Hi all, My husband's family has thrown me a curve. BOYLE's from Germany? I'm hard to convince but he was listed as such in the US-WPA index. Then he showed up on the 1880 census as BOIL. His wife was listed as born in France, but their daughter's mother was listed as from NY. So I guess it's true, the census takers just wrote down what they were told. I'm sure there was a language problem involved. Anyway, does anyone have any idea what BOYLE might have been in Germany? We all become very familiar with the many variation of our own name. I could tell you tales about Carbery/Carberry, but that is another story! If you help or not, thanks for listening. Have a great 1999. Maureen H