Boyle is an Irish, Scottish and English surname of Gaelic or Norman origin. In the northwest of Ireland it is one of the most common family names. Notable people with the surname include:
Viscount Falmouth is a title that has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 for George FitzRoy, an illegitimate son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers. He was created Earl of Northumberland at the same time and in 1683 he was made Duke of Northumberland. However, he left no heirs, so the titles became extinct at his death in 1716.
Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort was an English courtier and politician. Styled the Marquess of Worcester from 1746, at his father's death on 28 October 1756, he succeeded him as 5th Duke of Beaufort, 7th Marquess of Worcester, 11th Earl of Worcester, and 13th Baron Herbert.
Robert Thomas Boscawen was a British Conservative politician. He was the last member of the House of Commons to hold a Military Cross for action during the Second World War.
West Downs School, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, was an English independent preparatory school, which was established in 1897 and closed in 1988.
Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth, was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage.
Lascelles is an English surname of Norman-French origin whose translation means the saddle. The surname was introduced into England by followers of William the Conqueror after 1066. Notable people with the surname include:
George Henry Boscawen, 2nd Earl of Falmouth, styled Lord Boscawen-Rose between 1821 and 1841, was a British peer and politician.
Fortescue is an English surname that originated from the old Norman epithet Fort-Escu. People with the surname include:
Hugh Boscawen was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons on seven occasions between 1646 and 1701.
George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth, PC, was a British army officer and statesman in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This included service as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms in the reign of George III.
Ashburnham is a surname, and may refer to:
George Hugh Boscawen, 9th Viscount Falmouth,, was a British peer and landowner. His subsidiary titles were 9th Baron Boscawen-Rose and 16th Baron le Despencer. An officer in the Coldstream Guards, he was Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall from 1977 to 1994.
Hugh Boscawen may refer to:
George Boscawen may refer to:
Frances Evelyn "Fanny" Boscawen was an English literary hostess, correspondent and member of the Blue Stockings Society. She was born Frances Evelyn Glanville on 23 July 1719 at St Clere, Kemsing, Kent. In 1742 she married Admiral The Hon. Edward Boscawen (1711–1761). When his navy work took him away from home, his wife would send him passages from her journal, some of which were later published.
Cholmondeley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lytton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Montagu is an English surname of Old French origin, a form of Montague. One notable family with this surname is the House of Montagu, who include the Earls of Sandwich. Notable people with the surname include:
Halifax is an English surname.
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