John Theophilus BOILEAU

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Notes for John Theophilus Boileau
from http://burningviolin.org/family/Web%20Cards/ps01/ps01_067.htm
[Lart, II, 13]. Some descendants given in Lart [18]. So far I've only put in the one, Simeon.
[BBB]: " In 1781 he married Jane Wilson, daughter of one George Wilson and his Huguenot wife, he being the head of an old-established wholesale druggist's business in Bride Street, Dublin. A few years later he became a partner in the firm, the name of which then changed to 'Wilson and Boileau', and on Mr Wilson's death to 'John Theophilus Boileau, Druggist'. In 1799, John's three sons, Simeon iii, George Wilson i and John Theophilus ii, were made partners, while still very young, and in due course they took over the business as 'Boileau Brothers'. As time went on various other partners came and went, with consequent changes in the name of the firm.

In or before 1811, John suffered a severe paralytic stroke, supposed to have been caused by extreme anxiety over the destruction of his property by fire. This appears to have been his residence in Dublin, since in 1858 John Peter iv records the circumstances of the destruction of most of the family papers many years before in a fire at his grandfather's home (ie, Simeon i, but the house may by then have passed on to John Theophilus) which had deprived them of many interesting relics and pictures of the family's earlier days. In spite of his illness and loss, however, John's worldly prosperity was great, according to his brother John Peter i."

On Dec 8th, 1845, page 7, the Times of London has a couple of lines saying how Messrs. Boileau, the "eminent druggists of Bride-street". have gone bust, paying 10s in the pound.
Notes for Jane (Spouse 1)
[Lart, II, 13]
[BBB]: Dau of George Wilson, of Dublin, a merchant (druggist). Her portrait, by Dame-Darquier is now with John Theophilus viii Boileau. They had 15 children : Mary Anne, Simeon iii, Magdalene, Ann-Charlotte ii, Jane i, John Peter iii, Elizabeth ii, George Wilson i, John Theophilus ii, Harriett, Jasper Desbrisay ii, Henrietta iii, Samuel Brandram i, and Lestock Wilson.

There appears to be no connection with Lestock Wilson, who married her sister-in-law, Bonne, or Bonnie. Wilson is a fairly common name, I suppose, so this isn't unlikely. In addition, Bonne met Lestock Wilson on board ship to India (he was the Captain), so one cannot argue from proximity either.

John married Jane WILSON, daughter of George WILSON and Jeanne D'ARQUIER, on 4 Aug 1781 in St. Bridget, Dublin, Ireland. (Jane WILSON was born in 1760 and died on 20 Sep 1851.)