From Anglican Church of Ottawa Register #85 (Almonte & Pakenham):”Henry, son of William and Sarah Boyle, yeoman, Huntley, born Nov. 1870, baptized Jan. 16th, 1877 at parents’ home by J.K. McMorran.”If this is correct, he was baptized the same day his mother died.
He is listed as 6 months old in the 1871 census for Huntley, and having been born in October (which means the census was taken March-April of 1871).
In the 1891census, he is living with his brother Parker (in Dufferin, Manitoba), next to their Dad and sister Ellen, and also next to their brother Charlie and his wife, Lottie.
Apparently, Harry was considering moving to the Red Deer District around 1903, according to a newspaper article that appeared in the Edmonton Bulletin on July 4, 1903.
From Clifford Boyle in Boyle Bulletin #6: Harry was also known as a breeder of champion Clydesdale horses. At one time he imported from Scotland, at a cost of over $3,000, a well-pedigreed Clydesdale stallion. He had it for three weeks when it up and died.
Further to this is an ad in the March 27, 1912 edition of “The Grain Growers’ Guide”, which under it’s “Breeders’” column, has an ad from Harry:”FOR SALE--THE PURE BRED PERCHERON stallion Le Perche, No. 59574. Harry Boyle, Grandora, Sask.”This ad ran for about a month.
From the Vanscoy history book: He moved from Emerson, MB in 1905, but they spent one winter in Armstrong, BC (north of Vernon), keeping a livery barn there. They didn’t like the climate and moved back the following year.
Marriage place and date from Manitoba Vital Stastics record.
In the 1921 census, Henry is living on W3, Twp 36, Rg 7, Section 7, along with his wife Jean, and kids Orval, Doris, Bernard and Berkley. I can’t seem to find Alma, Arnold and Myrtle.
In the 1926 census, only Orville, Doris & Berkeley were still living at home.
Harry’s brick house near Grandora was featured in a 1928 brochure promoting Saskatoon. He also had a barn built around 1916-1917 with an ingenious roof water heating system that enabled him to use sunlight to make warm water for his horses even in the winter time, that still stands to this day (as does his house).