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Title: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: penpen64 on Saturday 18 May 13 12:27 BST (UK)

I have a family bible presented to Thomas and Eliza Hall by "the family of the late Thomas Boyd esq"
Who was Thomas Boyd? The Halls were in the Cranham/Upminster area.
Any information most grateful :)

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: suffolk*sue on Saturday 18 May 13 12:37 BST (UK)

Do you have some dates?

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: penpen64 on Saturday 18 May 13 15:03 BST (UK)

The bible was presented in April 1873

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: Jonquill on Tuesday 21 May 13 06:46 BST (UK)

Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 19 March 1847

"Useful furniture to be sold by auction .... by direction of the Execcutors of the late Thomas Boyd Esq. of Cranham Hall....."

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"The Boyd Church of England school was founded in 1818 by the family of Thomas Boyd (d. 1846) of Cranham Hall...."

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42823

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: penpen64 on Thursday 23 May 13 08:00 BST (UK)

Thanks for Jonquill :)

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: Sally1954 on Tuesday 31 July 18 12:21 BST (UK)

Hi  my name is sally and going through my mothers things we too hav a bible from thomas boyd presented to our great granfather  james thacker    and we use to live in front lane cranham upminster

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: penpen64 on Wednesday 01 August 18 16:52 BST (UK)

Thanks for that Sally1954. My grandparents surname was Tyler. When did you live in Front Lane Cranham?

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: Sally1954 on Wednesday 01 August 18 17:04 BST (UK)

Hi penpen i lived in cranham twice in the 50s  my grandparents who were charles and may  odell  owned the post office and general stores  in front lane. My grandmother was thacker before she married grandad and it was her father james that was presented the bible

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: penpen64 on Wednesday 01 August 18 21:33 BST (UK)

Hi again! My Dad wonders what your name is. He is Jim Tyler b 1939.

Title: Re: Thomas Boyd Esq
Post by: Sally1954 on Wednesday 01 August 18 23:12 BST (UK)

Hi my name was in those days sally lynch my mother is peggy and my late father was benny lynch  my father was in the navy and my mother had been a ballet dancer  we lived at 115 front lane and my nana and grandad lived four doors down the road in the post office