Welcome to the Boyley Family page at Surname Finder, a service of Genealogy Today. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with user-contributed information and web sites for the Boyley surname. As additional sources for vital records, original documents, vintage photographs and surname-based DNA projects are discovered, this page is updated to offer the best list for researching Boyley ancestry. Share this page on Twitter!
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The Boyley Family Tree
It is important to remember that there is no single Boyley family tree, as last names were assigned to people for various reasons. We are often asked, How can I find the second married name of a female Boyley ancestor? and you might be surprised at the answer.
Best Tree Collections for Discovering Boyley Ancestors
Boyley Genealogy
Many things can go wrong when a record collection is indexed. If you're having diffculty finding Boyley ancestors in a particular database at one site, try finding it on another and compare the results. If you want to know When were Boyley births first recorded in the United States?, then read this frequently asked question.
Top Five Genealogy Databases to Search for Boyley
Vital records are essential for family history research because they were typically created at or near the time of the event, making the record more reliable.
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Death Records
Military Records
Origins of the Boyley Surname
There are no clear, concise answers to why or how one of your Boyley ancestors took on the surname. It may have been based on their occupation or a distinguising physical trait. Keep in mind that it was not unusual for a last name to be altered as an ancestor entered a new country.
Boyley DNA Projects
While DNA testing cannot conclusively tell you if two Boyley ancestors were related, it can easily prove if they weren't. Be sure you understand what types of research issues each different DNA test can address before you spend any money. If you're not sure how DNA testing could aid your Boyley research, read "When do you use DNA?".
Boyley Family History
There is more to exploring your Boyley ancestry than just gathering a bunch of names and dates. Understanding where your ancestors lived, how they were employed, and what they did for fun, may give you a better appreciation of your heritage. Whether you are a beginner or expert genealogists, knowing Where can I find a biography of my Boyley ancestor? is always useful.
Photo Collections
Networking with Boyley Researchers
When you've come up against a brick wall in your genealogy research, posting a message board query can help; one of the biggest benefits is that message board queries are accessed through search engines, which means even someone not specifically engaged in genealogy but interested in your subject may find your query and bring valuable new information to the table -- it happens! The article "The Art of Posting Queries" provides some valuable tips for posting successful Boyley queries.
You may also want to consider posting a query to the Community Message Boards at Genealogy Today to get assistance from other researchers on your most elusive Boyley ancestors.
Boyley Achievements & Celebrities
Web Sites & Blogs with Boyley Research
If you are having difficulty locating records for the last name of Boyley, contact the folks at ProGenealogists for a free research estimate. You may also find it helpful to read, "When, Why and How to Hire a Professional Genealogist."
RootsWeb search of US Naturalization Records
RootsWeb search of Obituary Daily Times
RootsWeb search of Social Security Death Index
To recommend your web site/blog for inclusion on this page, please submit a link to the user-contributed directory at Genealogy Today. Your web page may appear once its content has been reviewed by our editors.
Upcoming Boyley Family Reunions
Notifying everyone in advance to bring old photos and documents can bring big rewards, making a special place at the reunion (maybe even a special Boyley booth) where people can come at their leisure to sit, look and chat; in addition to information and clues that might be written on the back of a photo, every photograph has a story and serves as an excellent stimulus to recall -- people might comment not only on the people in the photo, but also on what's in the background, or they might have information around where the photo was taken or the event -- just be sure to have someone there to capture new information. The article "A Great Way to Unite a Newly-Found Family" may provide you with tips for hosting a successful Boyley reunion.
See Also
Surname Finder, The Boyley Genealogy and Family Tree Page [on-line resource], New Providence, NJ, USA: Genealogy Today LLC, 2023.
