Robert "Hendry" Boyle b. 21 Dec 1835 Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Jun 1923 Harrisville, Moreton District, Queensland, Australia: Lanark County Origins

Robert "Hendry" Boyle

1835 - 1923 (87 years)

Name	Robert "Hendry" Boyle
Nickname	Hendry
Birth	21 Dec 1835	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [1]
Gender	Male
Census-Household Member	1851	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Canada
	Role: Household Member Census, 12 Jan 1852 ?b?#10 William Crawford 50 (1802), ?/b?carpenter, Ireland, 1802 - household Margaret 25 (1827), Elizabeth 8 (1844) , William 5 (1847), James 3 (1849), Margaret A. 1 (1851) are next to James Bredin. In the next door household (log house) of #17 ?b?James Bredin?/b? 72 (1780), Ireland, farmer, are daughter/wife? Elizabeth 57 (1795) Ireland, May 26 (1826), William 24 (1828) #21 ?b?Robert Bredin 22 (1830), shoemaker?/b?, wife Jane 20 (1832), Richard 18 (1834), Harry W. 16 (1836), Elizabeth 14 (1838), William 11 (1841)and ?b?Alexander Wilson?/b? 72 (1780). Another neighbour ?b?James Mui?/b?r is also a shoemaker and may be the son of the shoemaker noted in Robert Mason's diary. #28 ?b?Robert and Janet Boyle?/b? may have operated a stopping place (1 story log house) as their property was located on the edge of Lanark village at the point where the road branches, travelling west towards Watson's Corners and north towards Hopetown. This junction would be important for access to timber shanties located further west and north. Additional name attached to Robert Boyle's household are: David McIntosh 24 (1828) Scotland Robert Newen (Noonan) 17 (1835) Scotland - Residence Darling Twp James Watt 21 (1831) Canada -Residence Dalhousie Robert Miller 17 (1835) - Residence Bathurst George Miller 15 (1837) - Residence Bathurst James Miller 17 (1835 - Residence Rodden ?b?#45 Robert Cannon, cooper?/b?, Scotland 35 (1817), Isabell Cannon and daughters Sarah 4 (1848) and Jane 2 (1850) are either across the road or next door to the Boyles in a frame house with a cooper shop. Also in the household are #49 ?b?Margaret Beith?/b?, servant, Scotland, 16 (1836) #50 ?b?Jane Wilson?/b? 30 (1822) ----
		1851 Census Robert Boyle Household
		Robert Boyle property in Lanark Twp
Location-Witness	1851	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Concession 2 Lot 6 whole
	Role: Witness
Religion-Member	1851	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2]
	Free Church
	Role: Member
Census-Household Member	1861	Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [3]
	Canada
	Role: Household Member It appears that by this time Robert is surrounded by a settlement. The neighbours are numerous but include mainly skilled labour, e.g. saddler, . The following neighbours include frame houses and may indicate proximity to Lanark Village. As you to the next page the houses are of log. Neighbours: ?b?John Gillis?/b? and ?b?James Caldwell?/b?, both lumber merchants ?b?Gavin Jamieson?/b?, yeoman, Ireland, Baptist 68, log Mrs. 69 Ireland ?b?Hugh McEwen?/b?, Blacksmith, Scotland, Baptist, 41, frame Mrs. 41 & children ?b?Alex McNichol?/b?, Innkeeper, 32, frame Mrs. 24 ?b?Thomas McMaster?/b?, labourer, 29 Mrs 31 ?b?Richard Payne?/b?, druggist, 30 ?b?John Teskey?/b?, labourer, 27 Mrs, 27 and family ?b?Samuel Drummond?/b?, 29 yeoman, Mrs. 23, and family ?b?Robert Craig?/b?, tanner, 37, Scotland Mrs. 38, and family, with labourer Tusau Disheau, labourer, Darling ?b?Robert Boyle?/b?, yeoman, 66, 1 1/2 story log Mrs. 59 John H. 28, in Lavant Robert H. 26, in Dalhousie David, 24 Mungo, 19 Catherine, 35 Mary 33 John Miller, 12 Henry Connwell, 1 ?b?William Alcorn ?/b?37, log 1 1/2 story Mrs 38 Mary 11 Siman 9 James 8 David 5 William 5 Robert 3 Alexander 2
		1861 Census Lanark Lanark Robert Hendry Boyle
Residence	1861	Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [4]
	Residence, out of limits in census
Immigration	1865	Brisbane City, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [5]
	on ship Empress of the Seas from London England
Directory	1874	Fassifern Valley, Ipswich Reserve, Queensland, Australia [6]
	Robert Henry Boyle, Jr.
Occupation	27 Jul 1882	Queensland, Australia [7]
	Justice of the Peace
	Name:?tab?Robert Hendry Boyle Event Date:?tab?27 Jul 1882 Event Place:?tab?Queensland, Australia Source:?tab?Justices of the Peace 1857 to 1922 QSA Reference Number:?tab?A/4841 Item ID:?tab?882134 Microfilm Number:?tab?Z7490 Original URL:?tab?http://www.archives.qld.gov.au... #2752, 2753, 2754, oath 112, circa Jan to Dec 1882
Directory	1896	Queensland, Australia [8]
	Queensland PO Directory (Wise)
Occupation	1896	Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia
	Farmer
Court	1899	Queensland, Australia [9]
	Police Gazette Index
Directory	1903	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [4]
	Electoral Rolls
Occupation	1903	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [4]
	independant means
Residence	1903	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [4]
	Arthur Street
		1903 Electoral Rolls Robert Henry Boyle
Directory	1905	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [10]
	Electoral Rolls Arthur Street
		Robert Hendry Boyle 1905 Fortitude Valley
Occupation	1905	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [10]
	independent means
Directory	1913	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [11]
	Electoral Rolls
Residence-Occupant	1913	Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [11]
	20 Byram St, New Farm
	Role: Occupant
Occupation	1915	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [12]
	Labourer
Residence	1915	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia [12]
	Corner of Reid & Hawthorne Street
Directory	1916	Brisbane City South, Oxley, Queensland, Australia [13]
	Electoral Rolls
		1916 Electoral Roll Robert Henry Boyle
FamilySearch ID	LBPB-RKT
	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBPB-RKT
FindaGrave Memorial ID	162531238
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162531238
Occupation	1916	Brisbane City South, Oxley, Queensland, Australia [13]
	Labourer
Residence	1916	Brisbane City South, Oxley, Queensland, Australia [13]
	Hawthorne Street
Hospital	6 Feb 1920	Dunwich, Redland City, Queensland, Australia [14]
	Chest injury, Senility
	Married to Elizabeth Skivington and to Annie Christina Zohn(nee Sailer). Admitted to Dunwich Benevelent Asylum - 6th February 1920 with a Chest Injury and Senility. Discharged 30th September 1920 aged 84. Burial place Unknown.
		Robert Hendry Boyle Dunwich Benevolent Asylum
Name	Robert Hendry
Probate	Abt 1923	Queensland, Australia
	Link to info re will
	Name: Robert Hendry Boyle Place: Queensland, Australia District:?tab?Southern Will Number: 2700 Item ID: 741879 QSA Reference: SCT/P76 Microfilm Number: Z110 File Name:?tab?Wills1857-1900 Original URL:?tab?http://www.archives.qld.gov.au....
_UID	9683FE0857B649F0AD5EA595442CD7C8B954
Death	9 Jun 1923	Harrisville, Moreton District, Queensland, Australia [15]
	Name: Robert Henry Boyle Death Date: 09 Jun 1923 Death Place: Queensland Father's name: Robert Boyle Mother's name: Janet Miller Registration Year: 1923 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 001650 Page Number: 156 Son of Robert Hendry Boyle and Jant Fitzgerald Millar; Husband of 1st Elizabeth Skivington and to 2nd Annie Christina Zohn(nee Sailer). Admitted to Dunwich Benevelent Asylum - 6th February 1920 with a Chest Injury and Senility. Discharged 30th September 1920 aged 84.
Burial	Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia [16]
	Married to Elizabeth Skivington and to Annie Christina Zohn(nee Sailer). Admitted to Dunwich Benevelent Asylum - 6th February 1920 with a Chest Injury and Senility. Discharged 30th September 1920 aged 84. Burial place Unknown. Name Robert Hendry Boyle Event Type Death Event Date 1923 Event Place Harrisville Cem Event Place (Original) Harrisville Cem Age 88 Birth Year (Estimated) 1835 Death Date 1923 Burial Place Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Queensland, Australia Cemetery Harrisville Cem "Australia Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-KQB4 : 17 March 2018), Robert Hendry Boyle, 1923; from "Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1802-2005," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : n.d.) citing Death, citing Jim and Alison Rogers : n.d. Various cemeteries, Australia; FHL microfilm .
Notes	(Research):Census Canada 1851 Robert Boyle, 24, Lumberer, b. Upper Canada, Church of Scotland Australia Electoral Rolls 1903 Robert Boyle, Old Identity Hotel, licensed victualler. Admitted to Dunwich Benevelent Asylum 6 Feb 1920 with a chest injury and senility. Discharged 30 Sep 1920, aged 84. Burial place unknown. Listed as farmer, Church of England, could read and write, four sons and five daughters, arrived in Brisbane in 1863 and has been farming for himself at Harrisville, 42 years. No money, no property. Other relatives: wife, Margaret Elizabeth Boyle, Byrain SNew Farm, Brisbane.
Person ID	I2081	Lanark County Origins \| This is my paternal Lineage
Last Modified	6 Feb 2023

Father	Robert Hendry Boyle, b. 1795, Campsie Parish, East Dunbarton (Stirling), Scotland d. 13 Jul 1881, Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 86 years)
Relationship	biological
Mother	Janet Miller, b. Jul 1801, Whitelee, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland d. 12 Jun 1884, Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 82 years)
Relationship	biological
Marriage	4 Mar 1825	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Family ID	F6	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth McManagle, b. Abt 1845, Kitley Twp, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown

Children

+	1. Drucilla Boyle, b. 23 Oct 1863, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Oct 1950, Ipswich Reserve, Queensland, Australia (Age 86 years)

Family ID F5179 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

Family 2 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Skiffington, b. 1846, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Sep 1926, Queensland, Australia (Age 80 years)

Marriage 26 Sep 1865 Lanark Congregational Church, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [17]

Name:     Elizabeth Skiffington
Age:     19
Birth Year:     abt 1846
Birth Place:     Dalhousie
Residence:     Dalhousie Township
Marriage Date:     26 Sep 1865
Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father:     Terrance Skiffington
Mother:     Margaret Jones
Spouse:     Robert Henry Boyle

Name:     Robert Henry Boyle
Age:     28
Birth Year:     abt 1837
Birth Place:     Lanark, Ontario
Residence:     Lanark Township
Marriage Date:     26 Sep 1865
Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father:     Robert Henry Booyle
Mother:     Janet Miller
Spouse:     Elizabeth Skiffington

Children

	1. James Boyle, b. Abt 1866 d. 21 Aug 1921, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 55 years)
+	2. Margaret Jones Boyle, b. 10 Nov 1867, Queensland, Australia d. 2 Nov 1928, Queensland, Australia (Age 60 years)
+	3. Robert Henry Boyle, b. 10 Nov 1867, Queensland, Australia d. 20 Aug 1956, Queensland, Australia (Age 88 years)
	4. Mary Anne Boyle, b. 21 Mar 1869, Queensland, Australia d. 20 Oct 1948, Queensland, Australia (Age 79 years)
+	5. Mungo Alexander Boyle, b. 20 Dec 1873, Queensland, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Sarah Jane Boyle, b. 20 Feb 1876, Queensland, Australia d. Abt 1936, Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia (Age 59 years)
	7. Peter Boyle, b. Abt 1878, Queensland, Australia d. 29 Jun 1894, Queensland, Australia (Age ~ 16 years)
	8. Ann Jones Boyle, b. 6 Mar 1881, Queensland, Australia d. 26 Jun 1919, Queensland, Australia (Age 38 years)
+	9. Rose Sandes Boyle, b. 20 Feb 1884, Queensland, Australia d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Sophia Boyle, b. 22 Nov 1887, Queensland, Australia d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F634 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2024

Family 3	Annie Christina Seiler (Zohn) d. 25 Jul 1936, Brisbane City, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Marriage	Abt 1909	Queensland, Australia
Family ID	F3091	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

Event Map

	Birth - 21 Dec 1835 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Location-Witness - Concession 2 Lot 6 whole - 1851 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Religion-Member - Free Church - 1851 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Residence - Residence, out of limits in census - 1861 - Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Immigration - on ship Empress of the Seas from London England - 1865 - Brisbane City, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Marriage - 26 Sep 1865 - Lanark Congregational Church, Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
	Directory - Robert Henry Boyle, Jr. - 1874 - Fassifern Valley, Ipswich Reserve, Queensland, Australia
	Occupation - Justice of the Peace - 27 Jul 1882 - Queensland, Australia
	Directory - Queensland PO Directory (Wise) - 1896 - Queensland, Australia
	Occupation - Farmer - 1896 - Harrisville, (Ipswich Reserve), Fassifern Valley, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia
	Court - Police Gazette Index - 1899 - Queensland, Australia
	Directory - Electoral Rolls - 1903 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Occupation - independant means - 1903 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Residence - Arthur Street - 1903 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Directory - Electoral Rolls Arthur Street - 1905 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Occupation - independent means - 1905 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Marriage - Abt 1909 - Queensland, Australia
	Directory - Electoral Rolls - 1913 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Residence-Occupant - 20 Byram St, New Farm - 1913 - Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Hospital - Chest injury, Senility - 6 Feb 1920 - Dunwich, Redland City, Queensland, Australia
	Probate - Link to info re will - Abt 1923 - Queensland, Australia
	Death - 9 Jun 1923 - Harrisville, Moreton District, Queensland, Australia
	Burial - - Harrisville Cemetery, Harrisville, Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia

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Name:?tab?Robert Henry Boyle
Death Date:?tab?09 Jun 1923
Death Place:?tab?Queensland
Father's name:?tab?Robert Boyle
Mother's name:?tab?Janet Miller
Registration Year:?tab?1923
Registration Place:?tab?Queensland
Registration Number:?tab?001650
Page Number:?tab?156
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Name:     Robert Henry Boyle
Age:     28
Birth Year:     abt 1837
Birth Place:     Lanark, Ontario
Residence:     Lanark Township
Marriage Date:     26 Sep 1865
Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Father:     Robert Henry Booyle
Mother:     Janet Miller
Spouse:     Elizabeth Skiffington

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