Pearson Roy (Bossie) Boswell
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1887 |
| Place of birth | Barossa |
| Principal occupation | Chemist |
| Date of death | 1963 |
| Place of death | Gawler |
Roy Boswell Pearson was born in the Barossa in 1887, son of John Parker Pearson.
In his youth he attended the Gawler School of Mines and Industries, winning multiple scholarships for free instruction including to study Elementary Mechanics in 1901 (aged about 14), Geometry in 1903 and Mathematics in 1904. His name was also on the list of students who attended in 1902.[1]
Recorded in “The Bunyip” August 1963
Gawler was saddened this week by the news of the death of Mr R Boswell Pearson, affectionately known as “Bossie”.
He died at the Hutchinson Hospital, Gawler, on Wednesday 21 August 1963, after a short illness.
He was well known as a Murray street chemist in Gawler for many years, and before that at Hamley Bridge. Mr R B Pearson purchased the chemist shop from Mr John Letcher in 28 August 1923[2] and from the 19 January 1933 he leased the shop to Laurence Austin Farmborough Payne and from 26 December 1950 to John Davidson Duncan and finally upon his death it was transferred to Olwyn Gertrude Duncan on 23 March 1964.
He was a lover of music and will be missed at the Congregational church, Gawler, where he played the organ. He was unmarried.
He resided at “Hemingby” King Street, Gawler from 1898 until his death except for the years he spent training and at Hamley Bridge.
His funeral will leave the Congregational Church for the Willaston Cemetery after a service at 11 am.
[Researched by: National Trust Gawler Branch Volunteers]
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References
- ↑ "Students Who Attended" Gawler School of Mines and Industries
- ↑ Certificate of Title 763/163
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