Bovill (surname)
Bovill is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * C. H. Bovill (1878–1918), writer * Elliot Bovill, Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements * Frederick Bovill, Victorian era opera singer * James Bovill, (born 1971), cricketer * William Bovill Sir William Bovill, PC, FRS (26 May 18141 November 1873) was an English lawyer, politician and judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas between 1866 and his death in 1873. Background Bovill was born at Allhallows, Barking, a you ...

Elliot Bovill
Sir Elliot Charles Bovill (23 April 1848 – 24 March 1893) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Chief Justice of Cyprus and the Straits Settlements in the late 19th century. Early life Bovill was born in Clapham, at that time in Surrey, the fourth son of William Bovill, often confused with William John Bovill QC of Lincoln's Inn, and his wife, Lavinia Ann I'Anson, daughter of architect Edward I'Anson. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating from the latter with honours in 1871. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1873. He married Anna White, the daughter of John Tahourdin White on 27 July 1876 at Kensington. Legal appointments Bovill was appointed assistant Judicial Commissioner in Cyprus in 1875 soon after its cessation from Turkey to Britain. He was legal adviser to the government (the predecessor position to King's Advocate) from 1877 to 1881. He was appointed Judicial Commissioner in 1881 and Chief Justice in 1883 on ...
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Frederick Bovill
Frederick Bovill was an operatic baritone of the late Victorian era. In his short career, he created the roles of Pish-Tush in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera hit ''The Mikado'' (1885) and the Squire in Sullivan's romantic opera ''Ivanhoe'' (1891). From 1887 to 1889 Bovill toured the British provinces with J. W. Turner's English Opera Company Life and career Nothing is known of Bovill's life; the musicologist Kurt Gänzl found that his dates are consistent with a fish sauce and pickle merchant of the same name from Harrow, London, but that person consistently identified his career as "merchant" during the period when Bovill was professionally engaged in opera. Gänzl, Kurt"The third wish: or, Pish Tush Bah!" Kurt Gänzl's blog, 26 April 2018 ''The Mikado'' In the original production of ''The Mikado'' at London's Savoy Theatre (1885–1887), Bovill joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, where he originated the supporting role of the Japanese nobleman Pish-Tush.Stone, David ...
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Victorian Era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardian period, and its later half overlaps with the first part of the '' Belle Époque'' era of Continental Europe. There was a strong religious drive for higher moral standards led by the nonconformist churches, such as the Methodists and the evangelical wing of the established Church of England. Ideologically, the Victorian era witnessed resistance to the rationalism that defined the Georgian period, and an increasing turn towards romanticism and even mysticism in religion, social values, and arts. This era saw a staggering amount of technological innovations that proved key to Britain's power and prosperity. Doctors started moving away from tradition and mysticism towards a science-based approach; medicine advanced thanks to the adoption ...
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James Bovill
James Noel Bruce Bovill (born 2 June 1971) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket predominantly for Hampshire from 1993 to 1997. Bovill was born at High Wycombe in June 1971. He was educated at Charterhouse School, before matriculating to Durham University. Playing his early club cricketer for Marlow, Bovill played minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1990 and 1993. While studying at Durham, he was chosen to represent the Combined Universities cricket team in 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup, making his debut in List A one-day cricket against Worcestershire. He made four appearances for the Combined Services in that seasons competition. Bovill was signed by Hampshire while still a student at Durham, making two one-day appearances for Hampshire in the 1993 Axa Equity & Law League, in addition to making his debut in first-class cricket against Essex in the County Championship at Chelmsford. In 1994, he made ...
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