James Doyle

John Doyle (died 1868), grandfather of author Arthur Conan Doyle, was a tailor's son.

From http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/doyle/bio.html

The Doyle family originated in Ireland and were dedicated Roman Catholics. Arthur Conan Doyle's grandfather, John Doyle (c. 1797-1868), a tailor, was born in Dublin into a devoutly Catholic family. All John's siblings entered Catholic religious orders, but John, who exhibited artistic talents, decided to become a painter ...

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• page 5 of "The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle." by Andrew Lycett Simon and Schuster, Nov 18, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 558 pages
• https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/familytree/
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 4 2017, 19:31:06 UTC