John Boyle (1878)

Born 11 Aug 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

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Biography

John was born in 1878^[1][2] in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the son of James Boyle^[1][2] and Anna McHugh.^[1][2]

In 1881 he was two years old, living with his parents and siblings in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland where his father was employed at the gas works.^[1]

By 1891 the family had moved on to Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland, where his father was a retortman for an oil company and John was a 13 year old schoolboy.^[2] His parents were still living in Uphall in the 1901 census, but John was no longer with them.^[3]

Census

1881 Census of Coatbridge, (Old Monkland), Lanarkshire, Scotland^[1]

James Boyle, 36, head, occupation Gas Producer At Gas Work

Ann Boyle, 30, wife, (no occupation)

Mary Boyle, 11, daughter

Catherine Boyle, 9, daughter

Cornelius Boyle, 7, son

John Boyle, 2, son

Edward Boyle, 6 mo., son

Edward O'Donnell, 26, lodger, occupation Blast Furnace Keeper

Peter Cannon, 22, lodger, occupation Ironwork Labourer

1891 Census of Uphall Civil Parish, West Lothian, Scotland^[2]
Address: 99 Beechwood Row

James Boyle, 43, head, occupation Retortman

Ann Boyle, 38, wife, Retortman's Wife

Kate Boyle, 18, daughter, occupation Gen Serv (Domestic)

Con Boyle, 16, son, occupation Gen Labourer

John Boyle, 13, son, occupation Scholar

Edward Boyle, 11, son, occupation Scholar

Hugh Boyle, 8, son, occupation Scholar

James Boyle, 5, son, (no occupation)

Sophia Boyle, 3, daughter, (no occupation)

John Connor, 28, boarder, occupation Shale Miner

Patrick Brogan, 26, boarder, occupation Shale Miner

Patrick Barrett, 27, boarder, occupation Shale Miner

John Hanlon, 20, boarder, occupation Shale Miner

Patrick Brown, 19, boarder, occupation Retortman

Patrick Connor, 18, boarder, occupation Retortman

John Brogan, 17, boarder, occupation Retortman

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} James Boyle household in 1881 census of Coatbridge, Old Monkland Middle District civil parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, registration number 652/2. Ancestry.com database "1881 Scotland Census." Accessed 12 Feb 2022.
   https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/3469072:1119
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} James Boyle household in 1901 census of Uphall civil parish, West Lothian, Scotland, registration number 672, household 102, line 10. Ancestry.com database "1891 Scotland Census." Accessed 12 Feb 2022.
   https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4649112:1108
3. ↑ James Boyle household in 1901 census of Uphall civil parish, West Lothian, Scotland, household 133, line 8. Ancestry.com database "1901 Scotland Census." Accessed 12 Feb 2022.
   https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4075557:1101

• Birth and Christening records obtained from St. Patrick Catholic Church, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ireland by correspondence.