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Ambrose Boyle

(14 May 1807 - 19 Jun 1897)

AKA 'Old Ambrose' Resided On 130A Property At Lot 12, Boyles Point Emigrated from Ireland 1817 Ambrose Bolye buried June 19, 1897 , born 1807 in Ireland, came in 1817, buried in St. Peter's Churchyard in lot 11 Record from St'James church in Port Hill Surname: Boyle Recorded as Boyle, Boyall, and O' Boyle, this is generally regarded as an Irish surname of great antiquity. However it may also be English of Irish origin or English of French origins! If Irish it derives from the early Gaelic surname O' Baoighill, meaning the male descendant of the rash one! Traditionally Irish clan names were taken from a nickname for the original chief of the clan, and were usually prefixed O', or Mac, which is as equally Irish as Scottish. The O' Boyles were a strong clan in County Donegal for many centuries,and were known for their ruddy complexion! In England the origin could still be Irish, but for some nameholders at least, was French. As such the name was a transposition either of Boileau translating literally as "water wood," or Boille, a nickname of endearment for a small, rounded person, and introduced after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Richard Boyle (1566 1643) it is claimed was from Kent in England, but if so he almost certainly had very Irish ancestry. Inspite of a chequered record including a spell in the Tower of London, he held considerable power at the English court. In 1619 he acquired the estates in County Waterford of the executed Sir Walter Raleigh, and subsequently became the first Earl of Cork. Fourteen of the fifteen Boyles listed in the "Dictionary of National Biography" belong to this Anglo-Irish family. The coat of arms depicts a gold shield charged with green oak tree eradicated. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Events

Birth	14 May 1807	Kilkenny, Ireland
Marriage	20 Jul 1842	Mary Ann Bowden
Residence	1861	Relation to Head of House: Head - Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Residence	1881	Age: 71; Marital Status: Married - Lot 12, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Census	1881	Lot 12, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Residence	1891	Age: 84; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son - Lot 12, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Religion	1891	Church of England, England
Census	8 Apr 1891	Lot 12, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death	19 Jun 1897	Age: 90, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Burial	19 Jun 1897	Foxley River, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Families

Spouse	Mary Ann Bowden (1817 - 1905)
Child	Mary Ann Boyle (1842 - )
Child	Elizabeth Boyle (1844 - )
Child	Robert Boyle (1846 - 1897)
Child	Sarah Jane Boyle (1848 - 1934)
Child	Judith Boyle (1850 - )
Child	Isaac Boyle (1852 - 1942)
Child	Matilda Boyle (1854 - 1933)
Child	Jane Boyle (1856 - )
Child	"Port Hill" Ambrose Boyle Jr. (1859 - 1936)
Child	Ellen Maria Boyle (1862 - 1940)
Child	Elizabeth Boyle (1864 - )

Father	Thomas Boyle (1776 - )
Mother	Unknown (1776 - )
Sibling	Eleanor Boyle (1798 - 1875)
Sibling	Arthur Boyle Sr. (1801 - 1873)
Sibling	Thomas Boyle (1807 - 1873)

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Ambrose Boyle

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