. An inquiry concerning the Boss family and the name Boss. the Cattegat, Den-mark. So far as I have seen, the name in Englandappears to have been chiefly settled in the eastern andsoutheastern counties, and probably in most cases isof Teutonic origin; thus accounting for its beingfound spread over so great an area of western Europe,in Saxony, High Germany, as mentioned at page lOfi;and in the Netherlands, and the opposite coasts ofEngland, where the Saxons at a very,early periodmade settlements. Then at page 25 mention is made of a CaptainJohn George Boss, E. N.; and I am indebted to oneof his
. An inquiry concerning the Boss family and the name Boss. the Cattegat, Den-mark. So far as I have seen, the name in Englandappears to have been chiefly settled in the eastern andsoutheastern counties, and probably in most cases isof Teutonic origin; thus accounting for its beingfound spread over so great an area of western Europe,in Saxony, High Germany, as mentioned at page lOfi;and in the Netherlands, and the opposite coasts ofEngland, where the Saxons at a very,early periodmade settlements. Then at page 25 mention is made of a CaptainJohn George Boss, E. N.; and I am indebted to oneof his descendants for a few details of his life. Hewas born at Beverly, Yorkshire, England, in 1785, ofparents in very humble circumstances, and joined theEoyal Navy when a lad. For his distinguished serv-ices he was promoted from time to time, becoming aCommander in 1811, and obtaining his Captains com-mission in 1833. He served under Admiral Nelson,and took part in the battle of Trafalgar, on the 21 stof October, 1805, where Nelson met his death on the 152. quarter-deck of the Vlctotii. The King aleo recog-nized Captain Boss sen-ices by presenting him somepieces of \i,o\(\ phite. After the passing of the ReformBill in 1832, the Captain was elected to ParliamentCaptain BoH«-cre«t and motto, for Nortliallei-ton, in his na-tive county. I have pleasure in sub-joining Captain Boss crest —which, I believe, commemo-rates an impoi-tant act ofservice done by him — andhis motto: Every man ac-cording TO HIS WORKS. It appears the name isfound in Yorkshire frequently, but as to its originthere I have no information. Whether derived froman early Saxon or Danish settler, or from the placecalled Bossall in that county, or whether it is the con-traction for Bosswell, is undecided. There has beena long line of the Boswell family in Yorkshire, fromthe twelfth century downwards, and the name therehas undergone various changes in the spelling, thecontraction being made use of in records, if not
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