Resurrecting Family Histories and Biographies for Members of the Society of Friends in Ireland

Peter J.F. Coutts, Ph.D. Otago University, New Zealand (1972), foundation Director Victoria Archaeological Survey, Ministry for Conservation and Environment, Victoria, Australia, and later Honorary Senior Research Fellow, History Department, Latrobe University (retired 1986). He has published many books and articles dealing with Australian, New Zealand and Philippine archaeology and from 2004 books and articles on Irish Quaker history and genealogy, including "Families in Transition: Four Prominent Irish Families Abandon the 'Inward Light'" (Quaker Studies, Vol. 27 (2), pp. 133-182 (2022)).Alan Watson, retired banker (and descendant of John Boles), now interested in Irish Quaker genealogy. Joint author, with Peter Coutts, of The Watsons of Kilconnor, County Carlow, 1650-Present (2019, Northampton, England).

• AcknowledgementsList of Maps, Figures and TablesAbbreviationsAbstractKeywords 1 Introduction2 Quaker Biographies3 The Case Study: John Boles and His Family4 Members of the Family Settle in North Cork5 Family Interaction with Friends6 John Boles (132), Landlord, Farmer, and Friend7 Summary and ConclusionsReferencesIndex