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Edward James Bossward (1825 - 1883) was an organ builder based in Birmingham, England. ==Life== He was born in Hayes in 1825 and baptised on 22 May 1825, the son of Thomas Bossward and Jane Collinridge. He married Eliza Gisborne in 1848 in King’s Norton, and they had the following children: *Ann M Bossward (b. 1851) *Agnes Bossward (b. 1852) *Frances Bossward (b 1852) *John T. Bossward (b. 1855) *George A.J. Bossward (b. 1858) *Charles Bossward (b. 1860) *Genevieve M. Bossward (b. 1865) *Eliza A. Bossward 9b. 1868) *Catherine Bossward (b.1870) *Edward James Leonard Bossward (1871 - 1938) He trained as an organ builder with J.C. Bishop and then worked for William Hill. He came to Birmingham with Hill to work on the organ in Birmingham Town Hall, and to care for it after completion. In 1847 he set up business on his own, first at 30 Oliver Road, and later at 80 Alston Street, Ladywood. In 1869 he was declared bankrupt. One of his pupils Walter James Bird continued the business after he died in 1883. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward James Bossward」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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