James Hoyle

Brief Life History of James

When James Hoyle was born in 1829, in Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Hoyle, was 32 and his mother, Mary Slater, was 27. He married Alice Haighton in 1858, in Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hurst Green, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died in 1912, in Alston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

James Hoyle
1829–1912
Alice Haighton
1828–
Marriage: 1858
Abel Hoyle
1858–1928
Agnes Hoyle
1860–1868
Israel Hoyle
1862–1924
James Hoyle
1863–
Adam Hoyle
1865–1933
Thomas Hoyle
1867–1946
John Hoyle
1868–

Sources (18)

  • James Hoyle, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • James Hoyle, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • James Hoyle, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842

The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hole reflecting the South Yorkshire and Southeastern Lancashire dialect pronunciation.

Irish and Manx: from Gaelic Mac Giolla Choille, meaning ‘son of the lad of the wood’, sometimes translated into English as Woods . Compare Mac Conchoille, ‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’.

Irish: variant of McCool from Mac Giolla Chomhghaill.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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