Peerage Record – 17739

     Henry Isaac David Channon was born on 21 March 2000.¹ He is the son of Hon. Henry Channon and Henrietta Towill.¹

     Arthur Aldo Channon was born on 1 December 2001.¹ He is the son of Hon. Henry Channon and Henrietta Towill.¹

     Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Bt. was born on 6 September 1848.¹ He was the son of Edward O’Boyle and Eliza Gurney.¹ He married Constance Jane Knight, daughter of William Knight, on 18 March 1874. He died on 19 March 1909 at age 60.¹
     He was a director of the London and India Docks in 1900.¹ He was deputy chairman of the Imperial Life Office.¹ He wrote the book Principles of Rating, published 1900, with G. Humphrey Davies.² He was appointed Fellow, Chartered Surveyors’ Institute (F.S.I.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹ He wrote the book Railway and Canal Traffic, published 1901, with Thomas Waghorn.² He wrote the book The Law and Practice of Compensation, published 1903, with Thomas Waghorn.² He was created 1st Baronet Boyle, of Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex [U.K.] on 14 December 1904.¹ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Taunton between 1906 and 1909.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     Sir Edward Boyle, 2nd Bt. was born on 12 June 1878.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Boyle, 1st Bt. and Constance Jane Knight.¹ He married Beatrice Greig, daughter of Henry Greig, on 29 April 1920. He died on 31 March 1945 at age 66.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1902 entitled to practise as a barrister.¹ He was registered as a Associate, Surveyors’ Intsitute.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Boyle, of Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex [U.K., 1904] on 19 March 1909.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cordon, Order of Civil Merit of Bulgaria.¹ He was acting British Commissioner to Serbia in 1915.¹ He was awarded the Red Cross Decoration of Serbia 1st class.¹ He was awarded the Grand Officer, Order of St. Slava of Serbia.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cordon, Order of Skanderberg of Albania.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Charité.¹ He was a director of Richard Thomas & Company.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Sussex in 1927.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sussex.¹ He graduated from Sofia, Bulgaria^G, in 1939 with a Doctor of Law (LL.D.)¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.)¹

     Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth was born on 31 August 1923 at 63 Queen’s Gate, Kensington, London, England^G.^1,3 He was the son of Sir Edward Boyle, 2nd Bt. and Beatrice Greig.¹ He died on 28 September 1981 at age 58 at Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G, unmarried.^1,3
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Boyle, of Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex [U.K., 1904] on 31 March 1945.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Handsworth between 1950 and 1970.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary between 1951 and 1952, to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Air.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Private Secretary in 1952, to Minister of Defence.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Supply between 1954 and 1955.¹ He held the office of Economic Secretary of the Treasury between 1955 and 1956.¹ He held the office of Parliamentary Secretary of Education between 1957 and 1959.¹ He held the office of President of the Union of the Oxford University in 1959.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1959 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Financial Secretary of the Treasury between 1959 and 1962.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1962.¹ He held the office of Minister of Education between 1962 and 1964.¹ He held the office of Minister of State, Education and Science between April 1964 and October 1964.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G, in 1965.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, England^G, in 1965.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Bath University, Bath, Somerset, England^G, in 1968.¹ He was Vice-Chancellor in 1970 at Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G.¹ He was Trustee of the British Museum between 1970 and 1981.¹ He was created Baron Boyle of Handsworth, of Salehurst in the County of Sussex [U.K. Life Peer] on 3 July 1970.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Sussex University, Brighton, Sussex, England^G, in 1972.¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Liverpool University, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G, in 1981.¹ He was appointed Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1981.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     Sir Richard Gurney Boyle, 4th Bt. was born on 14 May 1930.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Boyle, 2nd Bt. and Beatrice Greig.¹ He married Elizabeth Ann Dennes, daughter of Norman Dennes, on 27 May 1961. He and Elizabeth Ann Dennes were divorced in 1974.¹ He died in 1983.¹
     He was educated at Millfield School, Street, Somerset, England^G.¹ He was a private gardener at Pans Hall and Hastingwood House.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Boyle, of Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex [U.K., 1904] on 28 September 1981.¹

     Sir Stephen Gurney Boyle, 5th Bt. was born on 15 January 1962.¹ He is the son of Sir Richard Gurney Boyle, 4th Bt. and Elizabeth Ann Dennes.¹
     He was educated at Mark Hall Comprehensive School, Harlow, Essex, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Boyle, of Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex [U.K., 1904] in 1983.¹ He lived in 2003 at 19 Gibb Croft, Harlow, Essex, England^G.¹

     Edward O’Boyle was the son of Patrick Robert O’Boyle and Celia (?)¹ He married Eliza Gurney, daughter of James Gurney, on 26 January 1842.¹ He died on 31 January 1865.¹
     He lived at London, England^G.¹ He was registered as a Civil Engineer.¹

     Eliza Gurney was the daughter of James Gurney.¹ She married Edward O’Boyle, son of Patrick Robert O’Boyle and Celia (?), on 26 January 1842.¹ She died on 24 February 1888.¹
     From 26 January 1842, her married name became O’Boyle.¹

     James Gurney lived at Culloden, Norfolk, England^G.¹