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Who was Boosey?
In New Buckenham there is a street called Boosey’s Walk. In the churchyard of neighbouring
Old Buckenham is the grave of a John Boosey, who died on 18
th
October 1820. He is buried
with his second wife, Mary Chater, who predeceased him in 1806.
Is there any connection between Boosey’s Walk and John Boosey and why might
John Boosey be of interest? Read a facinating account of the man’s life researched by
Rufus Sweetman.
John Boosey – Bookseller, Publisher and Sandemanian