Here we are in 2007,and just recently I was sent a collection of Newspaper clips,by Mervyn Tims,whose ancestors were the CHICK family from Beer,and Axminster in Devon/Dorset.The cuttings were discovered pasted into a recipe book belonging to a relative of his and judging by the content of these cuttings,I am convinced that there must be a positive link between our families.Already on my tree I have a John Boyland married to Ann Chick,and her parents were Joseph and Elizabeth Chick of ALLOWENSAY,KINGSTONE,SOMERSET.

I have identified a number of the people mentioned in these cuttings because they were already on my tree,however,if visitors to these pages think they may be able to establish further links,then please make contact through my guest book.

Sidney Boyland was third son of Hubert and Ida Boyland.

He was born 1915 and was aged 29 years at the time of his death in May 1944.

His name is remembered with honour at the Rangoon Memorial Cemetry.

He left a wife Ada Dorothy Boyland(nee Trapnell)

and a daughter Sandra born 1942.

Harold Boyland was the second son of Hubert Archibald Leopold.John Boyland and Ida Kate Hopkins and siblings to Harold were Cecil,Sidney,William,Kingsley,Laura and Phylis.

Looking at writing above the News heading,it would seem the marriage took place during February 1940.

Frederick Boyland was son of John Boyland and Evalina Glade.

Kingsley J.Boyland was son of Hubert Archibald Leopold John Boyland and Ida Kate Hopkins

Albert William Boyland b.23/7/1866 was son of William Boyland and Mary White of Stockland.

Children of Albert William were---

Arthur,Bertrum,Frank,William,Hubert,Elsie and Dorothy.

George Boyland

The George Boyland mentioned in the cuttings to the left and the right are one and the same person.

George was the son of William Boyland of Stockland and Mary White.

George married Alice Beatrice Strawbridge of Stockland in 1902.

I believe the daughter of the above couple would be Edith Kate Boyland,born Axminster in 1905,as yet I know nothing of her marriage,she was probably known as (Kitty)

The cutting in the centre I have no knowledge of at all so is open for anyone to come up with the identity

of the persons mentioned in the article.

The H Boyland mentioned in this clip is I believe, Henry James Boyland of Stockland married to Hannah Charity Spiller of Yarcombe. Henry was son of William Boyland and Mary White.

John Boyland born 1917 was son of John Boyland and Evalina Glade of Stockland Devon.

Siblings were, Daisy,Ivy, William,Frederick and Herman.

Arthur Boyland was son of Albert William Boyland and Lucy Ann Bazeley (sometimes spelt Bazley) of Stockland,Devon.

A notice of Marriage Banns for Stockland,dated 1941 shows--

Arthur Boyland of HM Forces Lossemouth,and Bessie Mary Gould of this Parish,

married 12th April at 2.30pm.

Siblings were,Elsie,Dorothy,Bertrum,Frank,William and Hubert.

Hubert Boyland was son of Albert William Boyland and Lucy Ann Bazley.

Cecil Howard Boyland son of Hubert and Ida Boyland of Stockland.

Elsie Boyland was daughter of Albert William and Lucy Ann Boyland.

Further details about the death of Hubert Boyland,son of Albert William and Lucy Ann Boyland.

Phylis Maud Boyland was daughter of Hubert A.L.J.Boyland and Ida Kate Hopkins.

Hubert, born 26th February 1905 son of Albert William                                                                                   

and Lucy Ann Boyland.  (on the right) John Boyland 1878 of Stockland.son of William Boyland and

                                                                                                                                        Mary White .

Elsie Boyland daughter of Albert William and Lucy Ann Boyland.

Nellie Amelia Boyland daughter of Herman Boyland and Ellen Amelia(Nellie) Hooper.