From Anglican Church of Ottawa records for Huntley:”Thomas, son of William Boyle and Eliz. Curtis, of Huntley, born Aug. 4, 1847 and baptized in 1848.”

He is listed as age 15 in the 1861 census for Huntley township, living with his father, step-mother and siblings.

also:

“Thomas Boyle, bachelor, county of Dufferin, Manitoba, and Sarah Jane Owens, township of Fitzroy, were married Jan. 4th, 1888, by Samuel Macmorine. Witnesses: W.G. Owens, Kate Owens and Jennie Mr. Macarol?”

Moved to Manitoba in 1878, along with William Storey Sr. and Jr. (William Storey Sr’s wife is Thomas’ aunt Hester Boyle).

Settled on SE 30-3-7. 1st built a log house, then a large frame house.

From the Darlingford Millenium Book (2000):

Thomas Boyle (1847-1921) came to Manitoba in 1878 in the company of Mr. & Mrs. William Storey from Pakenham, Ontario and settled in SE-30-3-7. He first built a log house & later a large frame house. When he first came to his farm he slept on the ground and had to shake the snakes out of his blankets in the morning. He returned to Ontario & married Sarah Jane Owens (1852-1935) and the following is an account of their wedding which took place in 1888.

“In the St. John’s Church, Antrim, Ontario, Wednesday, January 3 at 3 p.m., in the presence of a large circle of friends and aquaintances, Mr. Thomas Boyle of Manitou, Manitoba, was indissolubly united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. S. McMorn. The bride was handsomely attired in maroon silk, with trimmings of velvet to match, and a Kate Greenway bonnet with ostrich tips. Miss Munro, garnet silk with plush trimmings to match. After the ceremony the wedding party returned to the residence of the bride’s father, where a recherche dinner was partken of. The happy couple leave in two weeks time for their farm in Manitoba.”

Their son Edgar Owens Boyle (1889-1952) married Blanche Rombough (1887-1958) on Nov. 8, 1922 and they had 1 daughter, Alice May. He took over his father’s farm in 1921. He was an excellent farmer and had well cared for cattle & horses, especially a team of dappled greys. Edgar was fond of curling and enjoyed many games. Blanche took part in community and chruch actions and organizations. Their farm was sold to Ron Waddingham & they moved to Morden in 1945. Edgar died on Dec. 18, 1952 and Blanche on June 16, 1958.

Their daughter, Alice married Dick Shaver in 1948. They had 5 children. Ruth married Jerry Shyumey. They live in Morden & had a daughter, Debbie. Doreen married Ian McShane & had 2 children, Bobby & Sandra. She later married Claude Marshall & they live in Sundre, Alberta. Donald married Gail Iverson. They have 2 daughters, Lindsy & Jennifer & live in Winnipeg.

Jeffrey lives in Winnipeg. Dick Shaver died in 1988. Alice married Ernest Laing of Miami, Manitoba in 1985. Ernest died in 1995 and Alice now lives in Morden.

Thomas & Sarah had a daughter, Laura Jane, who married Herb Storey on December 2, 1922.

When Thomas started farming he naturally built up debts. The first years were rough with crop failures due to frost. When threshing time came the sherriff would watch the threshing so he could seize the grain. The hard part was having to feed him & he wouldn’t leave until threshing was done. One fall there was no crop and Thomas couldn’t make payments on the threshing machine so the company came & took his best team of horses. Times eventually improved and his farm became a paying proposition.

According to Manitou history book, Thomas originally settled on SW1/4 14-3-7, and shortly thereafter took up homestead on SE 30-3-7. He later added the SW 1/4 as well by pre-emption. Also, after he settled on the homestead, he returned to Kinburn, Ontario to marry his childhood sweetheart Sarah Jane Owens.

Manitoba Vital Statistics death record confirms date, lists death place as Selkirk.

The February 16, 1884 Manitoba Mountaineer newspaper mentions that he was elected the County Treasurer for the local Orange Lodge, the week before.

In the 1906 census, they are shown have a postal address in Darlingford.

1916 census has the whole family (Thomas, Sarah Jane, Edgar and Laura) living in the same househould, with a 30 year old lodger from England named Henry Whitbread.