Genealogical Edits (probibly a profitable business)

A few corrections have cropped up regarding my recent assessment of our Boyle Heritage. John, who takes an interest in these things, has raised his hand to object to the naming of my step great grandmother, Edwards second wife, as Lucy Akers, a silly comic strip name that I never liked anyway. Her real name was Lucy Simpson and even more importantly, she and Edward went on to produce not six but ten more children, easily topping Michaels NRL team with a genuine Rugby horde. Of course it should not be overlooked that he wore out two wives to achieve this end.

John also informs me that Edward married Ms. Simpson in Jamberoo where she was from, not Bangalow as reported and that she already had some of her ten before she and Edward set out on the epic trip to Bangalow. I should say when Lucy and at least seven, possibly as many as ten children, the oldest of whom Emily (yes no seconds about Emily) would become my Grandmother, embarked on this trip by boat and dray to join with their father and husband who had preceded them. I would be surprised if such a group could have travelled safely in England or Ireland in this same period where dangerous wild humans ranged.

That about covers the corrections though John has also shone more light on our connections to the fascinating house on the hill overlooking Byron at Bangalow. Lucille Boyle, yes I'm sure the same who Little Richard eulogised, was the daughter of one of the sons of Edward and Lucy who went on to marry (?) Cornford. These were the same Cornfords who sometimes on a Sunday would visit Aintree (our farm) where Des their son about my age, would trap finches for his Lismore Heights aviary. When in 1960? dad sold our farm and moved to Sydney Des along with his mum, dad sister Raelene, and at least two younger sisters returned this hospitality by billeting me for the last half of my intermediate certificate year.

My Cousin Peter Blewitt, second son of Mac and Pauline, nee Byrne one of my mother's older sisters, would marry Patricia Boyle, Lucille's sister. The closest our family ever came to incestuous scandal though if you have the brain surgeons skill in connecting loose ends that you need to understand relationships you will see that this was a far cry.

Re-reading now I see why most of you don't even attempt one of Robert's epistles and why those who do soon lose track and would not pass the examination.