1916. The obituaries for both of Marie’s parents mention her as Mrs. George Bowles. George and Marie were in Providence in 1920 and in New York State for the 1925 state census. His WWII draft card finds him in Essex Township, New Jersey with a next of kin named as Hattie Carroll of 79 Columbia Street, Newark, NJ. This could be his sister Hattie. I lost track of George after this.

Benjamin Bould - February 9, 1883 – 1945 Westport, Massachusetts. Benjamin married Margaret Ann Pollard, daughter of James and Agnes, on August 24, 1903. They lived in Fall River until moving to Westport where they appear in the 1920 census. Benjamin and Margaret had nine children with eight surviving past infancy - Grace, Agnes, Benjamin, Margaret, George, Ernest, William, Clarence and “Female Bould”.

William and Ann Jackson:

William Bould – March 10, 1818 in Wolverhampton, England - MARCH 16, 1873 in Fall River. Son of Thomas and Matilda Bould.

Ann Jackson – 1817 England - August 16, 1868 in Fall River. Daughter of William and Jane Jackson.

William and Ann already had one child, Elizabeth, when they arrived aboard the Sunbeam in Boston on September 10, 1846. If there is one thing that made tracking this family unique it’s that they seemed to have been wandering nomads. The children were practically all born in different states. Which makes it wonderfully easy to track them in vital records and the census. The family can be found in Troy, New York in 1850. William filed a Naturalization application in Boston August 10, 1854 which was a few months before his son Robert was born in Boston. They had jaunted to Taunton for the 1855 State Census which was enumerated in August of 1855. Their son Thomas was born in Troy, New York in September of 1855. Ann was on her own with Elizabeth, Harriet, William, Thomas, Henry and Robert in the 1860 Census in Fall River. William is not present because in May of 1860 he’d been arrested for “selling illegal beverages known as ardent spirits” and was “politely requested to pay $50 and costs, and reside in the H of C for three months”. Their daughter Carrie was born in Rhode Island in 1861. Their son Henry was born in Maine in 1862. The family is back in Fall River for the 1865 state census. August 10, 1865 William was arrested in Fall River for assaulting his wife and scored two more months in the H of C. In October that year, Ann got into a scuffle with a man named Hanafy over wrongfully filling her tub, or “tube as she called it”, from another man’s well. The buxom Ann was asked to cease and desist by the guardian of the well but “did not see fit to comply”. Mr. Hanafy who saw “that a resort to arms was inevitable concluded at once to commence hostilities”. Mr. Hanafy was judged to have acted accordingly. The buxom Mrs. Boulds died of “Lung fever” on August 16, 1868 while living at 20 Borden Street. William then graduated to choking his daughter while drunk in November of 1869, and was arrested for drunkenness the next day which resulted in a $2 fine. He is found in the directory at 20 Borden in 1869. William took a break from being in trouble long enough to appear in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census and the 1870 census. But he caught another 30 days for drunkenness in July of ’71, and was arrested for disturbing the peace in April of ‘72. William gave his occupation as a blacksmith when he first arrived. I found him listed mostly as an iron puddler afterward. Around the month of August in 1872, Mr. Bould decided to take up a new venture by being “prepared to give particular attention to Cleaning Wells, Cisterns, Sink Vaults & c.,” at the address of 40 seventh street. Which seems to have been an ominous choice since he was “found drowned in a well in the woods” on March 16, 1873. It was “supposed that he fell in while intoxicated” and he was a widower who left behind seven children.

William and Ann’s Children:

Elizabeth Bould - 1844 in England - 1937 - Fall River. Lizzie married Thomas Cunningham, son of Peter and Francis “Fanny” Sharkly. on September 12, 1868. They had fourteen children with only six surviving past infancy. The Cunningham children were Fannie, Sarah A., Matilda, Thomas, Mary, Peter, “Male Cunningham”, John Thomas, Sarah E., Anna H., Robert, Caroline, Harriet and Isaac. Thomas was born in 1835 in England and died of pneumonia on May 22, 1891 in Fall River. The death certificate for Elizabeth’s daughter Sarah A. Cunningham in 1871 gave their address as 40 seventh. Which is where her father William was living when he had died cleaning his very last well.

William Bould – January 7, 1848 Providence, Rhode Island – January 7, 1920 Medfield, Massachusetts Insane Asylum. William Bould married Florence J. West, daughter of Charles and Anna, on August 6, 1879 when William was 31 and Florence was just 17. The young Mrs. Bould had been born on May 10, 1862 in New Bedford. The couple had one child, a boy named William, who was born April 29, 1880 and died sometime soon after. Florence and her son were living with her father and step mother on Third Street in the 1880 census. William appears in newspapers being arrest for “larceny” on multiple occasions and in jail for chunks of time. Which could possibly explain it. William was also committed to Taunton Insane Asylum sometime prior to 1900 and appears as an inmate there in the census for that year. He may have been committed sometime between 1892-1895 when his brothers Robert and brother-in-law Thomas were at 19 Plain. William and another man by the name of Charles “The High Jumper” Escott escaped from Taunton Asylum in March of 1906. A description given for William was “45 years of age, dark complexion, five feet two inches tall, dark hair sprinkled with gray, weighs 150 pounds” and he had family at 19 Plain in Fall River. There is no one named Bould listed at 19 Plain in 1906. This may have been the last known address William could remember for family members before being committed. William was found by Patrolman B. Leary and conveyed to the Central station to be returned to Taunton after only a short time. There are no quotes from William. But, when Charles Escott was recaptured, he was quoted as saying,” I never could tell just what they had me for, but they had me booked for high jumpin’. Now all the jumpin’ I done was to skip over them blocks in the sidewalk. No, I never belonged to none of them sects called the Holy Jumpers.” There isn’t much more available on William because after he was moved to Medfield Hospital, where he appears in 1920, he remained there until he died. Which means he was committed for more than 30 years. William’s obituary in the Fall River Evening Herald states that he “was 76 years of age and made his home in this city for about a half a century. He leaves three brothers Henry, Robert, and Thomas and two sisters Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham and Mrs. Caroline Baker of this city”.

Harriet J. Bould – married Thomas the rapist. See above.

Robert – October 14, 1854 in Boston, Massachusetts – January 30, 1933 in Fall River. Robert married Margaret O’Brien, daughter of John and Mary, on May 14, 1876 in Fall River. They had six children and only four survived past infancy. Margaret was born in April of 1861 in Connecticut. The children were Mary A., Harriet A., James, Sarah, Robert F. and Rose F. Bould. Robert appears in the 1880-1930 census in Fall River and was employed as a “spinner” for pretty much all of his life. Robert is found in directories at 19 Plain with Thomas the rapist from 1892-1895. Robert and his family didn’t leave much to remembered them by beyond the normal vital records, marriage and death announcements. Robert, Henry, and brother-in-law Thomas shared the same address, or addresses next to each other, quite frequently. Margaret Bould passed away on March 22, 1930 in Fall River. Robert passed in 1933.

Thomas Bould – September 22, 1855 Troy, New York – May 1, 1921 Fall River. If we believe this Thomas was the one working for Mrs. Churchill in 1892, we could look at the information provided in directories and the census records for him. This Thomas married Mary O’Brien, daughter of Dennis O’Brien and Jane Collins, on August 15, 1893. His name is spelled “Boad” on the marriage license. This was a second marriage for Mary with the first being to Lawrence Kelly who had died February 3, 1892 in Taunton. The information provided on the marriage license was that Thomas was a hostler, son of Thomas Bould and Ann Jackson, and his birthplace was Troy, New York. Thomas and Mary don’t appear to actually live together for a few years after their marriage which could be an explain for why he might appear at Mrs. Churchills. I found Mrs. Mary Bowles living at 11 Camden in 1899 -1900 which was the home of her mother Jane O’Brien. Thomas Boles was at 11 Camden in 1901 and they lived there until Jane O’Brien died in 1903. On February 24, 1904 a fight broke out at the Bould residence at 168 Plain between Thomas and Edward Walker. Both men claimed to have been assaulted by the other. The fight was born out of jealousy because Thomas found Mary entertaining two gentlemen when “she had told him she would not receive the company of other men during his absence from the house.” I get the impression there was a general feeling of glee in the court when Boulds insisted that he had the “best-looking woman in the city” because it was reported that “It was the opinion of many in the court room that Mrs. Boulds, who was the most important witness, would not win a place in a beauty show”. There was a hatchet produced in court which was claimed to have been brandished by Thomas toward Edward Walker. Mary had passed it to him during the fray “but the witness couldn’t use it because one arm is paralyzed”. Mrs. Mary “Pass the Hatchet” Bould died on April 1, 1904 of “post operative delirium tremens”. Her address was given as 168 Plain both on her death certificate and in her obituary. Thomas is shown in the directory at 168 Plain as a “hostler”. Thomas disappears from directories for some time after Mary’s death but reappears in 1909-1910 at 182 Bank as a “carpet beater”. He’s now around 54 years old. Thomas is still making a living beating carpets when he moved to the home of his sister Caroline Baker at 597 Pleasant in 1911. He remained there until his death in 1921 when he died a sudden death of a pulmonary embolism. From 1913-1920 Thomas finds work as a “porter” at 209 Bank Street. In 1921 he was a “waiter” at 32 North Main which was the E.J. Sokoll Co. which were “confectioners and caterers”. His death certificate states he was the son of William and Ann Jackson, born in Troy, New York, who was a widower living at 597 Pleasant and working as a laborer. The informant was his sister Caroline Baker of 597 Pleasant.
Information provided again for the Thomas Bowles who worked for Mrs. Churchill. Who I believed was this man?
1880 Census – Thomas Bowles appears as a boarder at 90 Second working as a “teamer”, but the Fall River directory for 1880 lists him as a “servant”.

Fall River City Directory listings:
1880 – Thomas Bowles, servant, boards 90 Second.
1884 – Thomas Bowles, hostler, boards 90 Second
1885 – Thomas Bowles, hostler, boards 90 Second
1887 – Thomas Bowles, working as (you guessed it) a “hostler” at 89 North Main. Dr. Handy had his office at 89 North Main.
1888 – Thomas Bowles, 89 North Main as a “hostler”.
1892 - Thomas W. Bowles, 90 Second with his occupation given as “gardener”.
1893 – Thomas W. Bowles, 90 Second as a “gardener”.
1896 – Thomas Boulds, gardener, boards 216 Second. (Mrs. Churchill’s house after the houses were renumbered).
1897- Thomas Boulds – gardener, boards 216 Second

Caroline L. “Carrie” Bould – 1860 Rhode Island – May 9, 1935 Fall River. Caroline (spelled Bowles) married William E. Baker, son of Edwin and Catherine, on March 18, 1880. William E. Baker was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania in April 1860. The newlywed Mrs. Baker was living on Canal Street with her sister Harriet and brother-in-law Thomas in 1880. William E. Baker was another member of the family who was in and out of trouble with the law, so, this could be one explanation for why he wasn’t present. Carrie was involved in these indiscretions somehow on occasion. For instance, on February 20 1893, William E. Baker “was arraigned for assault and battery on Mary Williams”. William had showed up looking for a fight with her husband George and tried to push his way into their house. When she tried to block his path, he assaulted her with his umbrella. William then offered her $5 to let him “get at her husband”. Caroline testified that it was Mrs. Williams who was itching for a fight and had brandished a club at them calling herself “Mary the Ripper”. Mrs. Williams “took the stand to repeat that she had never spoken to the man before and seen him only twice, although they had lived in the same house together for six months”. William was fined $2.90. In 1893, the Baker family and George Williams were living together at 47 Hartwell Street. Caroline’s family, children included, were involved in some shocking, dramatic, and disturbing incidents as a whole. Carrie gave birth to eight children: Frank M., Charles H., Edward Ellsworth, William Arthur, Walter Harrison, Rodman Hartwell, Hulcey Allen, and Alphonso Irvin who was called “Fonnie”. On April 27, 1897 their son Edward, of 957 Bedford, “was overcome with a fit on French street, near June, Saturday, and was removed to his home in the ambulance.” Their son Charles, who was working as a newsboy March 7, 1901, “fell in a fit-on Market Square, about 11 o’clock”. When Patrolman Baker took him to the dispensary for treatment it was discovered the boy was “without underclothes and stockings”. Charles said that he’d been mistreated by his father and had “not had enough to eat for a good many days”. He was “taken in charge by the overseers of the poor and taken to the almshouse.” William Sr. went to hunt mushrooms in August of 1901 and didn’t come back for a few days. Carrie had already reported him as missing and possibly murdered when he turned up with a story about selling mushrooms and getting a job in Newport. In June of 1904, their son Frank got into a feud with Robert Smalley who was the brother-in-law of his future wife Ann Mather. Smalley did not want Ann to be with Frank and made it quite well known. In response, Frank wrote a letter to Smalley saying, “I’m a Yankee and when I fight, I fight like hell God gave me a pair of arms and taught me how to use them.” Then he confronted Smalley in person. The two men did not actually fight, but Robert Smalley did end up putting the equivalent of a restraining order against Frank. In June of 1906, four-year-old Jose Costa fell off of a retaining wall while playing with another little boy “near the Bourne Mill office” and went into the water. William E. Baker was in a boat nearby with his neighbor and heard the other little boy crying. They rowed over to retrieve Jose’s body. Carrie’s sons, William and Edward, found the body of a six-month-old baby boy floating in the Quequechan River in a box marked with a cross on August 23, 1907. William Sr. fell through the ice on South Pond while ice fishing and nearly drowned in February 1916. William E. Baker died August 8, 1924 in Fall River. Caroline died in 1935.

Henry Bould– January 1862 Pembroke, Maine – March 11, 1940 Fall River. Henry is in the 1880 Census living with his sister Harriet and brother-in-law Thomas in 1880 on Canal Street. Henry married Ellen “Nellie" Shea, daughter of John and Mary, on June 13, 1882. Ellen was born in 1862 in Ireland. According to the marriage license Henry was a “spinner", born in Maine and his parents William and Ann. The couple had seven children with five surviving past infancy: Eddie, Joseph H., John H., James Francis, Mary Ellen, Henry Edward and Agnes Veronica. When Henry’s infant son Eddie passed on October 21, 1882 their address was listed as 33 Spring. His brother-in-law Thomas was also living at 33 Spring in 1882, and brother Robert at 35 Spring. In 1884 - 1885, both the death certificate for Henry’s son Joseph and the directories shows Henry at 56 Washington. Brother-in-law Thomas the rapist is at 54 Washington that year. In 1891-1893 Henry and Thomas are at 8 York. Henry fancies himself a gardener in the 1900, 1920 and 1930 census records and the majority of directory listings after 1900. Henry died on March 11, 1940 and his wife died 3 years later on May 1, 1943.

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Here are the two 1880 Census records for Thomas Bowles at 90 second and the Bould family at Canal Street.

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Here are the newspaper articles I found that detail Thomas Bould being charged and convicted of raping his daughter.

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Articles about Annie M. Boulds troubles with the law and her attempted suicide.

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This is some interesting information for Thomas Bowles, son of William and Ann Jackson, and his wife Mary (O'Brien) Bould.

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Death Information for Thomas Bowles and the marriage certificate for Thomas and Mary (O'Brien) Bould,

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This is a little information about William Bould's escape from Taunton and his death. I included the information about Escott because I found the high jumper a little humorous.

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These are just some of the other tidbits that I found interesting.

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I don't normally like to include information about someone that I can't verify with all of the proper documentation, but I'll put this out there because maybe someone else would have better luck in locating the information to verify it. The marriage certificate for Thomas Bowles and Mary O'Brien states that it was a second marriage for both of them. Mary's first marriage was to Lawrence Kelly who had died in 1892. I did find a woman who could fit as the first wife for Thomas Bowles but I've been unable to locate their marriage license that might definitely confirm it.

The woman was Mrs. Anginette A. (White) Bowles who was the daughter of Gustavus Adolphus White and Anginette Amelia Richardson. Anginette was born in Dighton, Massachusetts on February 2, 1849 and died in Fall River on April 3, 1890. She was the loving wife of Thomas Bowles of 36 Covel. I've tracked Thomas at 36 Covel in the 1889-1890 city directories. But I've been unable to find their marriage record to confirm or refute that information. She may or may not be the first Mrs. Bowles. I'm still trying to trace who that woman might have been.

The Bould family appears in records with their names spelled several different ways. The spelling for the same person can change from year to year. Members of the same family appear in the directory with their surnames spelled differently. I just made it a habit to check all of the possible spellings for everyone when searching.

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The 1904 directory which was the year Mary (O'Brien) Bould died.

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I was searching for more information about the mystery first wife when I came across some information from a newspaper that seems to confirm my belief that William Bould was committed to Taunton between 1893-1895. I also found Thomas the monster living on Orange street in 1887 under the name Thomas Bode. Which was one of the aliases listed by the newspapers when he was indicted for assaulting his daughter. I've included the clipping about the fight on Orange street with William in 1886.

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Very interesting KG.

Lots of work and research.

One can only imagine what you could get away with 130 years ago.

It could be surmised that people were a lot more innocent a hundred years ago and less informed. Also true is the supposed fact that there were as many rapists then as there are today. (accounting for population) One difference is fear and shame in reporting such a crime.

What are the chances of being a daughter, raped by a stepfather, and coming forward? Who would believe her? Such a crime would be unthinkable, and believing it, even more unthinkable. Eighteenth, Nineteenth Century—a paradise for a rapist. Not as much today when crimes are solved by the DNA of a common dandelion wedged in the tire of a car.

Interesting information KG no less.

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It's true that many children didn't report what happened to them for fear of not being believed. That still holds true today, unfortunately, due to a variety of reasons. Even having their lives threatened. But, I was surprised by how many other cases of men being charged and found guilty of this crime appeared in the newspapers. In searching for the articles about this case I found dozens of others within the span of time I was searching in. Which I also followed to see the outcome of the case. These children reported the abuse to neighbors, family members or to the police. In a few articles it was reported that the young girls were given medical exams to confirm their stories and provide proof. I found that it wasn't as unheard of as I had believed for these kinds of cases to be reported and for the man to be judged guilty.

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Hi KD!

Kudos for your impressive research on the Boulds of Fall River. I appreciate the time and effort you took to compiling it and sharing your findings. Thank you!

As you discovered through your research, identifying Thomas would be a lot less complicated if we knew the proper surname. Was it Boulds, Bould, Bolles, Bowles or Boles? All these surnames have been attributed to the man employed by Mrs. Churchill. Edwin Porter, author of The Fall River Tragedy, referred to him as “Tom Bolles.”

There was no Boulds or Bowles living at 216 Second after 1896. (The 1897 city directory listing was compiled in 1896).He either died or he changed residences.

Based on your research, there is certainly cause to dismiss the Thomas Boulds who was born in England and died in 1896 as being Churchill’s employee. One reason that wasn’t mentioned is his age. If he was born in 1845, then he would have been 47 in 1892. Yet, Mrs. Churchill referred to him as “a young man” in her inquest testimony:  “I says "shall I go, Lizzie, and try to find someone to go and get one?"(a doctor). She said yes. I went out and ran across the street, because I knew the young man that worked for us had gone in a yard where they sell horses, Mr. Hall's yard, with a carriage he had been washing in our yard. He was going out of the yard that day when I went in with my bundles. I went across and called for Thomas Bowles. I says "somebody has killed Mr. Borden; go and get a Doctor." I don't know where he went” Dr. Handy described the “pale-faced stranger” he saw the morning of the murders as a “young man.” "The individual was about 30 years of age, five feet five inches in height, weight perhaps about 125 or 130 pounds" (Edwin Porter, The Fall River Tragedy). Handy was adamant it was not Tom Bowles, as he knew him. The description suggests that Bowles was also a young man.

Dr. Handy was born in 1848, making him three years younger than Thomas Boulds. Mrs. Churchill was also younger than Boulds; she was born 1849/1850. It makes no sense that they would refer to Boulds as “a young man.” Here’s a forum thread on this same topic: https://lizzieandrewborden.com/LBForum/ ... .php?t=670

Another thing to consider is Thomas Boulds criminal background. His crimes were indeed monstrous as depicted in the newspapers at the time. Would Mrs. Churchill have employed such a man and allow him to board under her roof?

I think you made a strong case for Thomas Bowles (b. 1855,Troy, New York) as the man who worked for Mrs. Churchill. What may give it additional credence is an entry by Arthur Phillips on page 31 of The Jennings Journals re: “Tom Boles.” A notation states that he had an alias which was “Tom Jackson,” Jackson being his mother’s maiden name (if Phillips was indeed referring to the Thomas Bowles born in Troy). A newspaper account from 1904 that you posted stated that he had a paralyzed arm; if this is the same Thomas Bowles/Bould, then it’s unlikely he would have been able to pursue his occupation as a hostler/gardener. The injury may have occurred between 1896-1904 and terminated his employment with Mrs. Churchill.

I searched for other references to Thomas Boulds/Bowles for any other clues.

The Boston Record, June 14, 1893: "Mr. Thomas Boulds, frightened and trying to throw his fright away by an assumption of toughness, drew down the corner of his mouth and tried to look composed as Moody popped out his first question: “What is your business?” I am a hostler, sir,” with a quick jerk of the head, and a big shrug.It seems that Boulds was in the Churchill yard washing carriages and “Did he see anybody go through Mrs. Churchill’s yard?” “No sir, I did not.” This with emphasis. Boulds leaned over the rail and gesticulated with enthusiasm until Gov. Robinson got hold of him. Then he gesticulated no longer."

The Boston Post, June 15, 1893: "(Thomas) Bolles is a hostler, and he persisted in drawing his lower lip down and letting it fly back in a way that excited the risabilities of the throng, and gave Sheriff Wright sharp work in rapping for order. Bolles was working for Mrs. Churchill at the time, but never referred to the enclosure without speaking of it as “my yard” and “our yard.'"

The Press, New York, June 15, 1893: "Thomas Bould, the Churchill hostler who had been washing a carriage in the yard just north of the Borden’s, was a low comedy creation, after the heart of the late Harry Kernell."

NOTE: The reference to Harry Kernell may be significant in identifying Thomas. Harry Kernell was a vaudeville comedian who was famous for depicting an Irish character with a distinct North of Ireland accent. (source: Irish Stereotypes in Vaudeville, 1865-1905 By Jennifer Mooney).

Fall River Daily Evening News: 15 Jun 1893: "Tbomas Boulds was the particular star of the morning from the spectators' point of view. He began by giving his occupation as that of " ostler" and with an accent on the plane indicated by that word and in a high pitched voice" 

NOTE: The term “ostler” rather than “hostler” is a decidedly British term.
NOTE: The reference to Thomas’ high-pitched voice could be attributed to nervousness. However, according to the British Library website, “Northern Irish English also has a very distinctive intonation pattern and a broad Northern Irish accent is characterized by a very noticeable tendency to raise the pitch towards the end of an utterance, even if the speaker is not asking a question.”

Was Mrs. Churchill’s hired man actually an Irishman?

According to the Irish civil records, Thomas Billy Boles (Thomas William Boles?) was born on March 19, 1865 in Gurteen, County Sligo,(the Border Region of northwestern Ireland). He was the son of James Boles and Bridget Kilday. The Boles were farmers and resided in Moygara a townland just north of Gurteen.

A ship manifest for the “City of Berlin” shows a Thos. Bowles, age 17, birth year: 1866, birthplace: Ireland, arriving in New York City in 1883.

On Nov. 9, 1898, Thomas Boles married Theresa Odlum in Fall River. His occupation was coachman. He gave his age as 30 and place of residence as 43 Rodman St. Theresa was 10 years his senior, born in England and a shopkeeper residing at 308 East Main. It was the first marriage for each.

It appears that Thomas took up his wife’s occupation of shopkeeper after their marriage and got into some minor trouble.

The Fall River Daily Herald, 31 Aug 1899: "Thomas Bolles’ continued case for selling snuff to children came up by continuance today. The witnesses were 10-year-old children. James M. Morton for the defence. The evidence against Bolles for selling snuff to the children was insufficient and he was discharged."

Fall River Daily Evening News, 31 Aug 1899: "Thomas Bolles, a keeper of a variety store at 501 East Main street, was called for alleged sale of snuff to children but was not convicted. J. M. Morton Esq. appeared for the defendant."

Thomas Boles left Fall River c. 1900. The census records reflect varying birth and immigration years. His occupation was variously listed as shopkeeper (cigar store), merchant, grocer, and retailer. Ship manifests from his travels to Ireland provided additional information:

1900 Census: Syracuse, New York, b. March 1870, Ireland. Immigration year: 1891
1905 Census: Rochester, New York, b. 1860, Ireland. Immigration year: 1883. (sister-in-law Catherine Odlum also resided in the household)
1910 Census: Newark, New Jersey, b. 1863, Ireland. Immigration: 1888

On Nov. 3, 1914. Thomas Boles, age 52, (b. 1862) U.S. citizen, birthplace, Moygara, occupation shopkeeper, arrived in Philadelphia aboard “the S.S. Dominion” returning to his home at 4128 Westminister Ave. Years in U.S.: 25 (1889). Description: 5’8, fair complexion, gray hair, gray eyes.

1920 Census: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, b. 1860, Ireland. Immigration: 1881

Theresa Odlum Boles died on Feb.5, 1930 in Philadelphia at age 80. That same year, Thomas returned to Ireland and on August 13, 1930, he married Anne Casey Mulligan, a widow, in Moygara, Gurteen. The record shows that he was 65 and a widower. His rank/profession is noted as “business,” and his father was James, a farmer. Thomas and Anne returned to the U.S. on Jan. 23, 1934 aboard the “Laurentic” en route to their home on Westminister Ave. in Philadelphia. Last place of residence was Moygara, Co. Sligo.

1940 Census: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, b. 1864 in Ireland. Residence: North 45 Street.

It’s not known when Thomas Boles died. He had no known children.

There’s no way to know with certainty the identity of Mrs. Churchill’s hired man. All we can do is weigh the evidence. As I stated, you’ve made a strong case for Thomas Bould who was born in Troy, New York. But the fact that the Thomas who testified used the British term “ostler” rather than the American version “hostler” is one reason that raises some doubt for me. I think the smallest details can sometimes speak volumes. And it's always fun to speculate!

[KGDevil]

Hi KD!

There’s no way to know with certainty the identity of Mrs. Churchill’s hired man. All we can do is weigh the evidence. As I stated, you’ve made a strong case for Thomas Bould who was born in Troy, New York. But the fact that the Thomas who testified used the British term “ostler” rather than the American version “hostler” is one reason that raises some doubt for me. I think the smallest details can sometimes speak volumes. And it's always fun to speculate!

Those are good points that I had thought about while doing my research. I put that pronunciation down to the fact that both parents of Thomas Bowles had been born in England, may likely have pronounced it that way, and Thomas picked it up. Thomas no longer boarded with Mrs. Churchill after that 1897 directory. His wife Mary was listed as "Mrs. Mary Bowles" and was living with her mother Jane O'Brien and brother Timothy at 11 Camden in the directories in 1899-1900, which indicates she was there without her husband. It was my belief whatever may have caused the injury could have been the reason that Mrs. Bowles was living with her mother. Thomas appears at 11 Camden in 1901 and remains there until 1903 when Jane died. They moved to 168 Plain and Mary died there in 1904. Thomas is listed in 1904 as a hostler. But, after Mary's death Thomas isn't listed until he appears in 1909 when he appears as a carpet beater which doesn't really require the use of two arms. He held that job for about three years.

[KGDevil]

A ship manifest for the “City of Berlin” shows a Thos. Bowles, age 17, birth year: 1866, birthplace: Ireland, arriving in New York City in 1883.

The question that comes to mind for me about this Thos. Bowles with an arrival year of 1883 in New York is that Thomas Bowles appeared at the 1880 Census working for Mrs. Churchill.

[KGDevil]

I think it's interesting William Bould spent so many years at the Taunton Insane Asylum. He was there at the same time as serial murderess "Jolly Jane" Toppan who confessed to murdering 31 people by poisoning their food. Jane was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1902 and was sentenced to life in Taunton Insane Asylum where she died in 1938.

[CagneyBT]

hi KG

Obviously, the Thomas Boles/Bowles from Ireland, who immigrated in 1883, wasn’t Mrs. Churchill’s servant in 1880. And it couldn’t have been the English Thomas Boulds, born in 1845; he would have been 35 years old. That leaves the Thomas Boulds born in 1855 in Troy, New York. The England birthplace notation could be an error by the census enumerator, based on information provided by a household member or neighbor. It’s possible this Thomas was, in fact, Mrs. Churchill’s servant in 1880.

The U.S. census is rife with errors, so caution is needed when referring to them. The same could be said for city directories. Directories were complied the same way as the census: enumerations for the publishers went door to door throughout the city to note the addresses and occupations of its population. And like the census, the directory enumerators were sometimes provided information from other residents and neighbors that wasn’t always accurate. This was often true in the spelling of surnames; the spelling could vary from year to year. Some residents even opted out of being included in the directory altogether.

Also, if a newspaper couldn’t get a surname directly from the horse’s mouth, the reporter had to rely on others for the spelling; a city directory would come in quite handy as a source, spelling errors and all.

I think “Boulds” and “Boles/Bowles” are two completely different surnames involving two completely different individuals, and one was often confused with another. For example, the “Thomas Boulds” who was employed as a coachman at 61 Locust St. and boarded at 8 York could very well be the Irish coachman “Thomas Boles.” Because members of the Boulds family also boarded at 8 York, an enumerator could easily mistake the spellings of the surnames because they are so similar-sounding. The residence at 8 York St. looks to be a tenement rather than a family home if you look at the number of listings in a particular year.

The Thomas Boulds who was born in Troy was married twice. The year of his first marriage is unknown, and your research revealed a second marriage in 1893. Yet, as a twice-married man, he was still boarding at Dr. Handy’s and Mrs. Churchill’s rather than living with his wife and establishing his own household. Does that make sense? It seems like the type of work situation that was more suitable for a single man. And Thomas Boles, the Irishman, was single until 1898.

I don’t believe it’s out of the realm of possibility that Thomas Boulds b. in Troy worked for Mrs. Churchill and eventually left, possibly because he married or for other reasons. Who knows? Mrs. Churchill ran a respectable establishment. Maybe the antics of the Boulds family depicted in the newspapers sullied Thomas' own reputation and lead to his dismissal.

Taking everything we know into account, it’s at least worth considering that Thomas Boles, the Irishman, worked for Dr. Handy (1887-1888), the Stafford family at 61 Locust St. (1890-1891), and then for Mrs. Churchill from 1892-1896.

Just to be clear...I’m not trying to prove or disprove Thomas’ identity. I don’t think that’s possible. I’m merely speculating based on all the facts and information that are available.

It’s quite the puzzle!

[KGDevil]

The spelling of a surname for the same person could change from year to year in the directory or in any record. The known Thomas had his surname spelled a few different ways in the papers. He was also referred to as just Tom Boulds. We know this was the same man because it was all info attached to the witness for a murder case. Other witnesses had their names equally butchered in the papers. If you get hung up on the spellings of people's names you're going to have a bad time of it when tracking people. We have almost no vital info provided by the witnesses other than that he had worked for Mrs. Churchill, and Dr. Handy, and that he was a hostler. And apparently he was a pretty funny guy. Directories can botch the spelling of a name. It depended on who was taking down the information and how much they cared. I've noticed that on Ancestry and other genealogy sites things sometime get botched in search results only. When you look at the actual record it reads very differently. Sometimes the information does not show up in the search results at all and you have to search manually which is tedious. But, Thomas of Troy, New York had his named spelled Bowles, Bould, Bolles, Boulds, and Boad. His sister Caroline spelled her name Bowles on her marriage license. All of them had their names spelled differently at different times in different records.

There were actually only so many Bowles/Bould/Boles/Bolles or however it got spelled that appear in directories over many decades. The given names, occupations, and addresses tracked pretty well and didn't deviate much. When someone died it usually appeared in the directory. Then wives appear as (widow of Mr. Deceased). If someone does just disappear it's easy to look for a death record or an obituary for the person to see if they've passed. It's helpful that directories sometimes show the person had moved away and to where. It's usually easy to track people even from state to state because their vital information is specific to them. After looking through decades of the same Fall River directories for the last few years I've found that beyond misspellings of names the information actually remains pretty consistent. If info for a census or directory did get botched it's simple to verify it in any number of other ways. If it's just the name that was misspelled it's simple to get past because everything else for that person tracks the same. If you spell my name incorrectly it's still relatively easy to verify it's me. But, it's true you should cross reference everything. People use their addresses on pretty much all of their vital records. Family make up remains consistent and vital info remains specific to that person. Find everyone who lived at that address during that specific time period and look for the relationships. When you're looking at consecutive years in a directory it's easy to see that it was their address last year, this year, and the year after that. Their occupations are the same. The same family members moved around together. The same addresses appeared on their vital records or the newspaper. Their in laws moved in and out. But it's true you should never rely on directories or census alone. You should take all of the information together as a whole and cross reference everything to see how the information checks out.

Thomas Bould was at 8 York in the 1891-1893 directories. He was a coachman, 61 Locust in 1891. In 1892-1893 his occupation was given as laborer and it doesn't say where he was employed. But, that would show him living at 8 York and with Mrs. Churchill at the same time. Foster H. Stafford died one June 25, 1891 at the age of 78 and his funeral was held at his home on 61 Locust.

[KGDevil]

I like to look at all of the little details as well when weighing any information. I used the information that was provided to see what I could find when looking at the records for the Irishman Thomas Boles.

A Thomas Bowler arrived on the City of Berlin on April 24, 1883 in New York.

Miss Theresa Odlum only seems to have showed up in the 1897-1899 Fall River directories with a different address every year.

1897- Miss Theresa Odlum house 922 South Main.

1898 – Miss Theresa Odlum, variety store, 551 Third, house do. Her name appears in the business directory on page 876 under Variety Stores.

1899 – Miss Theresa Odlum, Variety Store, 308 East Main, House do. Her named appears in the business directory under Variety Stores on page 853.

On September 3, 1899 an article appeared in the Fall River Daily Globe stating that “On Tuesday next, October 3d, 1899, at 10:00 in the forenoon, all the stock and fixtures now in store Number 308 Main Street, consisting of groceries, dry goods, notions, showcases, scales, cook stove and other household furniture. Sale positive. John H. Hadfield auctioneer.”

The 1900 census provided shows a Thomas and Theresa living in Syracuse at 233 South Avenue. The census states that he’s a “grocer”. The Syracuse directory gives his occupation as “confectioner” and he appeared in the business directory under "Confectionery and Fruits" on page 1016.

The confectioner disappeared from Syracuse on 1901. Thomas Boles the peanut and hot corn peddler appeared in Rochester in 1901 at 104 Cypress. There’s an article in a Rochester newspaper, The Democrat and Chronicle, about this Thomas being pelted with stones by a “gang of saloon loafers” in front of his home at 104 Cypress that year. The address given in directories between 1902-1905 is 311 Exchange and his occupation remains “peddler”. There are a few articles from August of 1903 that describe Thomas the peanut & “hot corn” peddler having a bust up with a rival "merchant" named George Scott outside of the “Greatest show on Earth”. Thomas came away with a black eye. After the two men put on their sideshow outside of the circus (Getcha popcorn here!”) they went their separate ways for good. Thomas was basically a street peddler who sold peanuts and hot corn (roasted corn on the cob) from a cart. Hot corn was a popular street food that many street peddlers sold in 19th Century New York. (The 1910 census that was mentioned for Newark also describes his occupation as “Peanuts etc.”) The New York State Census for 1905 gives the occupation for Thomas "Bales" as "Merchant" and address as "313" Exchange. Sister-in-Law Catherine Odlum was a seamstress in that census. The census was enumerated in June of 1905. The record for Caroline's arrival on the Haverford On May 9, 1905 states she was traveling to be with her sister Mrs. Boles at “313 Exchange St. Rochester N.Y.". Catherine was a dressmaker who'd never been in the United States, but she provided the information that Mrs. Boles had been a citizen for 20 years. In 1906, this Thomas was “remd to Philadelphia.” according to the directory.

A Thomas Boles is in Philly from 1906 - 1911 then disappears. It may not be him but the timeline fits. The 1910 census provided for Newark gives the address as 125 Union. The directory for that year confirms that address and according to the census he’s still hocking peanuts and hot corn. In 1911, Thomas the “peddler” appears at 26 Napoleon in Newark. By 1912, he’d apparently had enough of peddling his peanuts in Newark and removed himself to Verona according to the directory. Unfortunately, I could only find two directories for Verona, New Jersey and they’re both from the 1940’s. I’m not sure how long he was a gentleman of Verona.

The information from the arrival for Thomas Boles, "storekeeper", aboard the Dominion on November 3, 1914 shows he’d been naturalized and that he “shows papers October 9, 1903”. Whatever that meant. Returning to "4128" Westminster in Philadelphia.

There's also an arrival aboard the St. Louis in New York for a Theresa Bales on August 2, 1915. Birthdate about 1863. She's a "USC". There is a question about the name, location of the court, and date of their naturalization. The date for Theresa is hard to read but looks like 1894. The location is the "Court of Quaker sessions in Lackawanna" (Pa). "Husband's papers court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, Pa 1893." Under "Address in the United States" is says "Husband Thomas Boles c/o PO Philadelphia, Pa."

Thomas Boles the “grocer” is in Philadelphia at 869 Lex in 1916 which is the address given on the 1920 Census. 1916-1921 he’s still at 869 Lex. Do they move around from Westminster Avenue to North Lex and back again?

By 1925 there is a "Thos" Boles, “salesman”, at "4102" Westminster. After 1930, the only directories available were the 1935 and 1950. The 1935 is damaged.

On the death certificate provided for Theresa Boles for February 5, 1930 her maiden name is spelled Oldham and her address is given as 4178 Leidy. The informant is Thomas Boles. Both of her parents are listed as unknown. The burial record for the cemetery lists her as Theresa Bales. She was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia on February 7, 1930.

In 1930 it's stated that Thomas Boles goes to Ireland. The arrival information recorded on the Laurentic on January 23, 1934 provides a date that he applied for documents to travel as April 4, 1930. HIs occupation is - - - . He's going "Home; Blob128 Westminster Av. Philadelphia, Pa." His new wife Ann Boles is going to "4842" Westminster Av. Philadelphia, Pa." The original house number is scratched out with that written above it along with "Husb Thomas". They were living somewhere on Westminster anyway.

The 1940 Census provided shows "Tomes" Boles and his wife Annie living at 916 North 45th Street. They were living in the "same place" in 1935. He's naturalized, from the "Irish Free State". Highest grade completed was eight. He's renting. Neither of them list an occupation and their income is listed as being from other than wages or salary.

The 1950 Census and directory are available but I haven't found them in it so I have doubts they made it to see that year.

[CagneyBT]

hi KG!

Thank you for fleshing out my bare bones narrative of Thomas Boles. The dispute with George Scott was a new revelation for me. The reporting of "Willie", the witness is priceless

[KGDevil]

I enjoy researching and tracking people no matter who it is so, I take any opportunity to do it. I like to get all of the little details that are available because it helps to fit them together to get the bigger picture. I used the information provided to see what details I could find. But, I decided to do a deeper search because inconsistencies bother me and I don't like loose ends. It was mainly the addresses that bothered me. A census or a directory can flub a house number but usually the street name, occupation, and occupants remain consistent. How does a person flub their own address? Ann couldn't remember the house number. It also didn't make sense that a person renting could go away for a few years and come back to the same address. And they seemed to move back and forth between Westminster and Lex in the same time periods.

It's because 4128 Westminster was not the home of Thomas Boles. The home belonged to John Patrick Boles who had come over on April 1, 1904 on the Lucania with his wife and seven children. The passenger list information states he was coming to meet his brother-in-law Hugh Cunningham at 480 Chestnut in Philadelphia. There would be no marriage record available in the United States for Mr. and Mrs. Boles. In the 1910 census the family was renting 879 North Markoe and John is a varnisher in a piano factory. In 1920, they owned (mortgaged) 4128 Westminster and he's still a varnisher. His daughter Eleanor and her husband Lawrence Kelly were living with them. Lawrence and Eleanor were married November 28, 1916. They were living at 4128 Westminster when Lawrence filled out his WWI Draft Registration in on June 5, 1917.(Lawrence Kelly's family had lived at 4211 Westminster.)This address shows up on all of the family's vital records and in the newspapers. Including an arrest record for son Joseph in 1918 for Robbery. Ellen (Cunningham) Boles passed away on June 30, 1924. John Patrick Boles passed away on March 21, 1932. His obituary states that he had briefly been a grocer but had then entered into the piano business with Patrick J. Cunningham and he was an executive of Cunningham Piano Company. The informant for both of their death certificates was Eleanor Kelly of 4128 Westminster.

Ellen Cunningham Kelly had been born in Ireland in January 1862 to Matthew and Ellen (Dwyer) Cunningham.
John P. Boles had been born around 1860 in Ireland. His death certificate did not list the name of either of his parents.

Their children were John J., Mary Eleanor, Matthew Martin, Joseph Patrick, Agnes Mary and Matilda "Mother Mary Sabastian" Boles. Matilda had joined a convent. The family seemed to circulate between Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey quite a bit. Both to live there and to go visiting according to the newspapers. Which is the same pattern as Thomas Boles.

[CagneyBT]

hi KG:

I know from the census records that Thomas Boles was a renter. I had already located another brother, Bryan Boles, living in Moyagara, Sligo, with their mother, Bridget (Kilday) in 1901. Bryan never left Ireland. Here' they are in the Irish census for that year: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... ra/1675234

I located John Boles' marriage record to Ellen Cunningham. They married in Gurteen, Sligo on May 25, 1885. He was a farmer. His father was James, also a farmer. Ellen's father was Matthew, occupation, farmer. Irish civil marriage records don't record the name of the mothers. The witnesses to the marriage were Bryan Boles and Catherine Cunningham.

Here is John Boles and his family in the 1901 Irish census:
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... n/1675348/

I'm not sure what this new information adds to the question of Thomas' identity. I think the well is running dry as far as any new revelations. In any event, it may be helpful to anyone researching their Boles family genealogy.

You definitely have genealogical skills. Curiosity is a key factor in being successful at it, as well as the ability to analyze and weigh data. A genealogist is a true "history detective." I've been doing it for 20 years and some of the stories I've uncovered are pretty astonishing.

You certainly have the gift for it.

[KGDevil]

I haven't really been trying to prove his identity as the man who worked for Mrs. Churchill because I don't believe he fits. His surname seems to have been misspelled as "Bales" if anything I think due more to his accent. He moved around a lot. His family seems to be centralized to Philadelphia. The Fall River directories were never really teaming with Boulds/Bowles/ Boles. There were four - five in any given year at the most and those were mostly members of the same family. There was a Thomas Bowles who ran a restaurant who was also interesting to trace. I get carried away once I start because I really do enjoy it and loose ends keep me looking to tie them up. I've seen the 1901 census. John Bole's sister Bridget was married to a James Casey. Matthew Cunningham died August 4, 1893 in Philadelphia. Eleanor (Dwyer) Cunningham died August 15, 1897 in Philadelphia. In Eleanor's obituary one of her living children is named as Mrs. John Boles "of this city". But, when the Boles arrived in 1904 they all stated that they'd never been in the US. That's another loose end. It's a relaxing exercise that keeps my mind focused and I have always loved unraveling a puzzle. I started my own family tree around the year 2000 and I've been hooked on genealogy ever since. I love making people come alive to tell their stories. They were more than addresses and names. I also trace family trees for family and friends who want to find out a more about themselves and where they came from. I have about 15 family trees on my ancestry account besides my own

[KGDevil]

One of the best ways to connect the dots when doing research, for me anyway, is to take all the info I’ve compiled and lay it out in a timeline. It’s easy to see how everything fits together when I go point by point. Information from census records and directories can be verified using vital records and newspaper articles. Holes in the timeline can be addressed. I’d done this with the info for Thomas Bould but I recently went back to plug in the dates that information was collected for the directories for each year. People often debate their reliability for research. But I’ve found through using them over many years, from one state to another, that they’re actually pretty accurate and easy to track. The most common mistake I’ve found is the misspelling of a person’s name. It’s the same for the census records. On very rare occasions the same person appeared in the directory twice, could be listed at two different addresses maybe even with their surname spelled differently. I attributed this to the fact that once the canvassing was finished notices were placed in the paper telling residents to send in information if they felt it might not have been gathered correctly, or if changes had occurred since they’d been canvassed. If someone moved during the period of canvassing, they could’ve been hit by two different canvassers. Members of the same family, but living in different households, had their surnames spelled differently. This could be due to the fact a different canvasser took down the info from one household to the other, a person’s accent made it difficult, or the canvasser assumed the spelling because they didn’t bother to ask. But if you misspell my name, it’s still pretty simple to prove it’s me in other ways. The company always did everything it could to ensure accuracy. It was announced when canvassing had started and ended. They’d often report how many canvassers were at work. In 1896, residents were reminded to take down their old house numbers to avoid any confusion. One year another company attempted to compile information for their own “Fall River Directory”. Residents were quickly notified they were not in the employ of Sampson, Murdock & Co. and not to give out their information. In 1905, canvassing was suspended due to a strike that was going on and there was almost no directory that year. Alerts were sometimes posted in the papers directed at the publishers about changes that needed to be made. The company of Sampson & Murdock changed its name over the years but when taken altogether they’d compiled the directories from 1853 -1938. Being as accurate as possible was a point of pride. The statistics from one directory to the next were kept carefully. Once the directory was completed, they published what changes had occurred from one year to the next. Such as how many people were added and erased including those who died or had “removed” to another place. They talked about which surnames appeared the most frequently and infrequently. Sullivan was the most popular surname for several years running. They’d announce what new features had been added or removed. They would ask residents for suggestions on how to make the directory better. It was even discussed why some names were spelled differently like Chace and Chase. I don’t know that businesses could’ve thrived as well as they did if nobody could find them. People were already collecting the directories even back then. There was a certain kind of outrage when they started having to compete with the telephone books. Errors did occur. But, for the most part, in my experience they were minor errors that don’t impede a researcher very much.

I thought I’d share my timeline to complete my Thomas Bould post. It’s hard to share the information this way without making a more massive amount of posts which is why I didn’t do it that way. I might type out the information first and add the records after that’s all finished. It will take me a while to complete all of the posts either way so bear with me. This is an add on to the information that I’ve already posted in a more biographical form.

Census, directory, and vital records to 1879:
1844 – Elizabeth Bould born to William and Ann in Wolverhampton, England. (Vital records and obituary).

1846 – William, Ann and Elizabeth arrive aboard the Sunbeam in Boston on September 10th. William’s occupation is given as blacksmith. (Arriving Passengers list of the Sunbeam for September 10, 1846)

1847 – William Bould (Sr.) in Providence at 20 Shamrock as a forgeman (directory).

1848 – Son William Bould Jr. born January 7th in Providence. (Vital records).

1850 – William and Ann in Troy, New York with children Elizabeth and William. William Sr. is an “iron puddler”. (1850 Census Enumerated July 29th).

1850 -51 – Daughter Harriet Bould born in Troy, New York. (Vital records).

1854 – William Bould Sr. naturalization petition on August 10th in Boston. (Massachusetts State, and Federal, Naturalization Records).
Son Robert Bould born in Boston on October 14th. (Vital records)

1855 – William and Ann in Taunton with children Elizabeth, William, Harriet, Robert. William is a “laborer”. (Massachusetts State Census Enumerated August 23rd).
Son Thomas Bould born September 22, 1855 in Troy, New York. (Vital records).

1859 – William Bould (Sr.), puddler, at 68 Anawan in Fall River. (Directory, the only Bould listed.).

1860 – Ann in Fall River with children Elizabeth, William, Henry, Thomas and Robert. Ann's occupation is given as “trader” and Elizabeth is an “operative”. (1860 census Enumerated June 23rd).
William Bould Sr. was sent to the House of Corrections for three months for selling illegal beverages on May 15th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Daughter Caroline born in Fall River. (Vital records).

1861 – William Bould (Sr.), puddler, House Main Road, Globe Village. (Directory, the only Bould listed ).

1862 – Son Henry born in Pembroke, Maine. (Vital records).

1864 – William Bould (Sr.), puddler, 45 pleasant (Directory the only Bould listed).

1865 – William and Ann in Fall River with children Elizabeth, William, Harriet, Thomas, Robert and Caroline (Massachusetts State Census: Enumerated: May 1, 1865).
William Bould Sr. convicted of assaulting his wife on August 10th. He was fined and received two months in H of C. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Ann Bould fights the keeper of the well, Michael Hanafy, for a “Tube” full of water on October 7th. Hanafy was charged and acquitted of assault and battery. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1866 – William Bould (Sr.), puddler, house 26 Broadway. (Directory, the only Bould listed).

1868 – Ann Jackson Bould dies at 20 Borden in Fall River. (Death certificate)
Elizabeth marries Thomas Cunningham on September 12th. (Marriage record)

1869 – William, laborer, house 20 Borden Avenue. (Directory the only Bould listed).
William Bould Sr. is convicted and fined for choking his daughter on January 16th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1870 – William in Fall River with children Elizabeth, William, Harriet, Thomas, Robert, Henry and Caroline. William is an “Iron Puddler”. (1870 Census: Enumerated: July 1rst.)
Thomas Bould, born in 1847 in England, was living in Troy, New York working as a “laborer”. (1870 Census: Enumerated July 14th).
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, boards 20 Davis. (Directory).
William (Sr.), laborer, house 25 Orange (Directory).

1871 – Elizabeth’s daughter Sarah A. Cunningham dies at 40 Seventh on September 7th. (Death record).
William Bould Sr. convicted for drunkenness and went over for 30 days on July 1st. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1872 – Harriet marries Thomas Bould on February 26th. (Marriage record)
Annie, daughter of Thomas and Harriet, was born on May 4th. Thomas is listed as a puddler on the birth record which is the same occupation as his father-in-law William. (Birth record).
William Bould Sr. is advertising to clean wells from 40 Seventh on August 24-29th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1873 - William Bould, the father, dies at 40 Seventh. (Death Record).
He was found drowned in a well (Boston Globe March 24th) and thought to be intoxicated (Boston Globe March 16th).

1874 – Thomas Cunningham, weaver, 10 Crescent Blk. (Directory).

1875 – Thomas Cunningham, son of Elizabeth, dies at 45 Davis on September 15th. (Death record).
William Bould arrested for Assault and Battery and ordered to pay costs on April 9th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1876 – Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, 45 Davis (directory).

1877 – Mary Cunningham, daughter of Elizabeth, dies at 227 Bedford Street on August 24th. (Death record).

1878 – Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house read 227 Bedford. (Directory)
Peter Cunningham, son of Elizabeth, dies at 41 Narragansett on October 1rst. (Death Record).
William Bould arrested, with partner in crime Benjamin Cordingly, for stealing a pail, shovel and iron bar October 14th. He received 30 days. The pair was well known by police. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Benjamin Cordingly, seaman, at 116 Bedford.
(Benjamin Cordingly was born in 1854 in England and came to the United States with his parents James and Ann on September 16, 1854 aboard the De Witt Clinton. According to the newspapers the two men often stole whatever items they could lay their hands on to get money to buy alcohol and get drunk. Even in broad daylight. Benjamin had worked on a Whaleship and his father James was an agent of the F.R.W. Co-operative Association.)

1879 – William Bould married Florence West on August 16th. (Marriage record).
Joseph Bould, son of Harriet and Thomas, dies at 41 Canal on August 25th. (Death record).

1880 census Enumerated in June 1880:
Thomas Bowles was at 90 Second. Occupation “teamer”. (Enumerated: June 7th).
Robert Bould was at 44 Canal, occupation “work in cotton mill”. (Enumerated: June 14th)
Thomas & Harriet Bould were at Canal Street with Carrie Baker and Henry Bould. Thomas is listed as a "gardener". Henry and Caroline "work in the cotton Mill". (Enumerated June 14th).
Florence (West) Bowles and her son living with the West family on Third street. (Enumerated: June 9th).
Elizabeth Cunningham is at 28 Morton with husband and children. Thomas Cunningham “works at cotton Mill”. (Enumerated: June 5th).
Benjamin Cordingly at 116 Bedford with his parents, occupation “sailor”. (Enumerated June 21st).

Directories and vital records 1880 -1899:

1880
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, h. at 25 Narragansett mills block. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles, servant, boards 90 Second. (Directory).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house rear 122 Bedford. (Directory).
Robert Bould, spinner, house 25 Ferry. (Directory).
Thomas (Harriet) Bould, laborer, 41 Canal. (Directory).
Caroline Bould married William E. Baker on March 18th. (Marriage record)
An article appears on March 31rst announcing that, “The Fall River directory for 1880, from the press of Sampson, Davenport & Co. is now being delivered by agents throughout the city.” (Fall River Daily Evening News).
William Bould Jr. and Florence have a son named William on April 29th. The baby died sometime in 1880. (Birth record).
William Bould, with Conrad Burne, convicted of breaking and entering the boathouse of Charles H. Hodgate on June 22rd. William received 2 years in the House of Corrections. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1881
Sarah E. Cunningham, daughter of Elizabeth, born at 18 Slade Mills Blk. (Birth record & Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records).
There’s no 1881 directory available to search.

1882
Agents began to canvass for the new city directory by January 21st. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
The canvass was completed by February 15th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
The new directory was available by April 15th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Robert, spinner, house 35 Spring. (Directory).
Eddie Bould, son of Henry, died at 33 Spring on October 31rst. (Death Record)
James Bould, son of Robert, died at 33 Union on August 11th. (Death record)
Thomas (Harriet) Bould, laborer, house 33 Spring. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles, hostler, boards 90 Second. (Directory)
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house at 12 Slade mills block. (Directory)
Henry married Ellen Shea on June 13th. (Marriage record)

1883 – William arrested, with Benjamin Cordingly, for stealing a rubber matt from A. S. Tripp on September 16th and fined.
There is no directory available to search for 1883.
Canvassing for the new 1884 directory had begun on September 19th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was reported to be completed by October 20th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1884
The new directory for 1884 was being distributed by January 24th. (The Fall River Daily Herald).
Thomas (Harriet) Bould, at 54 Washington. (Directory).
Robert Bould, spinner, house 35 Union. (Directory).
Sarah, daughter of Robert, died at 35 Union on August 24th. (Death record).
Henry Bould, laborer, house 56 Washington. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles, hostler, boards 90 Second. (Directory).
Joseph, son of Henry, died at 56 Washington on July 9th. (Death record).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, operative, house 5 Melville.
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house 14 Westgate B.C.M. (Directory).

1885
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house rear of 29 Plain. (Directory).
Thomas (Harriet) Bould, laborer, house 54 Washington. (Directory).
Henry Bould, laborer, house 56 Washington. (Directory).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house rear 33 Union. (Directory).
William Bowles, laborer, house 38 Davis. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles, hostler, 90 Second. (Directory).
William (Caroline) Baker, operative, house 16 Cook. (Directory).
Benjamin Cordingly at 11 Orange. (Directory).
The 1885 directory was out by October 16th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Thomas Bould charged with neglecting his family around August 22nd. (The Fall River Daily Globe).
William Bould charged with assault and battery around August 22nd. (The Fall River Daily Globe).

1886
There is no 1886 directory available to search.
William arrested for disturbing the peace on Orange Street on July 16th, fined. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Harriet Bould dies at 54 Washington on June 17th. (Death record).
John Bould, son of Henry, dies at 56 Washington on October 13th. (Death record).
William Bould arrested for disturbing the peace, fined on July 16th. (Fall River, Daily Evening News).
Canvassing for the 1887 directory had begun by October 22nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was reported by November 19th that the canvassing was completed. (Fall River Daily Evening News)

1887
The new 1887 directory was being distributed by February 9th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house rear 33 Union. (Directory).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house 49 Grove. (Directory).
Henry Bowles, at print works, house 49 Grove. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles, hostler, 89 North Main., boards do. (Directory).
William Bode, laborer, house 14 Orange. (Directory).
Thomas Bode, laborer, house 14 Orange. (Directory).
Thomas Bould of Orange Street arrested in May for rape/incest. He was sentenced to four years in prison in June. (The Fall River Daily Evening News and The Fall River Daily Herald).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, fish peddler, house 16 Cook. (Directory).
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, h at 41 Narragansett mills block. (Directory).
The canvassing for the 1888 directory had been completed on November 10th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1888
The 1888 directory was being distributed by January 14th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Thomas Bowles, hostler, 89 North Main, boards do. (Directory).
Henry Bowles, laundryman, house rear 11 Quarry. (Directory).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house at 5 Orange. (Directory).
William Bode, laborer, house Fish Road. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, hatter, house 16 Cook. (Directory).
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house 8 Narragansett mills block. (Directory).
The canvassing for the 1889 directory had been completed by December 14th. (The Fall River Daily Evening News).

1889
The 1889 directories were available by February 25th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house 33 Union. (Directory).
Henry Bowles, laundryman, Fall River Laundry, house rear 11 Quarry. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles, laborer, house 36 Covel. (Directory).
William Bode, laborer, house Fish Road. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, hatter, house Cambridge, near Smith. (Directory).
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house 5 End. (Directory).
William arrested for stealing a $1 pipe from Louis J. Benson on August 22nd. His case was continued. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
William was still unable to be tried on August 31st due to delirium tremens. (Fall River Daily Globe).
He was still “wrecked by rum” and so weak he could barely stand on October 3rd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
He was finally sent to jail on November 4th for one month. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
The canvassing for the 1890 directory had been completed by November 16th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1890
The new 1890 directory was available by January 21rst. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Henry Bowles, laundryman, house rear 11 Quarry. (Directory).
Robert Bowles, spinner, house 33 Union.
Robert Bode, spinner, house 33 Union. (Directory).
Thomas Boles, laborer, boards 36 Covel. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, hatter, house rear of 24 Hunter. (Directory).
Annie Matilda Bowles, in care of her Aunt Caroline Baker of Hartwell Street, is arrested for lewd conduct in August and tries to kill herself in October.
Thomas (Elizabeth) Cunningham, weaver, house 5 End. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1891 was underway on October 26th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
The canvassing for the 1891 directory was completed by November 21rst. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
(Agingette (White) Bowles, wife of Thomas, died on April 3rd at 36 Covel as reported in the Fall River Daily Evening News. No marriage license found to confirm).

1891
The new directories were available by February 20th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Thomas Bould, coachman, 61 Locust, house 8 York. (Directory).
Henry Bould, laborer, house 8 York. (Directory).
Robert Bould, spinner, house 33 Union. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, clerk, 143 Bedford, house 47 Hartwell. (Directory).
Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham (No Thomas) house 5 End. (Directory).
Thomas Cunningham died on May 22nd. (Death record).
Canvassing had begun for the 1892 directory by October 26th. (Fall River Daily Evening News)
Canvassing was completed by November 16th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1892
The 1892 directory was available by February 1st. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Robert Bould, spinner, house 19 Plain. (Directory).
Thomas W. Bould, Gardner, boards 19 Plain. (Directory).
Thomas Boulds, laborer, house 8 York. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 8 York. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, insurance agent, house 47 Hartwell. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 5 End. (Directory).
William Bould arrested for disturbing the peace February 20th, fined. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
William Bould and Benjamin Cordingly were convicted for selling a saw they’d “borrowed” from Thomas J. Eddy on April 5th, fined. Both men were away for a time prior to this working at different jobs. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
The canvassing for the 1893 directory had been completed by November 10th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1893
The 1893 directory was available by January 19st. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Robert Bould, spinner, house 19 Plain. (Directory)
Thomas W. Bould, Gardner, boards 90 Second. (Directory).
Thomas Boulds, laborer, house 8 York. (Directory)
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 8 York.
William E. (Caroline) Baker, insurance agent, house 47 Hartwell. (Directory).
George Williams, hostler, 44 Borden, house 47 Hartwell. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 14 Davis. (Directory).
Thomas Bould married Mary O’Brien on August 15th, occupation hostler. (Marriage record).
William E. Baker arraigned for assault and battery on his neighbor Mary Williams and her husband George on February 13th. (Fall River Daily Herald).
He was fined $2.90 on February 20th. (Fall River Daily Herald & Fall River Daily Evening News).
William Bould was found sleeping in an unoccupied attic at 188 Pleasant Street. He was ill and taken to the poorhouse May 10th. A search was made for his “Regular companion” Benjamin Cordingly. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was announced that the canvassing for the new 1894 directory had begun by October 5th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It had been completed by November 15th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Herald).

1894
New directory available by February 19th. (Fall River Daily Globe).
Thomas Bold, upholsterer, 29 Green
Jane O’Brien, widow, 29 Green
Thomas Boulds, laborer, house 19 Plain. (Directory).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 19 Plain. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 107 Tecumseh. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, insurance agent, house rear 11 Plain. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house rear 21 Plain. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1895 directory began by October 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Canvassing had ended by November 10th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1895
The new 1895 directory available by January 24th.
Thomas Boulds, laborer, house 19 Plain. (Directory).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 19 Plain. (Directory).
Young son of Robert Bould of 19 Plain burned by boiling hot fat while playing about the cookstove August 27nd. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 98 Tecumseh. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, insurance agent, house rear 11 Plain. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house rear 21 Plain. (Directory).
William sent back to Taunton Asylum after being recently released on December 18th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Matilda Cunningham found bloody with severe cuts to her face after an accident at Merchants Mill on June 19th. (Fall River Daily Globe).
Canvassing for the new 1896 directory had begun by October 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening Herald).
It was reported to be completed by November 12th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
William, son of Thomas and Harriet, marries Ellen Oudin on December 9th. (Marriage record).

1896
The new directory 1896 was available by January 24th. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 79 Plain. (Directory).
Thomas Boulds, laborer, boards 79 Plain. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 462 Tecumseh. (Directory)
William E. (Caroline) Baker, hatter, house 45 Plain. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 93 Plain. (Directory).
Reminders for residents to pull down their old house numbers were appearing by September 8th. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Canvassing had begun for the 1897 directory by October 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Herald).

1897
The 1897 directory was available by February 9th.
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 79 Plain. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 590 Alden. (Directory).
Thomas Bould of 79 Plain, died for July 4, 1896. (Directory)
Thomas Boulds, gardener, boards 216 Second. (Directory).
William, son of Harriet and Thomas Bould, at 109 Plain. (Directory)
William, son of Thomas and Harriet, had a daughter Gertrude who died at 109 Plain on October 17th. (Death record).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, hatter, house 957 Bedford. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 93 Plain. (Directory).
John Whittaker, spinner, house 93 Plain. (Directory).
Fannie Cunningham married John F. Whittaker on January 1rst. (Marriage record).
Mary or “Minnie”, daughter of Robert, married John Duffy on April 23rd. (Marriage record).
Edward Baker, of 957 Bedford, had been overcome with a fit April 20th. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Harriet, daughter of Harriet and Thomas, married Thomas Brickhill on September 16th. (Marriage record).
Canvassing had begun for the 1898 directory by October 1rst. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by November 6th. (Fall River Daily Herald).

1898
The new directory 1898 available by January 19th. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Robert Boulds, laborer, house 79 Plain. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy at 79 Plain. (Directory).
Mary Duffy’s stillborn son dies at 79 Plain on February 14th. (Death record).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 590 Alden. (Directory).
William, son of Harriet and Thomas, had a son named Raymond at 590 Alden on July 28th. (Birth record).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 619 Pleasant. (Directory).
Harriet Brickhill at 619 Pleasant. (Directory).
Thomas Brickhill sentenced to four months in jail on August 17th. (The Fall River Globe).
Baby Thomas Brickhill died at 619 Pleasant on September 26th. (Death Record and obituary).
The canvassing for the 1899 directory began by September 16th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Canvassing had ended by October 27th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1899
The new 1899 directory available by January 3rd. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 28 Bullock. (Directory).
Robert Bould’s daughter Rose is born at 255 Davis on December 13th. (Birth Record).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy at 28 Bullock. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 590 Alden. (Directory).
William Boulds, weaver, house 339 Harrison. (Directory)
Mrs. Mary (Thomas) Bowles at 11 Camden. (Directory).
Jane O’Brien, widow, 11 Camden. (Directory)
Timothy D. O’Brien house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 114 Orange. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 619 Pleasant. (Directory).
The canvassing for the 1900 directory had begun by October 3rd (The Fall River Daily Herald).
It had ended by November 8th. (The Fall River Daily Herald).

1900 Census Enumerated in June:
Robert at 255 Davis with wife, children, and son in law Thomas Duffy. Occupation “spinner Mill” (Enumerated June 16th).
Caroline Baker at 597 Pleasant with husband and children. William’s occupation “sign painter”. (Enumerated June 21st).
Henry at 155 Mason with wife and children. Occupation “gardner”. (Enumerated June 8th).
William Bould is in Taunton Asylum. (Enumerated: June 9th).
William, son of Thomas and Harriet, is at 106 Cash with his family and brother Benjamin. Occupation “Cotton weaver”. (Enumerated June 9th).
George Bould, son of Harriet and Thomas, at 176 Pleasant. Occupation “Plumber”. (Enumerated June 8-9th).
Hattie & Thomas Brickhill appear at 176 Pleasant. Occupation for Thomas is “weaver.” (Enumerated June 89th).

Directory and Vitals 1900-1909:

1900
The new 1900 directory available by January 23rd. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 255 Davis. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 155 Mason. (Directory).
William Boulds, weaver, house 106 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
George Boulds, helper, 192 Bedford, boards Glendon House. (Directory) Son of Thomas and Harriet.
Mrs. Mary (Thomas) Bowles at 11 Camden. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. Baker, of 597 Pleasant, left a copy of the April 16, 1865 a copy of the San Francisco, California Sunday Mercury that was in full mourning for President Lincoln on April 14th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 114 Orange. (Directory).
Hannah “Anna” Cunningham married Joseph T. Deslauriers on March 27th. (Marriage Record).
Canvasing for the 1901 directory had begun by September 25th (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Herald).
It and was completed by October 31rst. (Fall River Daily Globe).

1901
Thomas Boles, laborer, house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Jane O’Brien, widow, house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Timothy D. O’Brien, cook, 52 Pleasant, boards do. (Directory).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 255 Davis. (Directory)
John (Mary Bould) Duffy, weaver, 255 Davis. (Directory)
Henry Boulds, laborer, house 155 Mason. (Directory)
George Boulds, helper, 192 Bedford, boards 176 Pleasant. (Directory) Son of Thomas and Harriet.
William Boulds, weaver, house 106 cash. (Directory)
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, at 597 Pleasant. (Directory)
Charles Baker of 597 Pleasant fell into a fit on the street on March 7th. He confessed that his father mistreated him and didn’t feed him properly and he was put in the Almshouse. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
William E. Baker, of 596 Pleasant, went missing and was presumed dead by Caroline until he showed up with a story about selling mushrooms in Newport on August 29th. (Fall River Daily Herald)
Frank M. Baker, roll coverer, boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 114 Orange. (Directory)
Fannie Cunningham married James F. Heffernan while at 24 Orchard on June 16th. (Marriage Record)
Canvassing for the 1901 directory had begun by October 1rst. (Fall River Daily Globe).
It ended by November 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1902
New directory for 1902 available by February 1rst. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Thomas Boles, laborer, house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Jane O’Brien, widow, house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 255 Davis. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy, weaver, boards 255 Davis. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, gardener, house 85 Cash. (Directory).
William Boulds, weaver, house at 101 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
William E. (Caroline) Bake, sign painter house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Frank M. Baker, roll coverer, boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 24 Orchard.
John T. Cunningham, operative, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Joseph Deslauriers, mariner, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1903 directory had started by September 23rd (Fall River Daily Herald & Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by November 5th. (Fall River Daily Herald & Fall River Daily Globe).

1903
The 1903 directory available by January 31st. (Fall River Daily Herald).
Thomas Boles, laborer, 34 North Main, house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Jane O’Brien, widow, house 11 Camden. (Directory).
Timothy D. O’Brien, cook, boards 11 Camden. (Directory).
Robert Boulds, spinner, house 255 Davis. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy at 255 Davis. (Directory).
Henry Boulds, gardener, house 85 Cash. (Directory).
William Boulds, weaver, 101 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet. (Directory).
Benjamin Boulds, weaver, 101 Cash. (Directory) Son of Thomas and Harriet. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Frank M. Baker, teamster, boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham, Widow, house 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham, operative, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John Deslauriers, mariner, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
William, son of Harriet and Thomas, at 101 Cash. (Directory).
Benjamin, son of Harriet and Thomas, at 101 Cash. (Directory).
Benjamin, son of Thomas and Harriet, married Margaret Pollard on August 24th while at 101 Cash. (Marriage Record).
Canvassing for the 1904 directory had started by September 19th. (Fall River Daily Herald).
It ended by October 26th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Globe).

1904
Directory for 1904 available by February 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Thomas Bonlds, hostler, house 168 plain. (Directory).
Thomas Boles, laborer, 34 North Main. (Directory).
Thomas Bould of 168 Plain got into a fight and his wife passed him an axe around February 24th. (Fall River Daily Herald, Fall River Daily Globe and the Fall River Daily Evening News).
Mary (O’Brien) Bould dies on April 1rst. (Death record).
Henry Bonlds, gardener, house 85 Cash. (Directory).
Robert Bonlds, spinner, house 256 Davis. (Directory).
Hattie Bonlds, housekeeper, boards 256 Davis. (Directory). Daughter of Robert Bould.
John (Mary Bould) Duffy, weaver, boards 256 Davis. (Directory).
William Bonlds, weaver, house 101 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
George Bonlds, helper, boards 103 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Frank M. Baker, teamster, boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Frank Baker got into a fight with his future wife Anna’s brother-in-law around June 3rd. (Fall River Globe June 2nd and June 3rd the Evening Herald).
Frank Baker married Anna V. Mather on August 24th while at 597 Pleasant. (Marriage Record)
Elizabeth Cunningham, widow, house 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham, operative, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Joseph Deslauriers, teamster, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
William E. Baker is put on probation for wife beating around January 18th. (The Fall River Daily Herald).
Canvassing for the 1905 directory was suspended due to a strike that was going on.

1905
Robert Boulds spinner at 256 Davis. (Directory).
Hattie A. Boulds housekeeper boards 256 Davis. (Directory). Daughter of Robert.
John (Mary Bould) Duffy, weaver, boards 256 Davis. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener house 16 Earle. (Directory)
Benjamin Boulds, weaver, boards 90 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
James weaver Pollard house 90 Cash. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Frank M. Baker fish and oysters house 46 Ninth. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham with house 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham, operative, boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Joseph Deslauriers teamster 499 Rodman boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1905-06 directory began canvassing by August 28th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Evening Herald).
It was completed by August 28th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & The Evening Herald).
The 1905 directory was available by October 21st. (The Evening Herald)

1906
Robert Boulds spinner house 256 Davis. (Directory).
Hattie A. Boulds operative boards 256 Davis. (Directory) Daughter of Robert.
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver boards 256 Davis. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener house 16 Earle. (Directory).
James F. Boulds weaver boards 16 Earle. (Directory) Son of Henry.
Benjamin Boulds weaver boards 90 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
James Pollard weaver house 90 Cash. (Directory).
William S. (Caroline) Baker, sign painter, house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. Baker pulls the body of 4-year-old Jose Costa out of of the water near Bourne Mill on June 2nd. (Fall River Daily Globe).
Edward Baker gets married at 597 Pleasant on June 9th. (Marriage Record).
Charles H. Baker dies at 597 Pleasant on October 9th. (Death Record).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow of Thomas house 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Isaac Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory)
William Bould and Charles Escott escaped Taunton Asylum in March. William said to have family at 19 Plain. March 8th. (Fall River Daily Globe. Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Herald on the 9th).
Canvassing was completed by September 28th (The Fall River Evening Herald & Daily Globe. It appeared Fall River Daily Evening News the 29th).
The 1906-7 directory was out by December 31rst. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1907
William and Edward Baker of 597 Pleasant find the body of a baby boy floating in a box on August 23rd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Canvassing for the 1908 directory began on September 4th. (Fall River Daily Globe).
It was completed by October 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1908
The 1908 directory was available by November 27, 1907. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Robert Boulds laborer house 256 Davis (Directory).
Robert Bowles laborer house 256 Davis. (Directory).
Hattie A. operative boards 256 Davis. (Directory). Daughter of Robert.
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver boards 256 Davis. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener house 16 Earle with son James. (Directory).
Benjamin Boulds weaver house 90 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
James Pollard weaver house 90 Cash. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow of Thomas house 24 Orchard.(Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, house painter, house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. Baker in Business directory under Painters and Paper Hangers on page 948. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1909 directory began by September 1rst (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by September 28th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1909
Robert Bowles laborer h 256 Davis. (Directory).
Harriet Bowles spinner boards 256 Davis. (Directory)
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver bds 256 Davis. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles carpet beater 182 Bank. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 16 Earle. (Directory).
James F. Boulds weaver bds 16 Earle. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mary F. Boulds weaver bds 16 Earle. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
Benjamin Boulds weaver boards 90 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
James Pollard weaver h 90 Cash. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker, signpainter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker doffer boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory)
Edward E. Baker spinner boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow of Thomas house 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
William Baker fined $5 as a second offender drunk on August 3rd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Canvassing for the 1909 directory started by August 31rst. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by September 27th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1910 Census Enumerated in April:
William Bould in Taunton Asylum. (Enumerated April 26th).
Robert at 256 Davis with son-in-law John Duffy there. Occupation: Laborer. Industry: On Street. (Enumerated April 22nd).
Caroline Baker at 597 Pleasant with husband and family. William's Occupation: Painter. Industry: sign painting. (Enumerated: April 15th).
Henry was at 16 Earle with wife and children. Occupation: Laborer. Industry: Odd Jobs. (Enumerated April 16th).
Elizabeth Cunningham was at 23 Fruit with children. Immigration year 1845, Occupation: "none". (Enumerated April 27th).
Benjamin was at 90 Cash with his wife and father-in-law James Pollard. Occupation: Weaver. Industry: Cotton Mill. (Enumerated April 27th).

Directories and Vitals 1901-1919:

1910
Robert Bould mulespinner house 256 Davis. (Directory).
Harriet Bould ringspinner b 256 Davis. (Directory)
Thomas Bould bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 16 Earle. (Directory).
Mary H. Boulds weaver bds 16 Earle. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
James F. Boulds weaver bds 16 Earle. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
Benjamin Boulds weaver bds 90 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
James Pollard weaver h 90 Cash. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker signpainter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker doffer boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker spinner 52 Rocliffe. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow of Thomas house 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
John J. Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 24 Orchard. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1911 directory began by September 3rd (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Globe).
It was completed by October 4th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1911
Robert Bould mulespinner h 256 Davis. (Directory).
Harriet Bould ringspinner b 256 Davis. (Directory) Daughter of Robert.
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver bds 256 Davis. (Directory)
Harriet, daughter of Robert, married Christopher Plunkett on January 30th while living at 255 Davis. (Marriage Record).
Henry Boulds gardener h 16 Earle. (Directory)
Henry E. Boulds weaver bds 16 Earle. (Directory). Son of Henry.
James F. Boulds weaver bds 16 Earle. (Directory) Son of Henry.
James Boulds, William Seaman and Christopher Quinn set out to walk from Flint Village to New Bedford to see how long it would take them to get there on February 17th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Mary, daughter of Henry, married Jerome C. Geagan on September 27th using the address 28 Canonicus. (Marriage Record and marriage announcement in The Evening Herald).
Benjamin Boulds weaver bds 90 Cash. (Directory).
James Pollard at 90 Cash. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles carpet beater 182 Bank boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory)
Walter H. Baker doffer bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Rodman H. Baker operative b 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow of Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory)
Harriet Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John J. Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) signpainter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1912 directory was commenced by August 29th (Fall River Daily Evening News & The Fall River Daily Herald).
It completed by September 30th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & The Fall River Daily Herald).

1912
Robert Bould mulespinner h 251 Cherry. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy at 251 Cherry. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 28 Canonicus. (Directory).
Henry E. Boulds weaver bds 28 Canonicus. (Directory). Son of Henry.
James F. Boulds weaver bds 28 Canonicus. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mary H. Boulds weaver bds 28 Canonicus. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
Mary Ellen (Bould) Geagan sued her husband for divorce with allegations of cruel and abusive treatment, and neglect to provide November 23rd. Asked to resume using maiden name. (Fall River Globe & Fall River Daily Evening Herald).
Benjamin Boulds weaver bds 90 Cash. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
Thomas Bowles carpet beater 209 Bank boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker signpainter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Rodman H. Baker operative b 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker driver h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow of Thomas h 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Mrs. Hannah Deslauriers operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1913 directory began by August 29th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & The Fall River Daily Herald).
It was completed by October 2nd. (The Evening Herald)


1913
The Fall River Directory for 1913 was available by November 13, 1912. (The Evening Herald).
Robert Bould mulespinner h 251 Cherry. (Directory).
Robert Bould Jr weaver h 251 Cherry. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver bds 251 Cherry.
Henry Boulds gardener h 3 Quequechan. (Directory).
Henry E. weaver bds 3 Quequechan. (Directory).
James F. weaver bds 3 Quequechan. (Directory).
Mary H. weaver bds 3 Quequechan. (Directory).
Mary Ellen Geagan divorce proceedings continue citing extreme cruelty and claims her husband threatened her with a razor January 9th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
William H. Collins sold 115 Johnson to Henry’s wife Ellen on January 27th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Benjamin Boulds weaver h 1447 Pleasant. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles porter 209 bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Thomas Bould laborer bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory)
William E. (Caroline) Baker signpainter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker driver h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Rodman H. Baker operative b 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham U S A boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1914 directory began by September 4th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by October 6th. (The Fall River Daily Evening News, Fall River Daily Globe, The Fall River Evening Herald).

1914
Robert Bould mulespinner h 273 London. (Directory).
Robert Bould Jr weaver bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy at 273 London. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry E. weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
James F. weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Mary H. weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles porter 209 Bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker sign painter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Rodman H. Baker operative house r 68 Cross. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker junk house 697 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham operative bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham U S N boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1915 directory began by September 15th (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Daily Globe).
It was completed by October 20th. (Fall River Daily Evening News & Fall River Evening Herald).

1915
The 1915 directory was available by December 16, 1914. (Fall River Daily Evening News)
Robert Bould mulespinner h 273 London. (Directory).
Robert Bould Jr weaver bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver bds 273 London. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry E. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
James F. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Mary H. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry’s daughter Mary married Ernest Bestcombe on July 31 using the address 115 Johnson. (Marriage Record).
Henry Jr married Mary P. Smith on September 13th using 115 Johnson. (Marriage Record).
homas Bowles porter 209 bank boards 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker signpainter at 597 Pleasant h do. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Rodman H Baker operative house 33 Plain. (Directory).
Benjamin Boulds weaver h 70 Massasoit. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham speedertender boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham U S N boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
A party in honor of the 77th birthday of Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham of 23 Fruit Street on September 14th. (Fall River Daily Globe).
Fairwell Party given by Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham of 23 Fruit in honor of her son L. Cunningham leaving on the U.S.S George for the Panama Canal. (Fall River Evening Herald).
Canvassing for the 1916 directory began by September 28th (Fall River Daily Globe).
Edwin Lewis Sterling, who was in charge of compiling the directory for Sampson & Murdock for over 25 years, died October 30th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
Canvassing was completed by November 3rd. (Fall River Daily Evening Globe & Fall River Evening Herald).
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1916
The 1916 Directory was available by January 1rst. (Fall River Evening Herald).
Robert Bould mulespinner house 281 London. (Directory).
Robert Bould Jr weaver h 281 London. (Directory).
John (Mary Bould) Duffy weaver bds 281 London. (Directory).
Hattie Plunkett operative bds 281 London. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry E. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
James F. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Mary H. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 64 Eddy. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles porter 209 Banks bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William Bowles operative 70 Tremont. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker driver h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. Baker almost drowns after breaking through the ice while ice fishing on February 12th. (Fall River Daily Globe, Fall River Evening Herald and Fall River Daily Evening News).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham speedertender boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah U S N boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham operative boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
The canvass for the 1917 directory was completed by October 24th with a force of 25 Men including six interpreters. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1917
Robert Bould mulespinner h 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Robert Bould Jr weaver h 89 Beattie. (Directory)
Rose Boulds doffer bds 89 Beattie (Directory). Daughter of Robert.
Harriet Plunkett at 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
James F. Boulds weaver bds 115 Johnson. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mabel V. Boulds steno bds 115 Johnson. (Directory) Daughter of Henry.
Henry Boulds gardener h 64 Eddy. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Thomas Bowles porter at 209 Bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Henry’s son James married Margaret Gorse on June 18th using 115 as his address. (Marriage record and marriage announcement Fall River Daily Globe).
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker Driver h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham speedertender boards 23 Fruit. (Directory)
Harriet Cunningham opr boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah U S N boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham opr boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1918 directory was started by September 13th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by October 8th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1918
Robert Bould mulespinner h 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Robert Bould Jr weaver h 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry Boulds operative h 64 Eddy. (Directory). Son of Henry.
James F. Boulds weaver h 32 Raymond. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mabel Boulds steno bds 115 Johnson. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
Thomas Bowles porter 209 Bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Benjamin Boulds weaver h 70 Massasoit. (Directory). Son of Thomas and Harriet.
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Walter H. Baker third hand h 848 Pleasant. (Directory).
Edward E. Baker driver h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Caroline testified against her husband William E. Baker for assaulting her on September 9th. (Fall River Daily Globe).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham Speedertender boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham opr boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah U S N boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham opr boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Fannie Cunningham marries for the third time to John F. Whittaker on April 6th. (Marriage Record).
The canvass for the 1919 directory was completed by October 22nd. (Fall River Evening Herald).

1919
The 1919 Fall River directory was available by December 27, 1918. (Fall River Evening Herald).
Robert Bould mulespinner h 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Robert F Bould bds 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Agnes V. Boulds bds 115 Johnson. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
James F. Boulds weaver bds 32 Raymond. (Directory).
Mabel Boulds steno Kerr bds 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Benjamin Boulds rem to Westport. (Directory) Son of Thomas and Harriet.
Thomas Bowles porter 209 Bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Henry Bowles operative h 20 Quequechan. (Directory).
Agnes Bould, daughter of Henry, married George Henry Whitehead on June 10th using the address 115 Johnson. (Marriage Record).
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham opr boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham speedertender boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham opr boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham U S N boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer boards 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Canvassing for the 1920 directory was completed by October 20th. (Fall River Daily Globe, Fall River Daily Evening News, Fall River Daily Herald).

1920 Census Enumerated in January:
Robert Bould at Beattie Street with his family. Occupation: Gardener. Industry: Florist (Enumerated January 2nd).
William Bould is in Medfield Insane Asylum. (Enumerated January 3rd).
Henry Bould is at 115 Johnson with son in law George Whitehead there. Occupation: Gardner, laborer. Industry: Cemetery. (Enumerated January 6th).
Caroline Baker is at 597 Pleasant with her family and brother Thomas. William occupation is “painter signs”. (Enumerated January 20th).
Elizabeth Cunningham at 23 Fruit with her family. Occupation: None. (Enumerated January 13th).

Directories and Vitals:

1920
Robert Bould mulespinner h 89 Beattie
Robert F. Bould bds 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Robert F. Jr of 89 Beattie married Marian Lane on October 12th. (Marriage Record and marriage announcement Fall River Daily Globe).
Henry Boulds gardener h 115 Johnson.
Henry Boulds weaver 20 Quequechan. (Directory). Son of Henry.
James F. Boulds weaver bds 32 Raymond. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mable Boulds Steno Kerr bds 115 Johnson. (Directory) Daughter of Henry.
Henry’s son James at 32 Raymond. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles porter 209 Bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Huley A. Baker variety 884 Pleasant, h 597 do.
Halsey H. Baker clerk bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas h 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham speedertender bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham U S N bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
John T. Cunningham laborer bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham opr bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Fannie Cunningham Whittaker dies at her home on Fruit Street October 28th. (Death Record and Death notices in Fall River Daily Evening News and Fall River Daily Globe).
Pallbearers for Fannie Whittakers funeral were William, Benjamin and George Bould and William Baker on October 29th . (Fall River Daily Evening News)
William Bould died January 7, 1920. His obituary says he left three brothers Henry, Robert, and Thomas and two sisters Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham and Mrs. Caroline Baker all of Fall River. (Death Record and Obituary Fall River Daily Evening Herald).
The canvass for the 1921 directory began by October 19th. (Fall River Daily Evening News).
It was completed by December 2nd. (Fall River Daily Evening News).

1921
Robert Bould (Margaret) mulespinner 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Robert F. Bould (Marion) laborer h 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Henry Boulds (Ellen) gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry Boulds (Mary) weaver h 20 Quequechan. (Directory).
James F. Boulds (Margaret) weaver h 125 Bogle. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mable Boulds Steno Kerr bds 115 Johnson. (Directory). Daughter of Henry.
Thomas Bowles porter 209 Bank bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter h 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Halsey A. Baker opr bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory)
Alphonse Baker opr bds 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth Cunningham widow Thomas h 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Anna Cunningham speedertender bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Harriet Cunningham speedertender bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Isaiah Cunningham U S N bds 23 Fruit. (Directory)
John T. Cunningham laborer bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Matilda Cunningham opr bds 23 Fruit. (Directory).
The names of the wives begin to appear with their husbands in this directory.

1922
Robert Bould (Margaret) Mulespinner h 89 Beattie. (Directory).
Rose Bould speedertender res 89 Beattie. (Directory). Daughter of Robert.
Henry Boulds (Ellen) gardener h 115 Johnson. (Directory).
Henry Boulds (Mary) laborer 20 Quequechan. (Directory). Son of Henry.
James F. Boulds (Margaret) weaver h 125 Bogle. (Directory). Son of Henry.
Mable E. Boulds steno Kerr res 115 Johnson. (Directory).
William E. (Caroline) Baker painter house 597 Pleasant. (Directory).
Elizabeth widow Thomas house 23 Fruit. (Directory).
Thomas Bowles died May 1, 1921. (Directory).

Bould Deaths:
1920 - William Bould died January 7, 1930 in Medfield, Massachusetts. (Death Record and Obituary).
1922 - Thomas Bould died May 1, 1921 in Fall River at 597 Pleasant. (Directory and Death record).
1933- Robert Bould died on January 30, 1933 in Fall River. (Directory, Obit for Mary Duffy, and Massachusetts Death Index).
1935 – Caroline Baker died May 9, 1935 in Fall River. (Directory and Massachusetts Death Index).
1937 - Elizabeth Cunningham died February 8, 1937 in Fall River. (Obituary and Massachusetts Death Index).
1940 - Henry Boulds died March 11, 1940 in Fall River at 115 Johnson. (Directory and Massachusetts Death Index).

Henry E. Bould Jr. as a gardner:
1927 - Henry E. (Mary) Boulds gardener h 138 Albion. (Directory).
1929 – Henry E. Boulds (Mary) gardener h 138 Albion. (Directory)

1930 Census(Enumerated April 15th ).
Henry Bould Jr. living at Elm Street. Occupation: laborer Industry: gardener. (Enumerated: April 15th).

1930 – 32 - Henry E. Boulds (Mary P.) gardener h 212 Elm. (Directory)
1933 – 36 - Henry E. (Mary P.) Boulds gardnr h 169 Pine. (Directory).
1937 – 41 - Henry E. (Mary P.) Boulds gardnr Oak Grove Cemetery h 139 High. (Directory).

1940 Census (Enumerated April 4th) :
Henry E. Boulds occupation laborer. Industry: Park Project.

1942 – 45 - Henry E. (Mary P.) Boulds gardnr Oak Grove Cemetery h 797 Maple. (Directory).
1846 – Henry E. (Mary P.) Boulds formn Oak Grove Cemetery House 797 Maple. (Directory).
1847 – 1952 - Henry E. (Mary P.) Bould lab and working formn Oak Grove Cemetery House 797 Maple. (Directory).

1950 Census (Enumerated April 11th ):
Henry E. Boulds foreman City Cemetery.

1953 – 60 - Henry E. (Mary P. ) Boulds Supt Parks and Cemeteries h 797 Maple. (Directory).

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