Researching James Boyden
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 571 people with the Boyden surname? In that year Boyden was ranked number 3008 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Boyden on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Boyden and the Boyden Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 721 people with the Boyden surname in the UK? Boyden is now ranked number 3361 for popularity in the UK. |
Boyden Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called James Boyden
James Boyden
Harold James Boyden (19 October 1910 – 26 September 1993) was a British Labour Party politician.
Boyden was educated at Tiffin Boys' School, Kingston upon Thames, and King's College London. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1947 and became Director of Extramural studies at Durham University from 1947 to 1959, serving as chair of the National Institute for Adult Education from 1957 to 1960. Boyden was a councillor on Durham County Council from 1952 to 1960 and a member of the executive of the Fabian Society.
Boyden was Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland from 1959 to 1979, preceding Derek Foster. Boyden was a junior minister for Education and Science from 1964 to 1965, Parliamentary Secretary for Public Building and Works from 1965 to 1967, and junior minister for Defence from 1967 to 1969.
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